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

[LeeMunLim03 at aol.com]

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! 

I agree with you but we will have to see!  I think they can do without Sean 
(Oliver Wood) biggerstaff.  Remember they didnt really harp on the fact about 
the house cup!  So we will have to see.

Kyle Longbottom 




In a message dated 3/7/03 6:27:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ripleywriter at aol.com writes:

> <<<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



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