Mundungus's associate

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
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> > Apparently Mundungus's casting is official. He now has an unnamed associate (played by a relatively unknown actor named Martin Ballantyne) for a scene in DH1 in which Mundungus is "negotiating a purchase."
 
> zanooda:
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> What confuses me a little is that the "associate" :-) actor says he is in DH-2, not in DH-1. Why would stuff concerning Mundungus be shown so late in the movie?
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Carol:
Actually, the speaking part he's referring to is in Part 1:

"But the Dussindale-based actor <snip> has also just finished filming for Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 and was given lines and got to appear in one of key scenes in the film."

Later, the article says that he'll also be in Part 2:

""I should be in the final film The Deathly Hallows Part 2. The Half Blood Prince is out in cinemas in July, The Deathly Hallows Part 1 will be out in cinemas for Christmas 2010 and the second part will be out sometime in 2012 [2011?]- although we haven't started filming that yet.""

He also has a nonspeaking part in HBP, where he's billed as "Scary Face." I have no idea what that's about, nor why the "associate" would be in Part 2 when Mundungus himself isn't. (I hope they don't make Mundungus into a DE or a Snatcher! Not that he's a good guy by any means, but that's distorting the story too much. I just realized, though, that they'll probably include him in the Seven Potters segment, including Mad-eye's death. Good!)

BTW, did anyone notice the scene in the new HBP trailer where Fenrir Greyback seems to be holding someone at wandpoint in the streets of London and the victim seems to have a black mask or hood over his head? Any ideas what that's about?

Carol, for whom July 15 no longer seems so far away