casting

[Eustace_Scrubb]

Nicholas wrote (way back in 2002):
> > 
> > Despite the negative comments from others, yes, I do. He is a
> > classically-trained actor who I believe is still a member of the 
> >Royal Shakespeare Company. Dumbledore is not a complicated part,  
> >and even playing Harris-playing-Dumbledore would be well within his 
> >abilities. Star Trek TNG gave a good indication of his range; I  
> >rather think that the scriptwriters 
> > there found that they could be a good deal more adventurous with 
> > their storylines *because* of Stewart's ability.
> > 
> > Having said all that, I think that the casting director will give 
> > Peter O'Toole first option on the role.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Nicholas
> 

Bridgette in 2007:
> I've tried to go back and read messages, but I can't find the answer 
> I am looking for. Does this mean that they are finding a new 
> Dumbledore!?
> I was rather fond of the one in the first two movies, and was quite 
> outraged at the personality of the actor they found to replace him. 
> In GoF, when he grabs Harry and yells and asks him if he put his 
> name in the goblet, I just couldn't believe it. Not at all like the 
> calm and reserved Dumbledore in the books. I feel that Dumbledore's 
> personality is very important to the books, and thought this actor 
> didn't even come close. I would be very excited if there was a new 
> Dumbledore.

Then Eustace_Scrubb:
No, you've just run into a really annoying feature of Yahoo Groups--it
assumes that all posts with the same subject line are part of the same
thread.  So when the message about casting for Lavendar Brown et. al.
got posted, Yahoo put it in the same thread as the post CoS
speculation about who would play Dumbledore after Harris' death.

As far as one can tell, the job is still Michael Gambon's.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb