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

[sharonlibrarian]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, ripleywriter at a... wrote:
> <<<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! :-( 

ME:
I love Oliver, too!  He plays a great comic relief role in the PoA 
book-- yearning for the Quidditch cup in his last year at Hogwarts.  
And Quidditch plays a large role in the plot.  What the heck are they 
thinking?  I'm trying to imagine the movie without Oliver. . .not 
good, but I haven't given up on it yet.


> 
> 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. . .

ME:
I guess I'm not familiar with many British actors.  I was thinking 
Colin Firth would make a good Lupin.  I've liked him since "Pride and 
Prejudice."  But maybe I'm just a dorky American girl. . .LOL.



> 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*


ME:
I think I read somewhere that Gary Oldman IS British.  I was 
wondering about that, too. :-)


Ta,
Sharon, who is new to this list. . .