on Hugh Grant [WAS: casting OoP]

[Marci]

Hugh Grant for Kingsley??????  Uhhh, he's a black bald guy, isn't he?
I always picture Lupin as Hugh Grant, or Hugh Grant as Lupin.

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "faura2002" 
<amidalaskywalker at p...> wrote:
> > HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
> > 
> > > what about hugh grant for kingsley ?
> 
> 
> Hugh Grant was proposed to play Gilderoy Lockhart but the bosses 
> thought he's too big a star to play the part, i.e. people would be 
> thinking "Hugh Grant" everytime Lockhart enters the scene. 
> 
> Although, Grant could have played well the character, Branagh made 
an 
> excellent second choice.
> 
> ola, people!
> 
> faura