Dream Casting (was: Casting for Half Blood Prince)

[Missy]

See, I think Hopkins can do anything.  He's very genial in Atlantis 
Rising.  And he's also great in The Shadowlands.  But I can see where 
he'd be typecast as a butler or psycho killer.  (And we know he's 
fabulous at THAT). Although I don't really think of Slughorn as being 
genial.  More calculating and conniving.

Maybe Stewart could do Grayback?  But he'd be a much better as 
Scrimgeour. But he'd also play a great Lovegood.  (Heck- I've seen 
Christmas Carol- the man can do anything) 

I'd also love to see Molly Sugdon as Bathilda before she turns into 
the snake.  

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Missy Gallant wrote:
> >
> > Patrick Stewart for Dumbledore. (I know, we've got Gambon and 
we're
> stuck with him, but if I'm dreaming...)
> > 
> > Tony Hopkins for Slughorn.
> 
> Carol:
> I think we're stuck with Gambon for Dumbledore. And since DD is less
> genial and twinkly in HBP (and "The Prince's Tale" in DH) than in 
the
> earlier books, he may be better in those films than in PoA and GoF. 
I
> just hope someone persuades him to read DH, or at least "The 
Prince's
> Tale," so he knows how to play "Severus, please!" (*He* has to know
> that DD wants snape to kill him, but filmgoers who haven't read the
> books should be fooled. That scene has to be done perfectly. Rickman
> will get it right, but Gambon needs to get it right, to. Oh, I'm all
> of a flutter! as Molly [is it Molly?] would say.)
> 
> As for Anthony Hopkins as Slughorn, he's not nearly fat enough for 
the
> role, and I don't think of him as playing genial characters, however
> self-serving. (Butlers and coolly psychotic murderers, actually. He
> could have done Voldemort brilliantly.) Hopkins as Marvolo Gaunt,
> however! I think he could get the accent and the expressions and the
> sinister creepiness of that character down pat.
> 
> Patrick Stewart for Scrimgeour, maybe? He's got to be in there
> somewhere as the HP films are a Who's Who of British acting greats.
> 
> Carol, now wondering who's sinister enough for Fenrir Greyback and
> pathetic enough for poor Merope
>