Edmilson 10,517 Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 1 hour ago, Jay said: This has been delayed to 2027 The 30th anniversary of publication of Philosopher's Stone and the 20th of Deathly Hallows. Also the 20th anniversary of Order of the Phoenix the movie, but no one cares about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted December 5, 2024 Author Share Posted December 5, 2024 This bloke looks too nice to be Snape. And not that it matters to anyone anymore, he looks nothing like Rowling described him. enderdrag64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,597 Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 Yeah I'm starting to think that Dev Patel is actually good casting for Snape, as long as they use makeup to make him a bit more sinister/Slytherin-looking... but maybe this guy just had a great audition? A lot can be accomplished with acting and prosthetics... Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TolkienSS 488 Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 I wish the PR of new productions would consist of more than pissing people off on purpose and abusing the ensuing chaos. Toillion and Lady Dimitrescu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 903 Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 1 hour ago, Yavar Moradi said: Yeah I'm starting to think that Dev Patel is actually good casting for Snape, as long as they use makeup to make him a bit more sinister/Slytherin-looking... but maybe this guy just had a great audition? A lot can be accomplished with acting and prosthetics... Yavar Patel would be my preferred choice, he's such a great actor and in the same age range. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,425 Posted December 6, 2024 Share Posted December 6, 2024 gonna be honest, I think it's pretty important for Snape's character for him to look sallow and pale as he should look like a borderline vampire shut-in that doesn't get any sun Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bilbo 4,006 Posted December 6, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2024 10 minutes ago, DarthDementous said: gonna be honest, I think it's pretty important for Snape's character for him to look sallow and pale as he should look like a borderline vampire shut-in that doesn't get any sun really potential for Harry to just look racist by accusing Snape of being the bad guy everything time something goes wrong. HunterTech, enderdrag64 and Edmilson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Share Posted December 6, 2024 No matter what they do on casting, the internet is going to implode, explode and melt down. No one is going to really be satisfied. Imperivm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Hmmmmmm. John Lithgow Nears Deal To Play Dumbledore In HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Quite like Lithgow, but isn't he American? And he seems a little...old...for what is likely going to be a ten-year commitment? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,597 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Uh.... I realize that British actors steal American roles in film and TV all the time, but this just feels wrong to me. Yavar Cameron007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,626 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 4 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: Uh.... I realize that British actors steal American roles in film and TV all the time, but this just feels wrong to me. Yavar Well, except if the men have to do frontal nude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,653 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Didn't he play Winston Churchill? Yavar Moradi and bollemanneke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,716 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 34 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Hmmmmmm. John Lithgow Nears Deal To Play Dumbledore In HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Quite like Lithgow, but isn't he American? And he seems a little...old...for what is likely going to be a ten-year commitment? I'm for it. Quintus - randomly into Harry Potter stuff these days. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,869 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 31 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: Uh.... I realize that British actors steal American roles in film and TV all the time, but this just feels wrong to me. Yavar The second famous American named John to be involved with HP? Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 44 minutes ago, Quintus said: I'm for it. Yeah, I'm not against it. I actually think he could be really good for the role. I've seen him display just the combination of empathy, kindness and intelligence, with hint of mischief, that anyone playing Dumbledore ideally needs. Just a bit surprised Rowling is going along with it, and given that he's almost 80, I wonder how long he can do it for. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,772 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Having watched a few clips of him as Churchill, this is an interesting bit of casting. His UK accent is fairly good (better than some) and he's got a gravitas that neither Harris nor Gambon had for me. bollemanneke and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Harris was great. Gambon was...unfortunate. And it may have been Lithgow's excellent turn as Churchill that convinced Jo! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,597 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 9 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: And it may have been Lithgow's excellent turn as Churchill that convinced Jo! Must have been. She was always a stickler for casting British actors as British characters before on the films (and to be fair, French actors as French characters, etc.) Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,716 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Just a bit surprised Rowling is going along with it, and given that he's almost 80, I wonder how long he can do it for. This is a pertinent point actually, I hadn't realised Lithgow was quite this old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 4,006 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Harris was great. Gambon was...unfortunate. And it may have been Lithgow's excellent turn as Churchill that convinced Jo! It’s his age that concerns me. He was excellent as Churchill. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,901 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 They'll just have to recast if he dies, like the did for the movies. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,653 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 9 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: They'll just have to recast if he dies, like the did for the movies. Problem solved. Robert Downey Jr. IS Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 903 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Looks like Lithgow has accepted the role. First bit of official casting? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Other than this issue with his age, I think Lithgow could be outstanding in this role. And Rowling would have to be convinced of it to sign off, especially considering he's not British. bored 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DarthDementous 1,425 Posted February 26 Popular Post Share Posted February 26 After rewatching the first film for the first time in a while, this series is really going to need to nail just how authentic the child actors felt in that movie A lot of child actor performances feels like children acting with the abilities of adults, but that first film the trio genuinely feels like a bunch of kids and it's clear Christopher Columbus is a director that's very good at channeling that. It makes everything so much more charming and endearing, and if the new cast feel like actors then that'll be lost to great detriment I feel Holko, TSMefford and Nick1Ø66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsmoviemadness 4,271 Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 DarthDementous, Once and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored 565 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 There was also this: Not looking forward to seeing James Potter hang him upside down in a tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex 2,939 Posted March 31 Popular Post Share Posted March 31 Having a POC as Snape completely changes the dynamic of his relationship with Harry and his father. I’m sure he’s a fabulous actor and it will be interesting to see how he pulls it off, but I just can’t see him as Snape. Edmilson, bored and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored 565 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 It's just strange to me as Snape is one of the most well described characters in the book, and even besides the race, the actor just has nothing in common with him in terms of facial features. I thought the point of a longer from TV adaptation was to make it more accurate to the books, and now this along with the writers not having read the books before now, it doesn't seem like they're going to do that so... what is the point then? Just to have another interpretation I guess? Or just the usual: Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,597 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I suspect they care more about being faithful to the story/plot elements of the novels, rather than necessarily physical character description. Yavar mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 903 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The overall quality of actors officially considered for roles is much higher than I was expecting for a tv-series (Oscar-nominated actors like McTeer, Lithgow, Rylance). When they are clearly capable of attracting high-profile actors, giving the most juicy adult character to a comparably unknown actor was a surprise to me. But it makes me believe he must've given one hell of an audition! I'm optimistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,901 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I hope we get some great Nicholas Hooper callbacks in the show's music. enderdrag64, bored and Edmilson 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored 565 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 20 minutes ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: I hope we get some great Nicholas Hooper callbacks in the show's music. Given Hooper's bRiLLiAnT callback to the "Quidditch Year 3" music of all things I wouldn't even be surprised at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsmoviemadness 4,271 Posted April 14 Popular Post Share Posted April 14 So these are now official. DarthDementous, Once and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,775 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Despite his not being British, I’ve really warmed to the idea of Lithgow as Dumbledore. I think it could be something special. I haven’t seen enough work from these other actors to draw any conclusions. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 1,019 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I liked the rumour/fan casting of Peter Capaldi as Dumbledore. I also think it's weird that they apply the "diversity casting" to a character so almost villainous. It would've been less controversial had they chosen to do it with one of the heroes or neutral teachers or so. Guess we'll wait and see... Edmilson and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,597 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 McTeer is going to be an excellent McGonagall I suspect; I’ve seen her in a number of things and this pick feels right. Frost is going to have to gain some of his old weight back, to portray Hagrid methinks. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,772 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Frost and Whitehouse are good choices - not sure if Whitehouse is well known outside of the UK. Aside from Lithgow, I'm unfamiliar with any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlueEyes 43 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 6 hours ago, Yavar Moradi said: McTeer is going to be an excellent McGonagall I suspect; I’ve seen her in a number of things and this pick feels right. Frost is going to have to gain some of his old weight back, to portray Hagrid methinks. Yavar Or perhaps to wear a fat suit, just like Brendan Fraser on The Whale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,869 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Is Janet McTeer the first Marvel something actor in HP? I feel like that wouldn't be the case, but you never inow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Once 903 Posted April 15 Popular Post Share Posted April 15 I'm a nerd, so I think I've got them all... 1. Toby Jones (Dobby) was in two Captain America films and episodes of Agent Carter and What If...? 2. David Bradley (Argus Filch) was in the first Captain America film 3. James Payton (who briefly portrayed Frank Longbottom) was also in the first Captain America film 4. Ian Hart (Prof. Quirrell) was in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. 5. Ralph Ineson (Amycus Carrow) was in Guardians of the Galaxy and will soon be in The Fantastic Four. 6. David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) was in Jessica Jones. 7. David O'Hara (Albert Runcorn) was in three episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. 8. Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) had a voice cameo in Avengers: Infinity War 9. Rhys Ifans (Xenophilius Lovegood) was in Spider-Man: No Way Home 10. Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) was in four episodes of What If...? 11. And yes, Janet McTeer (McGonagall) was in Jessica Jones! And if the Fantastic Beasts films count: 12. Jude Law (young Dumbledore) was in Captain Marvel and an episode of What If...? 13. Gemma Chan (Madam Ya Zhou) was in Captain Marvel and Eternals 14. Claudia Kim (Nagini) was in the second Avengers film. 15. Mads Mikkelsen (Gellert Grindelwald) was in Doctor Strange Yavar Moradi, Smaug The Iron and Zenon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbellamy 7,302 Posted April 15 Popular Post Share Posted April 15 Funny that Paul Whitehouse was cut from Prisoner of Azkaban as Sir Cadogan Yavar Moradi, TSMefford, Cameron007 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 903 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 12 hours ago, mrbellamy said: Funny that Paul Whitehouse was cut from Prisoner of Azkaban as Sir Cadogan Almost completely cut, yeah, but he's still hilarious in the background of some remaining scenes. bollemanneke and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,425 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 8 hours ago, Once said: Almost completely cut, yeah, but he's still hilarious in the background of some remaining scenes. I remember him fondly on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD extras games as well bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,901 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Those old DVDs had some of the lamest bonus features for their time. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbellamy 7,302 Posted April 16 Popular Post Share Posted April 16 The series of puzzles you had to complete to access the first film's deleted scenes is maybe the most obnoxious thing anybody ever tried with an interactive DVD. Tallguy, DarthDementous, Pieter Boelen and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 11,396 Posted April 16 Popular Post Share Posted April 16 As a kid it was mindblowing to eventually discover that all those little games actually led to something! bored, Pieter Boelen, Once and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 4,013 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I loved those games so much! The HP4 ones killed me though. As for the series, strangely enough I'm becoming more and more dis-interested the more news we get. Films 1-4 are classics to me, I don't need an alternate take on those. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 1,019 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 54 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Films 1-4 are classics to m I'll go with 1-2. I'm so annoyed with the direction things took afterwards. 5&6 I thought were somewhat decent again. 7&8 was a drop right back down. But I like the first Fantastic Beasts. bollemanneke and bored 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DarthDementous 1,425 Posted April 16 Popular Post Share Posted April 16 6 hours ago, Holko said: As a kid it was mindblowing to eventually discover that all those little games actually led to something! I have no idea how well those extras hold up as an adult, but as a kid I absolutely adored them. I remember staying up late trying to find all the nooks and crannies in HP4 which had a real mixed bag of all kinds of content. all the behind the scenes content as well is what ultimately got me interested in film production Holko, bollemanneke and bored 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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