Casting for PoA

[Anne <urbana@charter.net>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, rvotaw at i... wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the movie tips for Oldman/Thewlis.  I've seen 
Seven Years 
> in Tibet, and have absolutely no memory of Thewlis, even after 
seeing pictures 
> of him from the movie.  That's how impressive he was to me, I guess.
> 
> I'm wondering though, if perhaps WB casting felt he was the best 
for those 
> particular scenes in working with Daniel Radcliffe, if not the one 
who fit 
> the "Lupin" image the most.  If PoA stays remotely similar to the 
book, 
> Lupin/Harry i.e. Thewlis/Daniel have the most emotional scenes 
yet.  Perhaps 
> that played a bigger role in getting him the part?  Maybe?  
> 
> Richelle


The only thing I've ever seen David Thewlis in was one of the PRIME 
SUSPECT miniseries that was shown on U.S. Public Broadcasting System 
(PBS). (I've watched all 4, as I'm a huge fan of Helen Mirren as 
Inspector Jane Tennyson.) I believe Thewlis played a villain, 
possibly a serial murderer. I do remember his performance being quite 
creepy. I think he's probably very good at playing emotions 
like "rage boiling just below the surface". He does have sort of 
lupine facial features as well as a sort of animal magnetism on 
screen. 

Anne U
(So he's not Ralph Fiennes, but I think I can get used to him ;-)