Harry Potter and the OotP

[TigerSnake]

winly22 said:

There could have been worse but i feel he lacked something but maybe he will grow into the character.

I hope so... I don't want him ballroom dancing with DD when they have their duel. LOL

[squirrelywrath]

winly22 said:

I didn't think that Ralph Fienes was that good, i wasn't scared enough he seemed a nicer Voldie in a way.

I think it was meant to be that way... yes his lack of nose is a little unsettling, but as saw in CoS and again in HBP, young Tom Riddle is able to be quite charming and persuasive. I like that he didn't go for obviously evil, but a subtle and more complex interpretation. (and lets face it couldn't scare the kiddies too badly could we?)
Also I loved how you could see him feeling out his new body, enjoying the feel of proper limbs, His movements had a creepy elegance. I think his Dark Lord definitely will grow and change before our eyes..

[TigerSnake]

Look what I found at Wikipedia about the cast of the OotP movie!!!

Confirmed
Harry Potter -- Daniel Radcliffe
Ron Weasley -- Rupert Grint
Hermione Granger -- Emma Watson
Draco Malfoy -- Tom Felton
Lord Voldemort -- Ralph Fiennes
Mad-Eye Moody -- Brendan Gleeson
Cho Chang -- Katie Leung
Neville Longbottom -- Matthew David Lewis
Lucius Malfoy -- Jason Isaacs
Fred and George Weasley -- James and Oliver Phelps
Sirius Black -- Gary Oldman
Dolores Umbridge -- Imelda Staunton
Remus Lupin -- David Thewlis
Molly Weasley -- Julie Walters
Ginny Weasley -- Bonnie Wright

Expected
Albus Dumbledore -- Michael Gambon
Vernon Dursley -- Richard Griffiths
Cornelius Fudge -- Robert Hardy
Percy Weasley -- Chris Rankin
Dean Thomas -- Alfred Enoch
Vincent Crabbe -- Jamie Waylett
Gregory Goyle -- Joshua Herdman
Angelina Johnson -- Tiana Benjamin
Argus Filch -- David Bradley
Gilderoy Lockhart -- Kenneth Branagh
Nearly Headless -- Nick John Cleese
Filius Flitwick -- Warwick Davis
Stan Shunpike -- Lee Ingleby
Poppy Pomfrey -- Gemma Jones
Dobby (voice) -- Toby Jones
Dudley Dursley -- Harry Melling
Seamus Finnigan -- Devon Murray
James Potter -- Adrian Rawlins
Professor Snape -- Alan Rickman (AHHH HE HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED!)
Petunia Dursley -- Fiona Shaw
Lily Potter -- Geraldine Somerville
Professor McGonagall -- Maggie Smith
Professor Trelawney -- Emma Thompson
Arthur Weasley -- Mark Williams

May Not Return
Rubeus Hagrid -- Robbie Coltrane
Pomona Sprout -- Miriam Margolyes
Rita Skeeter -- Miranda Richardson

It seems right, I don't see why they should lie.
Anyway, read it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film)

[occy]

I cant see robbie not being hagrid

[TigerSnake]

Here's the rumors of the NEW Cast, still from Wikipedia:

Rumoured
Bellatrix Lestrange -- Helen McCrory
Arabella Figg -- Liz Smith
Amelia Bones -- Una Stubbs

Uncast Status
Luna Lovegood -- Down to five hopefuls
Nymphadora Tonks -- Unknown actress has been cast
Kingsley Shacklebolt -- Unknown actor has been cast
Kreacher -- Completely CGI
Broderick Bode -- May be cut
Grawp -- Completely CGI
Mundungus Fletcher -- Unknown
Young Lily Potter (then Evans) -- Unknown
Young James Potter -- Unknown
Young Sirius Black -- Unknown
Young Severus Snape -- Unknown
Young Remus Lupin -- Unknown
Young Peter Pettigrew -- Unknown
Sturgis Podmore -- Unknown actor in negotiations
Marietta Edgecombe -- May be cut
Zacharias Smith -- Unknown

[TigerSnake]

occy said:

I cant see robbie not being hagrid

Me either.

Look what else they're saying:
"Although not officially confirmed as of yet: Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Robert Hardy and Alan Rickman have all expressed enthusiasm to potray their roles once more in movie five, but confirmation awaits."
Yay! Alan seems like he wants to continue.

And they also said:
"Filming begins in February 2006, not January as first reported."

[occy]

this is going to be either a very good movie or a very bad one!!

[TigerSnake]

occy said:

this is going to be either a very good movie or a very bad one!!

LOL I hope it's a good one!

We should announce on the little news ticker thingy that we've found the casting for OotP.

[TigerSnake]

OMG! I was reading over the casting and I just realized something... THEY'VE CASTED UMBRIDGE!

I'm going to try to find a picture of Imelda Staunton because I want to know how she looks like.

Here, I found one:

I think I've seen her in movies before, just didn't know her name.

[EmmyMik]

I'm too lazy to check, but wasn't she in "Sense & Sensibility"? As... whatsherface? The Giggly Woman? (I know her character has an actual name, but I've never paid *that* much attention to the non-Alan parts)

[cissy]

Yeah, she was the giggly Charlotte Palmer! I think she'll make a great Umbridge.

*thinks "Now, if they could only find a HP part for Hugh Laurie, I'd be delirious..."*

This will be an excellent movie 'cause they are including Snape's Worst Memory! We get to see Mad!Alan/Snape!!

[squirrelywrath]

they have cast Kingsley Shaklebolt
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4660000/newsid_4662300/4662350.stm

he's great!

[MandyB]

So they might have the Christmas hospital scene? *nods* Interesting.

[actingangie]

squirrelywrath said:

they have cast Kingsley Shaklebolt
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4660000/newsid_4662300/4662350.stm

he's great!

Aha-aha! He was in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc!!

I'm totally delighted to see Jason Isaacs more in OOTP, and to see Ken Brennaugh and Gary Oldman and David Thewlis again, and Ralph Feinnes.

Now if our Mr. Rickman would get along and confirm and assuage our worries.... (I'm sure he will )

[winky22]

I saw that on Mugglenet, he is a bit to old for my Kingsley And they have also cast a young James Potter called Robbie Jarvis.

[TigerSnake]

Cool! There's a Kingsley! I actually like that character; doesn't have a lot to say but he's really cool. But the actor who was casted isn't who I pictured in my mind.

Any other movies he's been in besides Indiana Jones? (Didn't see the movie, actually, none of the I.J. movies. )

[EmmyMik]

Yeah, he doesn't look like how I imagined Kingsley. I was thinking more along the lines of the guy who plays Eko on "Lost".

However...

Robert Pattinson looks nothing like how I imagined Cedric. And I swooned.

Ralph Finnes looks nothing like how I imagined Voldemort. And I was awed.

Alan Rickman looks nothing like how I imagined Snape. And, well, you know that one... :-)

Now, if only Alan would sign on...

[EmmyMik]

From the Movie News thread:

tigersnake said:

Mugglenet is reporting:
Michael Wildman's (Casualty, The Merchant of Venice) agency revealed to CBBC today that he would play the role of Forbidden Forest centaur Magorian in Movie 5.

Interesting. I do hope that they're not going to go with an all-CGI centaur like in SS/PS. It's quite painful to watch that scene, so I hope they've learned something from it...

[cissy]

Chris Rankin confirmed he was coming back for OotP as Percy last week.

But the next 24 hours should either be extremely joyous, or cause us to tear our hair out and rend our garments!

[allegro]

The actress who was chosen to play Umbridge will be perfect for that role, I'm sure! She looks so Umbridge-ish!

I'd like to know that Alan confirmed his appearance. There could be no better Snape than he is. He's perfect as Severus.

I'd like to see a young Snape too

When it comes to Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort. I revere Ralph and adore him as an actor, but in the GoF I could see Ralph, not Voldemort. I guess that he looked too much like Ralph, with less characterization.