American Actors in HP - Ethnicities in HP

[Theresa]

Actually Verne Troyer is the little goblin that takes them to the 
vault and Warwick Davis is the one behind the desk. I don't know what 
they named them in the film nor on IMDB (which by the way is often 
incorrect but I digress) so Verne Troyer was in the film. I have also 
heard that Chris Columbus's other children are here and there as 
extras (like in Diagon Alley) and Alfonso's wife and baby are in the 
picture to the left of the fat lady in POA. So yes previous directors 
used a little liberty. I have also heard there are other pictures of 
friends of the directors and the crew throughout the films. 

I believe that the producers are not really anti-American, they just 
want to keep the film authentically British and therefore and 
choosing British actors for the roles. I have heard several 
interviews with David Heyman, where he has stated that England has a 
pool of wonderful actors and since the books are British, he will be 
choosing British actors. I don't think it is a slight at all. The man 
lived here for 16 years and worked in Hollywood so I seriously doubt 
that he is anti-American. He is just trying to make the films have 
the British feel that the books do. In many cases, we Americans don't 
know the actors as they are from the theatre or British television. I 
had never heard of the gentleman that played Barty Crouch Jr but boy 
did I love him. He was so creepy in the trial scene and again when DD 
and company cornered him - I was thinking "throw him to the 
dementors". Anyway, I just wanted to say as an American who was 
actually born in the UK - I have no issues with them keeping British 
actors because I believe thusfar they have done a wonderful job of 
choosing them. And I look forward to Imelda as Umbridge - I would not 
have liked Kathy Bates - she is not short and falsely sweet enough to 
be believeable for me and Imelda is. Plus she is a brilliant actress. 
Now if in the future they do cast an American, I have no issues with 
that. I just hope they can pull off an authentic accent. Anyway, I 
probably didn't help you with your "discussion with the brother-in-
law" but at least you do know there were some non-Brits in the films 
just not speaking (well except for "key please from Verne).

Theresa
Who also feels Gambon is growing on her - though I miss Richard Harris

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "laurenmcoakley" 
<laurenmcoakley at y...> wrote:
>
> I thought that role was also played by Warwick Davis!  It WAS Verne 
> Troyer?  How interesting!  Well I could certainly mention this to 
my 
> brother-in-law to shut him up!  (In addition to the other good 
points 
> mentioned!)
> 
> And to add- I actually believe that House Elf, Goblin, Giant, 
Troll, 
> and Werewolf would be considered ethnicities in the wizarding 
world.  
> Maybe they aren't all human, but I don't know if they are "animal"?
> 
> If that makes any sense!?!