Casting choices for PoA

[Diana <dianasdolls@yahoo.com>]

Kewpie wrote:

> Although everything is still "rumor" since WB hasn't make any 
> official annoucement yet, So far I'm very pleased by all 
> the "choices":
> Lupin  - David Thewlis
> Sirius - Gary Oldman
> Petter - Timothy Spall (really looks the part!) 
> Dumbledore - Michael Gambon

I agree with you - so far the casting choices seem well thought-out 
and as accurate as possible to how the characters were written.  I'm 
still a bit disappointed that Ian McKellan won't be Dumbledore 
because I would have LOVED to have seen McKellan's interpretation of 
the character!  :)

And I think Pam Ferris is a good choice for Aunt Marge, too (casting 
is according to imdb.com).  She made a great villian in "Matilda".  

According to Yahoo movies, Rik Mayall has been cast as Peeves the 
Poltergeist.  Unless all his eventually filmed scenes get cut, this 
means Peeves may finally appear in a Harry Potter movie!  According 
to the pictures of Rik Mayall I've seen he looks spot-on for the 
part.  
 
As for Trelawny, I think Kristin Scott Thomas would be excellent in 
the part.  Toni Collette would be a good choice as well.  Emma 
Thompson is also a possibility in my mind as well - she's definitely 
got the humor part. ;)

For Cedric Diggory I've love to see Colin Farrell in the part, but 
he's probably too old for the part at 27.  But then again they did 
cast Christian Coulson as sixteen-year-old Tom Riddle when he was 
actually 24....so, who knows?  I can dream anyway.  :)

As for Cho Chang, the last rumor I'd read on Yahoo movies was Korean 
singer Kwon BoA was in talks to play the part [rumor from 
Mugglenet.com posted on 12/30/02].  I don't know this singer, but I 
looked up her picture - she's very pretty and only 15.

As for other minor parts, I'd lobby for...

Mark Addy as Sir Cadogan
And Emma Thompson or Toni Collette as Madame Rosmerta
Jamie Bell as Stan Shunpike or Ernie Prang

Now if only parts could appear for Jeremy Northam and Clive Owen, 
I'd be a VERY HAPPY camper.  :)

Diana