[HPFGU-Movie] Digest Number 621

[Kriselda Jarnsaxa]

Vicky D recently mentioned:

>----Ok, me.  Has anyone seen "Bend It Like Beckham"?!!  Just saw it last
>night & recommend it to EVERYONE!  But the reason I bring it up is of
>course, casting!  The guy who plays Joe the football (soccer) coach is soooo
>Cedric Diggory!  HOT HOT HOT!  Just would hate to see him die. :~(  I think
>his name was Jonatham Reys Miller or something like that.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and yes, he is INCREDIBLY hot.  It's kind of funny 
that you'd have him in mind for Cedric because Cedric is, for a wizard, a 
fairly "normal" kid, and most of JRM's roles have been ANYTHING but 
normal.  Before Bend it Like Beckham, most of his roles were villains - but 
not just your standard "bad-guy", but those kinds of villains who are both 
creepy and highly seductive, and probably more than just a little mad.

(BTW: One of his most interesting roles is in "Velvet Goldmine", where he 
plays a bisexual rock star loosely based on David Bowie.  Word of warning, 
though - in case you don't like nudity and such - there is a scene 
featuring full frontal male nudity (Ewan McGregor) and a lot of very sexual 
content (including a male-on-male kiss).  If you don't mind that kind of 
stuff, though, it's a really interesting flick and some great performances 
all around.)

>   AND, the girl who
>plays Jules (short blonde hair, tall skinny, cute) would be great for Tonks
>& she won't even be too old by the time they film OoP!  Unfortunately, the
>girl who plays the lead character (Jess) is already too old to play Parvati
>(& probably doesn't have a twin).  Lots of great English talent in that
>movie to pick over for HP movies.  ;~)

Kiera Knightly, who plays Jules, is playing the leading lady in this 
summer's "The Pirates of the Carribian", and the girl who played Jess (I 
forgot her name) is going to be on ER next season :)

>BTW, any thoughts on Rita Skeeter?  Being someone who works in public
>relations, that character intrigues me!

She's a hard one to figure out just because she's SO obnoxious.  Someone 
mentioned Eddie Izzard as a possiblity once, and I have to say that's just 
stuck in my head.  He really would do a great job with it, I think.  As for 
actual women to play the part, though, I dunno.


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