PoA : Trelawney Cast??

[Anne]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Odile Falaise <odilefalaise at y...> 
wrote:
> Over at the Leaky Cauldron site is a far-flung rumor
> that Sybill Trelawney may have finally been cast.  I
> did a search but came up with nothing (the reference
> was to a picture in an Italian newspaper.)
> 
> Anyway, the actress in question is: Tilda Swinton?! 
> 
> I'm not so sure about this... in my view, Tilda
> Swinton is elegant ("Orlando") and intense ("The
> Beach" & "The Deep End"). I adore her, but I just
> don't see her as Trelawney, but that's just my
> knee-jerk reaction, and what do I know?  ^_^
> 
> OTOH, I think she would be marvelous in an HP film. 
> If not as Trelawney, I wonder if they could/would use
> her in another role?
> 
> Anyone else care to weigh in?
> 
> Odile

I'm not familiar with her work but I've seen her name in movie 
reviews (sorry, I don't get to see many movies first-run). Anyway 
here's a photo of Tilda Swinton:

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Swinton,+Tilda

Who knows, maybe she can play dreamy and goofy, with a pair of big 
glasses?

Anne U
(wishing the U.S. Potterphiles Happy 4th of July two days early)