The Casting Game

[daughterofthedust]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe 
<valerie.flowe at v...> wrote:
> 
> imamommy:
> 
> Does anyone but me not think that, while an incredible actor, Gary
> Oldman just doesn't have the, um, sex appeal for Sirius?  I know he
> starts off scraggly-looking, but I sort of thought they'd find 
someone
> who cleans up better.  I know, too late now!
> 
> I might've liked Colin Firth...
> 
> 
> I thought so at first, because I will admit I developed a fantasy 
crush on
> Sirius after reading the last 3 books! Something about that dark, 
brooding,
> bad boy thing...! Always makes a perfect mate in real life, 
right!?!   ;-)
> But I so admire Gary Oldman's acting, that I have faith that he 
will
> "become" Sirius. We'll have to wait 3 weeks to see!
> 
> bewitchedbyhp


Arrrgh!! 

I thought that by 21 days and counting 'til the premiere, this issue 
would be dead by now, but alas...It isn't.

Okay, for once and for all...



Gary Oldman is VERY sexy.

He cleans up VERY WELL.

And he fits the role of Sirius both physically (remember Rowling 
saying he had a doggish look to him in POA? How frightening shaggy 
and scary Sirius is??...I rest my case) and talent-wise.

If you disagree with any of these assessments, then (knowing good 
and well that I sound like a film-snob, nope not ashamed) you simply 
DO NOT know his work outside of his (close to) mainstream 
performances. :-)

I am too tired of female fans (because I've yet to hear a male fan 
say this) wanting their innaccurate fantasies to come alive 
onscreen, just because they happen to picture someone different from 
the author's OWN descriptions.

*stepping from soapbox and... done kicking horse's rotting carcass*

daughter @)---/----

P.S. Colin Firth would have been allll wrong. 
Sirius is scary, intense, brooding, and considering how frightened 
all of the wizarding and muggle-world seemed of his mugshot, 
probably looked like Charles Manson...Hence, the perfection that is 
the REALITY of Gary Oldman's casting (thank you, casting 
directors!). 

Gary IS Sirius...He already became him. :-)