Discover who are the actors who will be able to give life to great wizards from the Harry Potter saga in the first serial adaptation of the work
ATTENTION POTTERHEADS! Soon, fans of the Harry Potter universe should receive a new live-action adaptation of the universe created by the author JK Rowling in the books, since in 2023 a series was confirmed by Warner Bros., where the young Potter and his two best, the intelligent Hermione Granger and the clumsy Ron Weasley, will be played by new actors.
From HBO with production of Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylodboth from “Succession”, the series promises to delve deeper into the history of the famous Golden Trio than the films released between 2001 and 2011, and to this end, it is known that the search for child actors who can give life to the three was started in September this year, and children aged between 9 and 11 who live in the United Kingdom or Ireland will be selected, places where the episodes will probably be filmed.
In addition to the children’s cast, some names are considered to play the plot’s authority figures, such as Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, for example. None of them have been officially confirmed in production, but the media speculates that they are strong names for the adaptation.
Discover each of them below:
Paapa Essiedu – Severus Snape
Last Wednesday, 4th, the British actor Paapa Essiedu emerged as a possible person responsible for the role of Severus Snape, a character who was Potions Master, Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for a time, which was played by Alan Rickman in the film adaptation.
Paapa Essiedu He is 34 years old and began his career as a theater actor, with one of his highlights on stage being his performance in “Hamlet”. He was also in the cast of series such as “I May Destroy You”, “Gangs of London” and “The Lazarus Project”.
The information was echoed by The Hollywood Reporter (via CNN Brasil), which states that HBO offered a place in the cast to Paapa Essiedu to bring the half-breed wizard to life, but there is no further information about the negotiations.
Mark Rylance – Albus Dumbledore
In November, Variety (via Omelete) revealed the name proposed to play the great director of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore: the actor Mark Rylance64 years old, who is remembered for productions such as “Bridge of Spies”, “The Other”, “The Chicago Seven”, among others.
At the time, the outlet stated that the casting was still under discussion, in addition to having spoken to an HBO spokesperson, who neither denied nor confirmed the information. He revealed: “We appreciate that such a highly valued series receives this volume of rumor and speculation. While we are in the pre-production process, we will confirm details as we close contracts,” he said.
Cillian Murphy – Lord Voldemort
This one is acclaimed by the public! Requested by fans on social media to play Lord Voldemort — the great villain of the saga — there is still no information if Cillian Murphy may or may not be in the cast. Still, the actor who brought He Who Must Not Be Named to life in the films, Ralph Fiennescommented in an interview with the program “Watch What Happens Live” that he would approve the lineup.
“Cillian is a fantastic actor. That’s a wonderful suggestion. I would be all for Cillian, yes.”
Actor 48, Cillian He won the Oscar for Best Actor for “Oppenheimer”, in addition to being the iconic role of Thomas Shelby in the series “Peaky Blinders”, among several other works in TV and cinema.
The Harry Potter series is expected to premiere in 2026.
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Source: Recreio
