Casting couch: Suggestions for Arthur etc.

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 12455

I had a look at the Cary Elwes pictures and I think he's much too young and pretty to play Lockhart.  Lockhart should be more sleazy, and perhaps in his 40s, not a bimboy.  I *really* can't think who could play him... 

I have a suggestion for Arthur.  Again, I think Hugh Laurie is too young.  IMO, Molly and Arthur are both about 50.  Julie Walters is 50 and so is the actor I have in mind - it's ex Dr Who, Peter Davison!  I've added a double pic of him: endearing, slightly balding, tall (over 6ft), thin and wearing glasses in one the shots.  He's also blond, so could easily go redhead without looking silly.  I'm sure he's been mentioned before, but I can't find anything in the archives. 

Check out the files section, under Members suggestions.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownUps-Graphics/files/

I've been thinking.  If we assume Molly and Arthur are 50 in Book 1, I'd say Snape, James & Lily, Remus and Sirius are all about 40.  This means Rickman is about 15 years too old, but could just about get away with it (with make-up) and we should be thinking of people between 35 and 45 for these parts.  Clive Owen, who I suggested for Sirius, is 36.  

Robbie Coltrane is about 50 (playing 65), Maggie Smith is 66 (playing 70).

If I can jump to PoA again, my latest choice would be Wendy Craig for Sybill Trelawney.  She is about the same age as Maggie Smith.  She was in some classic b/w films of the 60s and some gentle British sitcoms in the 70s, plus a drama series called "Nanny" and she recently made a stage comeback, playing Mrs Malaprop.  Anyone who saw her play Ria in the sitcom "Butterflies" couldn't fail to agree that she is incredibly misty.  I've put a really poor photo of Wendy in the Members' suggestions file. Don't all rush at once....

Finally - thinking of a role for Eddie Izzard in the film - there is only one part for him....the sexually ambiguous Professor Sinistra.

Neil

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