Correction! I said slug horn is Defence against the dark arts, which is snape at the time, Slughorn takes over the potions position. Sorry, there’s always one per video :)
I actually thought for a long time that Hugh Laurie would make a good Rufus Scrimgeour...the description of his limp in the books always conjured up the image of Dr. House in my mind. Hugh Laurie fits the other descriptors well, too, I think
You would not believe how much you blew my mind right now by making me realize Hugh Laurie from A bit of Fry and Laurie is the guy who plays Dr. House. That is really fucking weird but also pretty awesome.
After finishing the deathly hallows you should have a part 8 where you cast smaller roles but since they don’t have much character you could base it off of looks like for example: Professor Sinistra (Astrology Prof.) Professor Sprout Professor Binns Madam Pomfrey Professor Grubbly-Plank Madam Hooch Madam Rosmerta Alice and Frank Longbottom / Neviles gran Bathilda Bagshot Professor Kettleburn Peeves (Don’t think Bryan cast him) Didelus Diggle Mr Burke from Borgin & Burke’s & Finally The Knight Bus Workers (Stan & Ernie) Edit: Added a Few More from Comments and some others
An actor with the clout and pure acting chops like Peter Dinklage would not only be a waste on Flitwick, it’d be majorly distracting. How would you not think “Tyrion Lannister” every time he smiles or speaks.
I am sorry to be so picky on this, Filius Flitwick is not half-goblin. He is simply short. JK Rowling actually complained to the Director and Producers of Philosopher's/Sorceror's Stone about their choice to make him look half-goblin. That is the reason that in Prisoner of Azkaban, Warwick Davies plays the choral master, not Professor Flitwick. The role is retconned in Half-Blood Prince to be the same role, even though most people were already acknowledging that he was also Flitwick. Flitwick is simply a short human wizard. I agree that Dinklage is an excellent choice as he is an excellent actor.
I think anyone who is in Trio''s , the Twins', Percy's (like Percy's girlfriend) or in between them should all be cast for Season 1 or even Ginny's year (despite them not making an actually appearance in the story itself until Ginny's Season 4). I mean either Anglia Jolie was played by one . I mean Katie Bell is one year older then Harry when he's become Qudditch Captain and Angelina Johnson is two years older then Harry in his 5th year. That does count Cho Chang who technically is a year older then Harry and Cedric Diggory
I agree, Capaldi has played 3 roles in the Whoverse, the one that most don’t know about is about is a dubious, in over his head politician on Torchwood Season 3.
Peter's acting alone sold Doctor Who for me. Every scene he was able to perform in was MADE by his performance. Whenever I see The doctor, I always see Capaldi in the role.
There are some characters who got cut or not included enough from the films that I’d love to see you include: Charlie Weasley, Winky, Professor Binns, Professor Sprout, and Firenze
About the Flitwick choice. As much as I like Peter Dinklage, I think, that he doesn't fit. I've always imagied Flitwick as small timid guy with higher pitched voice and badass Dinklage with booming deep voice is not who I'd choose for this role. I guess you could go with Toby Jones. He'd fit much better in my opinion, even though he's a bit taller. But otherwise good choices.
Flitwick is the best duellist at Hogwarts - he's more of a badass than mcgonagall, we just don't see it in the films. Dinklage would add to that, plus he could do more with the subplots around ubridges racism.
Yes, and I prefer his reading over Jim Dale’s American release. I love Jim Dale in general, and think his reading is great, I just prefer Fry’s version better.
Just imagine Lena as Narcissa and Nicolaj as Lucius We saw Nicolaj with his long blonde hair in the first season of GoT, and he played that rich arrogant villain. For me, both of them would have been perfect choices.
I agree Naomi Watts is a great actress but she is a little too old to play Narcissa she is supposed to be around Snapes age so in her late 30s and Watts is 51 and although still beautiful she really doesn't pass for someone in their 30s anymore
Tom Hardy could also incorporate some aspect of his psychopathic portrayal of Alfie Solomons into Fenrir Greyback if that character is explroed further.
I hadn't made the connection that the professor with the massive hair was Flitwick on the first film until now They just look like two totally different people, I'm shook
NarneX Actually, it is still the same actor- Warwick Davis. He also played Griphook the goblin and the conductor of the choir in Prisoner of Azkaban, after which they decided to change the appearance of Flitwick to match the conductor, making them the same character and making Flitwick a lot younger.
It’s the same actor but the man we see conducting the choir at the start of PoA was actually meant to be a different character design. However, everyone presumed it was Flitwick, and Rowling said it was more accurate to how she pictured Flitwick, so they just rolled with it and changed the character design
I found Slughorn interesting in the books. He's described by Dumbledore as a friend, and beneath his jovial aspects, he's highly skilled and extremely competent. He's a good man, but rather prone to vanity in the face of flattery, and he's a rather weak and trusting soul. I had wondered if he might be an interesting study in what Slytherin house was before voldemort recruited most of his members from there and turned their kids too. While I love Helen McCrory as an actress and i thought she played Narcissa well and with subtlety, the weird hair and harsh makeup really didn't sit well with me.
i never understood why they gave her half dark/half light hair, especially in that particular style. maybe to make her appearance more similar to bellatrix's (adding the dark hair), to emphasize that they were sisters? still, it looked too wacky for what i thought the rich, pureblood wife type would look like
@@nebullae I had wondered if it was a bit of a nod to the grey streaks in Bellatrix's curls, so they both had a dark/light combo. There were early shots with longer blonde hair and a less cakey approach to makeup, which they later abandoned, but which I thought suited Narcissa far better. The problem with the 1940s wardrobe (while beautifully tailored) is that it's very ageing.
thegreenmanofnorwich for bellatrix having streaks of grey, i saw that as due to her time in azkaban (literally aging her beyond her years) whereas the narcissa hairstyle was completely different from what was described in the books! that’s where my shock comes from haha
@@nebullae yeah, although by HBP Bellatrix is about 44 or 45, so a few greys would be expected. Narcissa's just looks... well, a bit peculiar. I preferred it in HBP where it was clearly an intentional somewhat high maintenance coiffure as opposed to the DH films, but it never really grew on me.
Are you going to cast Regulus Black? I’d really like to see him portrayed in this imaginary series since he didn’t get any screen time in the films. A true unsung hero
@@megankeily4858 Listen to him narrate the Harry Potter audiobooks and the voice and expression he gives Dumbledore Its so perfect - I have to see him do that on screen. Plus he's 15 years younger than Michael Caine, Bryan's suggestion for Dumbledore, meaning he's a lot more likely to still be in a fit enough state to perform the role even 7-10 years in the future
What’s actually really interesting in grey back and lupins names that I just realized is how they reflect two different portrayals of wolves. Fenrir is named after the Norse god that kills Odin at the end of ragnarok, leaning heavy towards his evil and sinister nature. Whereas Remus is named for the (mythological) founder of Rome, known for being noble and kind.
*Romulus* is actually the mythological founder of Rome, if we're being technical. Remus was his brother, who Romulus killed in a dispute. (Both brothers were raised by a wolf after being abandoned as babies, thus the wolf connection.) So Remus is really more known for dying tragically than anything else (also relevant to Lupin, sadly). I suspect JKR went with 'Remus' rather than 'Romulus' because the fratricide element *would* have leaned more toward the sinister associations.
CAPALDI CAPALDI CAPALDI I LOVE THIS He is my favorite doctor and his penchant for speeches could make him a great scrimgeour. The speech that you showed from the zygon inversion is one of my favorites and i really wanted you to show the whole thing 🤣!
Describing Slughorn: “He was so large in fact that the buttons on his waistcoat were about to burst. He had a walrus-like mustache...” Me: Oh! I know! Former American President William Howard Taft.
Although I could totally see Peter Capaldi as Rufus Scrimgeour, I imagined Daniel Craig as him. He might be a bit on the younger side, but I feel like he would be perfect in the role (also, a season 6 would be like 6 years down the road). * Can play a veteran, hardened auror? ✔ * Doing what needs to be done attitude? ✔ * Would rather be tortured to death than reveal information to his enemies? Hell yeah! ✔ When you mentioned Peter Capaldi though... I think he might be a great Dumbeldore! * Tall and skinny ✔ * Can play warm and kind? ✔ * Can play a 'deeper role', with many hidden regrets? ✔ * A bit eccentric ✔ The main point would be how Dumbledore is described in the books: how the power eminates from him in certain occassions. This is a trait Peter Capaldi has already shown he can play as the 12th Doctor.
Stephen Fry is an interesting choice for slughorn. Reading the book for some reason I always thought about Bob Hoskins (R.I.P) Recasting it now however my choice would be David Suchet.
I'm normally someone who reads without always forming a mental picture of a character, but when I read J.K. Rowling's description of Horace Slughorn, Bob Hoskins absolutely jumped off the page for me. I was really disappointed when I heard that the role had gone to Jim Broadbent.
Tbh, Naomi Watts would have worked 10~ years ago, but not today. What makes it an even worse fit is your choice for Bellatrix; how is she supposed to portray Eva Green's *younger* sister? No amount of makeup would make that believable and adding CGI into it is... eh. I'd probably go with Rebecca Ferguson for Narcissa, or even Margot Robbie. Narcissa should look quite a bit younger than Bellatrix, considering she didn't spent 15 years in Azkaban. And Caleb Landry Jones isn't quite attractive enough for Bill Weasley, I feel like this is kinda an important prerequisite for that particular role. On the other hand... I can't think of anyone better, most of the actors who come to mind would be way too old. Then again, Domhnall Gleeson still looks pretty young, why not just have him do it again? :p
Controversial opinion: I think Stephen Fry would be really interesting to see as Dumbledore. He's actually slimmed down a lot in recent years, and he actually has a somewhat crooked nose. But mainly, if you've ever heard him read Dumbledore in the audio books, you'll know how much more warmth and wisdom he brings to the character than Harris or Gambon (though this is likely more due to the writing and direction of the films).
I disagree with your opinion, that Ginny and Harry and Ron and Hermione are the most important. Me, as a bookreader, those memories of young Voldemort are the most important, but filmmakers didn't included them as much. If there would be some TV series, they should probably include them more. This movie (HP 6) is actually "just" lovestory of Ginny and Harry... So that's what I think. :)
I love Stephen Fry as Slughorn, perfect choice and he already has a connection to Harry Potter. Kinda hard to see someone else play Flitwick as Warwick Davis played him basically twice (and let's be honest, he would return for a third time in a heartbeat), but I'm pretty curious to see what Peter Dinklage could bring to the role.
Stephen Fry is a perfect pick, but I think part of that is how well he can play up Slughorn's sleazier side. You treat the Slug Club as a side of his care for students, but it really is part of Slughorn's manipulative endeavor. He cultivates and ingratiates himself with students who he feels will have big and bright futures, hoping to ride their coattails to prestige. He is someone who always felt he never got the respect owed to his "clearly self-evident brilliance." Of course, when it comes to his actual educational ability, he's remarkably lackluster, not even noticing how Harry is using a past student's work to get a leg up. This stands in sharp contrast to Hogwarts' exceptional teachers like McGonagall, who treat the students' achievements as the end, not what they get from those students.
Yes YES YES at Stephen as Slughorn. You have that jollier nature and with a moustache he would seriously fit the profile. But he could also fit that more intelligent sinister side, he’s a Slytherin collecting students for favours, harmless but very cunning, and Fry would really portray that well, alongside the backstory of him and Tom Riddle, I can see how he would then shrink away from Tom’s questioning on horcruxes. It’s perfect!
I mean, they're actors. A lot of them can do accents as part of the job. I'm glad they stayed integral to the books the first time around in the movies. But for the series i think it would be good to see diversity and keep it fresh.
Stephen Fry is British, Naomi Watts is Australian, Tom Hardy is British, Capaldi is Scottish, Caleb is American (so fair) but how many little people actors with great character potential are out there to cast as Flitwick, so Im giving Peter a pass.
Funny, I thought the point of Harry Potter was to highlight how it’s wrong to be racist, and that ethnic and racial diversity - and equality - was important to fight for. Guessing that got lost in translation for you.
Great choice as Stephen Fry for Slughorn! He read’s the British versions of the audio books so you should try get an audio clip of Stephen reading some of Slughorn’s lines then you would know exactly how he would sound in the role!
U can’t put te colour above his voice tho! And that wink he does! So perfect. Just imagine him all smug walking up to Harry to congratulate him in deathly hallows at the white kings cross station... 🥰
@@narnex3179 mum met one, once, while in Africa. He was 3/8ths white, having one white grandparent, and one white great-grandparent on the other side, and he stood out from the natives by being slightly lighter, though they were black as tar, and it's only the extreme darkness of the locals that made him stand out, apparently. In most African-American or British communities, I don't think he'd have looked out of place.
I've always imagined Stephen Fry as Bagman, though I know he's getting a bit to old for that. Bagman was a the peak of his career around the first fall of Voldemort, so he probably wouldn't be older than 45 in the books (havent chacked if there is any official age). Otherwise, while I agree the kids should be unknown kids, I also think that, since all the books are out, they should scout people to play characters that enters the story later, like Luna, Blaze Zabini and Cho Chang, and ad them to shots of students in the great hall or in the corridors. How cool would it be if you could make out Luna in the line of first years waiting to be sorted in book 2 when Harry and Ron look through the window.
They'd have to film the teenage Tom Riddle scenes at the same time as season 2 so he's the same age. They could film his older scenes at this point because he'd have aged a few years.
I don’t know if it would even be a good casting but for slughorn I got Jack Black!😂 ik he doesn’t really fit the part but he’s funny, light hearted, on the heavier side and we all know he can pull of a mustache.
For this one I was expected to see te cast for the Gaunt family so I'm a little disappointed... But you did very weel for the rest of the casting ! (except maybe for Narcissa... but I have a really precise mental picture so...)
Not an actor, per se, but Newton Faulkner would make a killer Bill Weasley. I think he's what Bill looks like in my head. Sam Heughan would make an amazing Charlie, assuming he can do an English accent.
It's been so long since I watched Harry Potter, that I obviously don't remember how exactly the actors looked, so seeing that Domhnall Gleeson played Bill Weasly really surprised me. Today, Domhnall is one of my favorite actors (He's been in some great Movies over the last few years, and his performance in Star Wars 7 as Hux, especially his speech, was also pretty outstanding imo), so seeing him being part of my favorite childhood movie/book-franchise really kinda made my day. All of that also showed me, that I really need to watch the movies again ^^
The worst thing about these videos is that I watch and think "oh I'm so excited to see them in that role" and then have to remind myself that it's not a real series