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Who Would You Have Loved/Hated to See Acting in the Films Who've Never Been Cast?, Let Your Imagination Run Wild
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post Nov 19 2006, 11:46 PM
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Okay, the guy who's playing Sirus Black in the Harry Potter movies (I forget his name) does not look like a good Sirius Black. He looks more unkempt in the OOtP trailers than he did in the POA movie! Plus, his hair isn't anywhere NEAR the "elbow-lengthed tangle" it's supposed to be in book 3. He does NOT look like a man who just spent 12 years in Azkaban in POA. Plus, he's laughing his ass off in the photo.

I personally think Johnny Depp could have looked (and played) the part a lot better.


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post Nov 19 2006, 11:50 PM
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However I believe JKR specifically stated that she wanted British actors/actresses in the movies.


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post Nov 20 2006, 12:06 AM
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I love Gary Oldman's Sirius and I think he's perfect for the role. My idea of the character from the books is slightly similar to what he looks like, though actually a bit closer to Johnny Depp now that I think about it. I don't place much importance on resembling the book character though. In fact I'm surprised they even bother getting it as close as they do.
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Gary Oldman is just fine!

I don't understand why people complain about him sooo much! Sure, he may not be as young or handsome as it says the character is in the book, but seriously, who is their character's age in the HP movies?

I think that his acting is very Sirius-like, and I'm ganna cry when we see him die in the movie! sad.gif


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post Nov 20 2006, 12:58 AM
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I like Gary Oldman only his acting. He's good actor but not Sirius. At first i saw i was like OH MY GOSH!! that's not my Sirius!, when i saw the movie, he's still not Sirius to me, but some parts he did the role really well. I think if he's younger and handsomer, he could be a fine Sirius.

Ok so who should have played Sirius Black? ...

Christian Bale!!!!!
he's got the Sirius-look to me. By the look i mean everything. I love his acting, his accent, his facial expression, his attitude. Perfect! heart.gif


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post Nov 20 2006, 09:32 AM
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Johnny Depp, definately. I always pictured sirius to look like him.


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post Nov 20 2006, 11:08 AM
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I was initially disappointed with the casting of Gary Oldman, because he was too old, too short, and Sirius had been hunk, which I didn't think Oldman was. But I really like what he's done with the role. I think the things that bugged me initially weren't critical to the role, and Oldman's done a good job with the parts that were.


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post Nov 20 2006, 03:54 PM
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I have to agree. I don't pay too much attention to the physical descriptions of people in books, in general. Don't know why, it' just something I do (or don't do!) subconsciously.

So when I started watching the movies, it was just amazing to me looking at some of the actors I'd seen before in films (Sirius Black, aka Gary Oldman, in particular) looking ssooo amzingly different! And so perfect for the parts they played.

Sure, he's not the conventional good-looker they have depicted him as, in the books. But the man has made this role his own. I don't like, for example, how Gambon as DD looks quite a bit like DD-books but acts nothing like him!!! BookDD would NEVER shove the kids out of the way to talk to the Fat Lady, like he seems to do in the movie!!
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I must agree that I don't understand what some people have against Gary Oldman, okey everyone has their own taste but anyways. I think he's brilliant. =)

Don't know who else would be able på play him. Johnny Depp is a good one, although he's not brittish *he's my idol* but I don't know. Can't see him as Sirius when I think about it...not right now anyways...hmmm


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I don't know who would make a better Sirius, but I don't think Gary Oldman looks ANYTHING like what I thought Sirius should looks like.


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