The Casting Game

[sophiamcl]

I'll not bother trying to collect individual comments to reply to on 
this thread if you don't mind. I agree with those of you who had 
hankerings for a "handsomer" Sirius--I know where you're coming from. 
However, having said that I have NO misgivings about Gary Oldman 
playing the part, nosiree, not a single one! I am absolutely 
convinced that I and all the doubters will have been converted once 
the movie premiers. So what if he doesn't exactly "look" like your 
personal idea of Sirius? He can embody him all the same. My reason 
for saying so? I give you: Kenneth Branagh!!!! He wasn't even close 
to how I had imagined Gilderoy, but on screen he really WAS Gilderoy, 
every swaggering, incompetent inch of him. When I read the books I 
still see my Gilderoy, but as far as the movie goes, the casting was 
a stroke of genious and I have every confidence that we will not be 
disappointed this time either. All the casting has been superb. I am 
also confident I will like Gambon as Dumbledore even though I would 
have absolutely loved Derek Jacobi take over the part. Oh well... I 
defer humbly to the Harry Potter casting apparatus , I think they 
have been proven right every time so far in the casting, and I can't 
see why this time should be any different.

Sophia (confident of being completely and utterly delighted with PoA)