[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The new Voldemort

[Iggy McSnurd]

Iggy here:

About Atkinson being cast as LV... I think he will actually amaze a
number of people with his potential in the one of the evilest of evil
roles.  Yes, he's funny and "rubber faced", but if you look closely at
his expressions at times in some movies, you can see a hint of his
potential, and I think it's risky, but a interestingly sound casting
call.

I'd also like to point out that there have been a number of other people
who have surprised people with how well they fit into roles that people
said they were unqualified to play...  For example:

Michael Keaton as Batman / Bruce Wayne.  (He is considered to have
defined the role for the movies.)  Also as the sociopath, Carter Hayes
in "Pacific Heights."

Tim Curry as Darkness (in "Legend."  Most people didn't even realize
that it was him until the credits rolled.  Not bad for a "comedic"
actor.)

Robin Williams in "Death to Smoochy", "Insomnia", and "One Hour Photo."
(Most people didn't think Williams could pull off a single "dark" role,
much less three of them very well.)

Mike Meyers as Steve Rubell in "54"  (A pretty edgy role for a man best
known for playing Wayne Campbell.)

Richard Pryor in the tile role of "Jojo Dancer, Your Life is Calling."

John Lithgow in his multiple roles in "Raising Cain."


All are well known for being comedians or comedic actors, often
energetic and off the wall... but all of them did a great job in playing
roles that nobody really thought they could pull off.  They are also
well known for playing nice or good guys... The people I listed are only
a few of a decent sized list of actors that managed to break out of the
type-cast that people put them in and do things that seemed totally
against what people expected of them, and pull it off much better than
*anyone* could have expected.

Don't think too little of the casting choice of Atkinson for the role of
LV... I think he'll surprise us.  Only say he's not right for the role
if you see him in it and he fails.  Until then, I simply advise that we
wait, and hope that he's as good as I think he can be.


Iggy McSnurd