FANTASY casting...

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 170583

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl at ...> wrote:
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> Bart: 
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> Name performances by actors that you would use for various parts. If
you have trouble
> remembering who an actor is and what they have been in, the Internet
Movie Database
> (http://www.imdb.com) is an excellent source. 
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Charles:

My only reference to the currently standing movies (not including the
OOTP movie about to come out) is to say that I really can only think
of two or three changes I would make. I would nix Gary Oldman as
Sirius and get Cary Elwes as Westley/The Man in Black/Dread Pirate
Roberts from The Princess Bride. I would also get Gabe Jarret as Mitch
Taylor in Real Genius to play Krum. I'm not certain on this one, but I
think that although I can't name a role that would fit that he has
already played, Dick Van Dyke would make a SPECTACULAR Dumbledore. 

As to casting characters we haven't seen in one of the movies yet: 

Rufus Scrimgeour: Ron Perelman. I remember vividly his performance as
Vincent in "Beauty and the Beast" in the 80's. He looks the part, and
I think he could carry Scrimgeour off beautifully.Not a perfect fit as
far as the characters of Vincent and Scrimgeour, but he is the actor
that springs immediately to mind for the part.

Kingsley Shacklebolt: Hmm. While again not a perfect fit, I see Ving
Rhames portrayal of Marsellus Wallace as coming very close to
Kingsley. Quiet for the most part, and extremely deadly when provoked.

Dedalus Diggle: Ed Wynn as Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins. Hands down,
no contest.

Bill Weasley: John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who.
I just see Bill making women swoon like Jack does.

Mundungus Fletcher: Hmm again. This is a real stretch. Let's see if I
can get this straight. Mundungus is red haired, so that means he's
most likely written as a white guy. But I see Damon Wayans as perfect
for the role. A variation of the "mo' money" thing from In Living Color...

Amelia Bones: Dame Judi Dench as Jean Pargetter/Hardcastle from As
Time Goes By. No nonsense, but fair and understanding at the same time.

Griselda Marchbanks: Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo from Golden
Girls. Good heart with the ability to be cantankerous and spit nails
when necessary.

Cormac McClaggen: Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf. An
almost perfect match. Both characters are absolutely full of
themselves for no good reason. Rimmer is too old to be in school though.  

I'd better stop, or this might get way too long.