The new Voldemort

[psychic_serpent]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tammy Rizzo" <tammy at m...> 
wrote:
> On 8 Jan 2004 at 2:45, Danielle Strom wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> I've seen Rowan Atkinson doing serious acting (though I can't pull 
the name of the 
> role or the movie out of my addled brain at the moment) and he did 
a beautiful job.  
> I'm sure he'd be up to playing Voldemort.
> 
> Especially considering how over-the-top dear Voldy can get . . . 
> 
> ***
> Tammy
> tammy at m...

I would personally prefer someone like Jeremy Irons, who is tall, as 
Voldemort is supposed to be (isn't Atkinson a bit on the short 
side?) and a wonderful actor, especially when he's playing a 
villain.  His Claus von Bulow was a masterpiece, and when he was the 
voice of "Scar" in "The Lion King" he could send shivers up my spine 
without even having to show his face.  

I'm not sure Voldemort is the first villain someone should be 
playing, especially an actor whose main claim to fame is rolling his 
eyes and chewing scenery.  (I've never understood how Atkinson has 
made a living as an actor.)  Let him get his villain chops in some B-
movie horror flick and give us a Voldemort who's really worth 
fearing, instead of jeering.

--Barb

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