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Who SHOULD have been Sirius?

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Flamesparrow · 25/04/2007 08:11

I was torn with putting this in film or books, but went with books because that is where the description was...

Was discussing with friends over the weekend that Gary Oldman (as good as he is) just doesn't have the appeal that we felt Sirius had in the book... I can't quite work out who I would have preferred though.

Suggestions?

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Dimpled · 27/04/2007 14:21

yeah - but not rough enough for Sirius I'll bet.

chipmonkey · 26/04/2007 20:55

I'll bet Colin Farrell looks rough enough on a Sunday morning!

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 17:39

He can be mean aka Knight's Tale, and a bit smouldering, but Sirius is supposed to be a bit of a player.

I knew she had some say so that makes sense. And good for her.

I wish Anne McCaffrey would sell the film rights for The DragonRider's of Pern, but I don't think she wants them messing up.
She should let Peter Jackson do them.
They could do such a good job now.

saltire · 26/04/2007 14:51

BoM, I think that JK Rowling had a say on the scripts and told them what bits could be missed out without being detrimental to the plot. Although how she did it without telling them the whole story I don't know!

I'm still going with my decision of Rufus as Sirius, although Dumbledoresgirl was right, it's not the best picture of him.

I also think Gerry Butler should be in it
For no reason other than the fact that I like him

casbie · 26/04/2007 13:16

hugh grant as lockheart - very good casting!

MrsWho · 26/04/2007 13:14

Colin Farrels not rough enough to be Sirius.

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 10:07

Colin Farrell??????? Hadn't even thought of him.
Lol, MrsW, but you do see Harry from under the cloak when it's from his POV.

I think the Irish King Stephen from Braveheart would've been a good Sirius. He does the crazy edge really well too.
Remember him.. Tho I think Oldman does the looney laughing really well

chipmonkey · 26/04/2007 10:03

Hugh Grant should have been Lockhart
Colin Farrell should have been Sirius
Cilian Murphy should have been Lupin, though maybe not old enough.

MrsWho · 26/04/2007 10:02

I'm thinking from MY POV

Thats what I expected it to look like, after all you can't see Harry under his cloak!

The girl playing Luna has really bee thrown in hasn't she, from not in at all to one of the main characters and on the posters

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 09:53

They flew to the ministry on them didn't they. Suspect there will be funny scene of people clinging on to nothing with eyes shut.

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 09:52

Depends whose point of view it's done from at the time I would think.

MrsWho · 26/04/2007 09:51

BUt they were invisible to most people in the 5th book

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 09:44

They're not invisible anymore tho are they???

Hmmmmm, Kreacher is ahouse elf too, does he look just like Dobby??

Wouldn't it be amusing if they left out something ffrom the first films that will be important for the last book.

Still can't believe she killed off Dumbleydorrrrrrrrrre.

BandofMothers · 26/04/2007 09:42

I think she'll be fantastic. She does Quirky, very well.

MrsWho · 26/04/2007 09:42

Apparantly there is a lot about the Black tapestry in this one and Kreacher so they must be important to the last book.

And Kreacher looks like an eveil Dobby

In the trailer you can see the Thestrals but I think they should have been invisible.

persephonesnape · 26/04/2007 08:32

and a less fuzzy one - click i think she'll be great.

persephonesnape · 26/04/2007 08:26

bit of a fuzzy one - pic of HBCarter as Bellatrix.

clicky

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Flamesparrow · 26/04/2007 07:49

I'm still on the Rufus suggestion for Sirius... with a possible acceptance of Guy of Gisborn (but not entirely sure).

I love CE, but not as Sirius.

DT - NO

Johnny Depp, as much as I love him, is all wrong.

Still sulking bout the lack of moony wormtail etc explanation

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BandofMothers · 25/04/2007 23:59

Janitor, OMG she would've been perfect as Umbridge.

MrsWho · 25/04/2007 23:27

[grr] janitor.

What about DT for Sirius? He has the skinny thing going on ,with s cruffy beard , could have been in Azkaban ?

Can't find better pic of Bellatrix or one of Mrs Figg

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