[HPFGU-Movie] David Thewlis?? (Was: No Oliver Wood...)

[ripleywriter at aol.com]

<<<If this keeps up the movie will barely resemble the book at all.>>

Hi, I'm new as of a few days ago, and I wanted to comment on this...

I'm very pissed at the people behind making PoA right now, since this is just 
strike two for them in my book. I love Oliver! :-( 

The first strike was hearing who would be playing Remus Lupin, since he's one 
of my favorite characters, and I've heard a lot of people saying Ewan 
McGregor would be good for the role. I wonder if he was approached at all, 
and if he simply turned it down, but I happen to be a big fan of his and 
knowing his talents, he would have been fantastic as Remus. Such a shame. I 
get a little misty thinking of how great it would have been. 

BUT....couldn't they have done better than to cast such a despisable actor as 
Lupin? I don't know hoot about the actor himself so I'm not judging him 
personally, but the roles I know him for make me gag. David Thewlis played 
King Einon in Dragonheart, and Paul Verlaine in Total Eclipse...the only two 
movies of his that I've seen but enough to cement in my head: not charming, 
not remotely handsome and since I've seen him in some compromising positions 
via Totaly Eclipse, imagining him in the Harry Potterverse, and not only 
that, as Remus Lupin for crying out loud...it makes my head spin with bad 
things whirling in it. Gah.

But, then again, sometimes miracles do happen, like Minority Report turning 
out to actually be a favorite movie of mine when it was so heartily 
advertised as nothing but a Tom Cruise action flick. So maybe all the 
elements of filmmaking can come together to make David Thewlis a 
presentable...good-looking...ch-charming...ugh. I don't see how he could ever 
be likeable in my eyes, and I wasn't the only person who saw Dragonheart (but 
I may be the only person who saw Totaly Eclipse, if only 'cause of my 
DiCaprio phase *g*) 

Ok, that's my bitching for today, sorry to bore you, but I had to get it off 
my chest. I was stunned when I saw the casting decision. I like Gary Oldman 
for Sirius, even if it does seem like the obvious choice...and the new 
Dumbledore, I'll just have to see. I always imagine Dumbledore with a twinkle 
in his eye like the wonderful late Richard Harris who was perfect for the 
role, and it's a shame Ian McKellan was busy being Gandalf. I know the guy 
who's been cast from Gosford Park, and I don't remember anything resembling 
twinkling or happy; he strikes me as a very grim actor, but I guess I shall 
see. 

BTW, didn't J.K. only want British actors or something like that, and isn't 
Gary Oldman American? A stupid question if I have my facts wrong, but I'm 
curious  *g*

Melly