[HPforGrownups] Casting News

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 5197

Jim wrote:

Here are some rumored actors for some of the smaller parts.  Most of 
>these kids have never appeared on screen before.  Does anyone have 
>any info about them?

>Neville - Matt Lewis
>
>Crabbe - Jamie Waylett 
>
>Goyle - Joshua Herdman 
>
>Dean Thomas - Alfie Enoch 
>
>Percy W - Chris Rattling 

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Chris Rattling is a Norwich schoolboy with no professional acting
experience.  It's hard to find info on kids who haven't acted before...

I'll just mention a few other rumours that I've seen on my travels.  Some of
these were mentioned on fan sites, so they may be inaccurate...

Sean Biggerstaff - Oliver Wood (has acted in Alan Rickman's film The Winter
Guest.  Rickman suggested him) - this one seems pretty certain, as he's been
interviewed about it.  Hard to find a picture of him.

Sir Derek Jacobi - Ollivander

Julie Walters - Molly Weasley (she said herself, in a TV interview, that
she's been approached)

Warwick Davis - goblin banker (his main fan site says he's playing this part
as well as Flitwick)

Charlie Pace - Neville (Norman Pace, the comedian, said that his son had
been called back for a second audition for this part... could be wishful
parental thinking though; Matt Lewis seems a bit more definite)

BTW, I think Zoe Wannamaker is a great choice for Hooch.

Neil

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