The new Voldemort

[Danielle Strom]

I saw this same thing the other day by accident on a "Goblet of Fire" 
movie website (unofficial website, I'm sure). It was reported as a 
rumour from SciFi.com, so I'm not sure of the truth to it.

Personally, I almost had a heart attack.

I have nothing against Atkinson, but if there is any truth to this it 
seems like a serious miscasting, and I care about the casting of this 
part.

Just my thoughts? Anyone else?

Danielle
(Heading off to fetch some smelling salts...)



--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "aeshamali" 
<a_williams1 at p...> wrote:
> I found this on IMDB.com... I haven't seen many of his films, so I 
> don't know how "strange" of a casting move this is, but I know he 
> usually plays goofier characters... right?
> 
> Atkinson Becomes 'Potter' Baddie
> 
> 
> Rowan Atkinson is trying to overcome the depression caused by the 
> critical mauling of his last film by becoming a villain - he's 
> playing Lord Voldemort in the new Harry Potter film. The British 48-
> year-old star had to check into a rehabilitation clinic in America 
> after last year's Johnny English was slammed by critics - even 
> though it did relatively good business at the box office. However, 
> the rubber-faced funnyman has decided to expand his repertoire by 
> signing up for the part of evil Voldemort in the upcoming The 
Goblet 
> Of Fire, which is due for release in 2005. A source comments, "Its 
a 
> very major career change for Rowan. He has been looking to spread 
> his wings and branch out into other roles. "He doesn't want to be 
> the nice guy or the rubber-faced chap forever." Atkinson's 
character 
> has previously appeared only as a spirit, but is brought by to life 
> by "death eaters" in the Goblet Of Fire, which will follow this 
> year's third Potter installment, The Prisoner Of Azkaban. 
> 
> 
> AW