Christian Bale/Gary Oldham

[Sarah]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Katherine Coble 
 
> I really think, as I read the books over and over, that JKR 
probably 
> had Daniel Day Lewis in mind for Sirius.   Usually when DDL won't 
play 
> a role they seem to get Gary, even though they're totally 
different, 
> imo.

Well, yes, but then we couldn't have had Ralph Fiennes for Vol - you 
know who, because they are quite similar looking aren't they?

I'd have to say that I really like Gary Oldman, and he is so 
versatile and good looking (him as Dracula is one of my all-time 
favourites, except with the silly hair do, oh and Keanu and Winona's 
woeful British accents).  I was excited when he was going to play 
Sirius, but he's not Sirius is he?  Not sure Christian Bale is either.

It seeems to me that the producers have got all the ages wrong and at 
some point they are going to come unstuck.  Lucius Malfoy is meant to 
be about 6 years older than the Marauders, but as someone pointed 
out, Jason Isaacs is actually the youngest actor for that group (But, 
he IS Lucius Malfoy, so don't even think of changing him - he's so 
good at playing evil ...)

Snape (Alan Rickman), Sirius (Gary Oldman) and Remus (David Thewlis) 
are all meant to be the same age ... er they are not.  Thewlis, I'm 
sure, is considerably younger than the others (although, more likely 
the right kind of age, rather than Rickman and Oldman).

I think they could have made different choices, but I'm pretty happy 
with what we've got and I certainly would rather stick with them than 
chop and change now.

Sarah xx

PS watched "the girl in the cafe" last night and I just know there is 
a HP character for Bill Nighy to play ... but who?