The fantasy casting thread- a different take.
Charles Walker Jr
darksworld at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 22 03:48:33 UTC 2007
Okay, so I'm enjoying seeing how everyone sees the characters when
they are reading the books. But somewhere in the back of my head, a
kind of warped take on the whole idea of fantasy casting has
developed, most likely from the suggestion of W.C. Fields as Slughorn
(he really would be perfect). Rather than fantasy casting perfectly
how you see the character, who could bring a touch of comedy/parody to
the role without even necessarily changing the lines?
I see Bill Murray's greenskeeper from Caddyshack as Argus Filch. He
could have an audience rolling out of their seat quickly.
Dan Akroyd's assassin from Caddyshack 2 would be perfect (other than
height) as Pettigrew.
The Incomparable Groucho Marx as Dumbledore. Okay, he couldn't
greasepaint a beard on like he did with the famous mustache, but I
would love to hear him do the "a few words" bit. Actually, if one were
to go the whole way into parody rather than just actors who can give a
comedic twist, get Chico as Hagrid and Harpo as Filch.
Charles, who really would like to see the interaction between Bill
Murray's greenskeeper as Filch and Mrs. Norris.
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