[HPFGU-Movie] Casting

[artsylynda at aol.com]

VJH:
> while watching The Count of Monte Cristo, I 
> thought Henry Cavill (Marcedes' son) would make a good Cedric. Right 
> hair color. Right eye color. A little short but has a pretty face. 
> But at 20, he might be too old.
> 
> Here're some photos of him: 
> http://www.intensevibe.com/henry/photos/moviestills/castle002.jpg
> http://www.intensevibe.com/henry/photos/premieres/premiere007.jpg
> http://www.intensevibe.com/henry/graphics/imagemap.jpg
> 

I hadn't seen this "Monte Cristo" movie, but after looking at these stills, 
yes, this actor looks nearly exactly like my mental image of Cedric!  And I 
see no real problem with 20 year olds playing teens -- happens all the time 
in US TV and movies (it's cheaper to use over-18 actors because they don't 
have to have so many breaks for tutoring, etc.), as long as they have the 
right "look."  And since Cedric is bound to be referred to in the next book 
after GoF (Harry will have a lot of guilt to deal with, he probably feels the 
need to tell Cho and some others exactly what happened, etc.), I expect we 
will see Cedric's ghost from time to time -- having an adult cast in the 
first place, as in the case of Moaning Myrtle (who actually does look too old 
to be a Hogwart's student IMHO), means the actor's appearance probably won't 
change too much between movies.

Lynda 
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