The new Voldemort

[Danielle]

> bboy_mn:
> 
> Most of us are familiar with Atkinson as his famous wacky character
> 'Bean'. However, in a relatively long running BBC series, I believe 
he
> played the role of the Black Adder (adder is a snake) in the show by
> the same name. 
> 
> Black Adder had it's share of humor, but it was more biting and
> sarcastic, and more dialog oriented than the 'Bean' series with is
> mostly sight gags.
> 
> So, I think it might be possible for him to pull it off. However,
> that's not how I pictured Voldemort. I picture him more as a 
slightly
> overweight English business gentleman who just happens to look like 
a
> snake and just happen to be horribly evil. 
> 
> I guess we'll have to wait and see.
> 
> bboy_mn

Well, except that in the books he is always described as "skeletally 
thin" or "thin." But you are allowed to have whatever vision of him 
you like. He's actually quite sexy in my own twisted mind, but that's 
a personal problem, admittedly! <g>

In any event, and in answer to the Atkinson defenders:

I truly hope that if he is the one, that he does a wonderful, amazing 
job and that we the detractors all have to eat our words. I would 
want that for any of the roles, no matter who was cast in them. I 
just want the movie to be good and the integrity of how the 
characters are presented to be maintained.

They've done a great job casting so far, IMHO. I must hope that Iggy 
and others are right, and have faith that it will be fine, with 
Atkinson or whoever.

Danielle
(Who will need to watch Black Adder some more, to appreciate 
the "serious" parts that I missed before.)