Lupin (was David Thewlis?? Was: No Oliver Wood...)

[Calliope]

ripleywriter at aol.com wrote:


>>>>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? 

Me:

It's apparently a moot point now but...I still have no idea who this guy is!  I
really wanted Ewan McGregor; yeah I know a lot of little kids would think
"Obi-Wan", but not me - I think he's rather versatile.

However, I saw "Bridget Jones' Diary" this weekend for the first time in a long
while, and watching Colin Firth, I thought "Now HE would have made a wonderful
Remus Lupin!  He just seemed to have that "look" to me, and he could pull off
the shabby-and-tired-but-kind-and-intelligent look very,very well.

Pooh.

Calliope

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