Moody and MacDowell

[Eric Peterson]

Beth in Sacrimento posted (and I snipped)
 
> Mad-eye is one of my favorite characters, and I have enjoyed skimming 
> the posts to see who looked good to me. For some reason, none of 
> them...felt right to me. 
> 
> Sean Connery - too famous. He would steal the thunder from the rest 
> of the cast.

Possibly, but he'd be great, and honestly the others are well-enough established by movie 4 that it wouldn't be a problem.

> Patrick Stewart - too handsome. Mad-eye can't be the hottest man in 
> the movie, it would just be weird.

He's my first choice, actually.  It's all about the makeup.  Possible Voldemort, too. And he's more in the same famous range as Rickman/Smith etc.

> (1) Malcolm McDowell. He's old enough, he's one of the creepiest men 
> on the planet, amd his career could use a bit of a boost.

Not as Moody, but DEFINITELY a candidate for Voldemort. 

 - Eric