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Bob Hoskins to wave his wand at children!?!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This is in no way official or even likely, but sometimes little shit like works out. As the Potter frenzy builds while the days to the last book melt down to nothing, I find any tidbit interesting and this is certainly interesting.
Here's the report we were sent:
Hi Harry,
Here's a bit of news you might not have heard yet:
I just watched Jonathan Ross (BBC interview show) and this time Bob Hoskins and JK Rowling were two of his guests. During his interview with Bob Hoskins, Jonathan mentioned it was weird Bob had never starred in any of the Harry Potter films. Bob then told about a previous encounter with JK Rowling, where she had promised to write a character for him. Cut to: JK Rowling who kind of cringed, clearly having forgotten that she had ever promised that. She did, however, say that there will be a new character in book 7: a older male wizard, which could be played by Bob Hoskins. This could be only useless interview prattle, but it might turn out to be an actual casting.
Best, Melinda
It might just be a little hint at something we get in the final book and it might be more than that. We know Rowling has a lot of influence on the films, but I think ultimately it'll be down to whichever director will close out the series. I love the idea of Hoskins in that world, though. What about you?
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Awesome.
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excellent
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Bob could play Slughorn no problem.
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He's perfect for that.
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MARIO YOU ARE NOT SIR!!!!!!!
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he's god-damned perfect.
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I just saw a picture of him and my mind totally jumped to Slughorn as well.
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Or Slughorn
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Some lucky lady got some mrfan magic.
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Has to be very young looking and gaunt-y. Or someone that looks like Gary Oldman's younger brother.
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for Scrimgeour (sp?). That is all.
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I see that.
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you are forgetting the other english actors still to come: christian bale, michael caine, rowan atkinson, ricky gervais, hugh laurie, stephen fry, hugh grant, rachel weisz, et al.--that last harry potter movie is gonna have more british people than an oasis concert.
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... or Terry Gilliam
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Too Love Actually? Or the guy from the Queen.
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A casting announcement for that role shouldn't be too far off.
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is in book 6 -- and rowling said "book 7". maybe slughorn's in it, but i'm thinking mr. hoskins would be great as someone at the ministry, working with mr. weasley.
that being said, back in the day, bob hoskins could've waved his wand at ME any time. -
I watched the interview and none of this is even close to fact. Yes, she did say, after thinking, that there was a character Hoskins could potentially play in the last book but beyond the rest was playful banter, or "useless interview prattle" as it's nicely put in the article. There's no doubt Hoskins would be great in the filmed Potter-verse though.
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I've never seen an interview with Rowling before, she seemed really nice, certainly the nicest billionaire I've ever seen (you know Richard Branson has some sadistic mean streak hiding behind that beard).
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old harry potter. when hes old and looking back on his long life.
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Hoskins will play Harry. The last 30 pages of "Hallows" suddenly jumps ahead 50 years and depicts Harry as an old decrepid man scaring away the neighborhood children when he keeps asking them to play "Pull My Magic Wand".
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Jul 06, 2007 9:04:58 PM CDT
old harry potter, like the end of godfather part II?
by birdys piano teacher
sitting in his lake chair. thinking about hermione's abortion and killing ron in the quidditch field. i like it.
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Nat Tena as Tonks is the Sex.
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Slughorn = Jim Broadbent
Scrimgeour = Brian Cox -
a) I've never read a Harry Potter book.
b) I've never seen a Harry Potter movie.
c) I have a first print edition of the first Harry Potter, signed by J.K. Rowling.
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Who is the Brother of the (recently deceased) headmaster. The truth is we have seen this character in passing a few times in the Potter saga so its not totally new but new enough. Hoskins may fit the bill for it as he will need to have similarities to Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). Hoskins has some of that.
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"*I* say when the killing stops!"
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I personally don't remember one movie of his I've ever enjoyed and why does it matter if he's in a Potter film or not. Who's he going to play Hagrid's long lost dwarf brother?
If he isn't in the movie does that mean the whole series of films and books sucked??
All you or anyone else should care about is weither or not the movie is done right not that some d-list actor is in it.
Wow this is harsh I know but it doesn't make it any less the true. -
(sings to the tune of the Transformers theme...) "Mi-chael Bay! Jacks off in your eyes!"
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...and Super Mario Bros.
Hoskins owned both. -
But it isn't true. It's ridiculous how wrong you are. I know it's your personal opinion but . . . D-List? He's a great actor(Roger Rabbit, Long Good Friday, etc.) and nobody said if he isn't in the movie then they'd suck, but it would be great if he was. Because apparently you're misinformed, actors also help with making sure the movie's done right.
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the Potter films all the better.
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Jim McManus has already been cast for Aberforth Dumbledore.
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...and Rutger Hauer for Scrimgeour. Go back and read the description of Scrimgeour in the book and tell me Hauer isn't perfect for the part.
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Spielberg would be far too expensive for Warner Bros to direct the final HP film, plus he ticked off J.K. when he suggested the films of the HP books, be done as computer animated films, rather than live action ones.
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... cast Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter?
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Is the ONLY choice for Slughorn.
There's been missed casting opportunities all the way through this series. Not picking Billy Connolly to play Mad-Eye for example. Bob Hoskins should be Mundungus Fletcher. -
he would have been excellent in Harry Potter, but only if Harry really does die at the end of the whole thing :)
all i know is this - the Harry Potter books got children to read again (yes! even American ones), so whatever artistic merits they have or do not have, they have been a blessing to the continuation of human intellectualism.
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and to me it looked like meaningless interview banter. I never took it seriously at all.
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Sam L Jackson was another British chat show 10 years ago and he was asked if there was anyone he'd like to work with and he said something along the lines of "George Lucus is in the UK making the next Star Wars and I'd love to be in that'. Three days later Lucas heard about it, got on the phone and offered him Mace Windu. So this is not outside the realms of possibility. JK Rowling did say that this was a new character that he could play. She also said that the talk of two characters being killed in the final book is something of a red herring as more than two are killed. She did in fact say that its a bloodbath, before retracting that saying she was joking, But it seemed to me that she realised that she'd let that slip. Anyway can't wait till the next book.
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Watched the same show and it WILL happen! Either it's already been discussed and that's why it was mentioned OR like the Sam L Jackson thing, now it's out there the deals as good as done. I love little Bob Hoskins, like Michael Cane he's a no nonsense straight up guy with absolutely non of the typical Hollywood baggage/bullshit.The Potter films however irritate the hell out of me mostly I think because I lack a large amount of the youthful ingredient that helps them work. I thought the one by the Spanish director with the Griffin thing in it was OK but the rest all seem the same and the characters are whiny brats especially that girl who overacts with her eye-brows. Anyway I'm an Oldling so what the hell do I know except if Bob's in the last ever Potter movie I'll make a point of watching it and also to see Harry and all his mates get killed off!
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Jk Rowling herself dismissed Dreamworks. Spielberg was interested but When Spielberg said that he wnated to do Book one as live action and the rest as computer animation and make it an all american affair, she turned him down. She signed on with WB, only on the condition, that they make it a all british movie, ie that it is cast, made and produced in the UK. That is the deal. David Heyman is force behind the movie. He read the book in 1997, in one sitting and by the of 1998, had had snapped up the film rites.
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But it does have its merits. Getting kids to read again is awesome but I fear that after the series is over things will once again revert back to the television. I actually liked the last two movies that came out. How bout that? I think I'd actually pay to see the one coming up next week if the reviews are favorable.
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She says nothing and everytime she asked a question, she looks as if she just wants to crawl up and die. But then I hate going for interviews. I have done my fair share.
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but why he didnt talk about his greatest roles-Smee in Hook and "man" in the BT commercials is beyond me...
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Brian Cox would be a great Scrimgeour, but Mundungus should be played by one of the surviving Pythons who isn't John Cleese.
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I hate going for interviews too "No I wasnt there. I was at home in bed, on my own. No I dont have a birthmark on a penis" Is that how your interviews go? ;)
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And Andy Serkis as Morphin! Suck that, dreamcasters!
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and i see it has been done for me
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And yeah, Bill Nighy for Scrimgeour!
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He would be if Rowling had any balls.
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Ricky geervais is far too young.
Bob Hoskin's is pretty much on the money. I've been struggling to work out who could play Slughorn because my natural inclination was Richard Griffiths who already plays Harry's Uncle. Richard also has the pre-requisite paedo-ness for the role. I'm more interested in who will play Fenrir Greyback -
Mark my words!!!
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Rowling, clearly having forgotten that she CAN'T WRITE FOR SHIT! That is all.
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Lived in the flat below him. Great bloke by all accounts.
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And really, there are only so many ways to say "I'm a fast learner and I love working with people", before it starts to sound like bullshit.
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if the headline is gonna get cut off they shouldn't let you type it in the box. Grrrr
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Jim Broadbent. No question.
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My memory for aging fat brit-actors is not great.
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I would LOVE to see what that nutty genius comes up with on a $200 million budget. Cuaron again is the only other choice in my book.
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..Brian Blessed for Slughorn deserves a medal. I've always heard his voice when reading the characters' dialogue.
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I think it was on TFI Frday where Samuel L Motherfucking Jackson said that. Of course Lucas said he had always envisioned Jackson in the role.
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I always imagined him as a good mad-eye moody myself. No offense to the other guy, but Hoskins would have totally owned the crazy mad-eye. I also like the idea of the guy that plays Harry's uncle as Slughorn, but Hoskins would Own that too. THey should just give Hoskins every adult role in the Potterverse.
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Slughorn is a small bald guy in his 60s, there you go that's Bob Hoskins. Surely there's only so many decent British actors that haven't been in this series yet? OK, you can understand why Ian Mckellen, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart and a few others haven't been in it, they are too well known for other similar parts (I'm sure everyone would agree that Mckellen would have been the PERFECT Dumbledore, although it would have just been Gandalf so it couldn't happen)
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From the Adam & Joe Show Circa 199?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPALRwCSv6U
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Here are just amount I have done:
Dell, St. vincents hospital, an Insurance company , The national Learning Network Hq. Concern, a printing company, Dubray books in bray(Worst interviewe ever) and that is all i can remember, and the civil Service exam, did that too. You have know, the employment BS that goes in Ireland. I could write a book on it. I spent all of 2001 looking for a job in Ireland. I phoned, emailed, looked thorugh the paper, went through the agencies. I even contacted all the Small film companies in south Dublin. I do mean all. not a fucking thing. The most frustrating is the lack of response. One day I posted 10 cvs. heard nothing. I read in the paper today that jobless figure in Ireland is at all time for the first time in three years. We are constantly told that we have zero employment. That is a fucking lie. end of er, rant. -
She says she loves the COCK!!!
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You purchased that 'autographed copy' of Potter from me via eBay. Actually, it was just a dust cover from Sorcerer's Stone over an old hard cover copy of Dune. My little sister signed it. No refunds!
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I mean really, they're not exactly good movies good movies... Perhaps if I we're in 5th grade I would have a special place in my heart - but in the same way I have a place in my heart for Temple of Doom. Although it's far better then any Harry Potter movie how can you not know in your heart that it's sort of sub par. Of course what is par? It's not exactly 1999 around here anymore. When did it become normal for less then seven good movies to come out a year? 2003 maybe 2004? Of course what am I saying, I am talking to Babylon five fans here. You guys are into Lost and Michael Bay. God help our culture... Smallville watchers... I suppose you watched The West Wing back in the day... Oh, let me guess Everybody Loves Raymond too. Bah! Just because there isn't anything good on doesn't mean you have to watch the crap that's there by default. So frustrating...
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You guys respect Leonard Maltin's opinion. That's the worst insult I can think of.
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O my dear god I could have gone my whole life without seeing Hoskin's junk.
Even though Nat Tena was topless, still couldn't get over it. -
Gross
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Hoskins would be a good fit.
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Richard Griffiths is all over Slughorn...except they already cast him. Really don't see the Hoskins thing for that role I must say. Slughorn comes across like Uncle Monty from Withnail in the book - a posh, fey, pompous namedropper. Not really the 'Cockney Bob' style. I'm sure he'd be grand at just about anything else in the Potterverse tho...
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So this PROVES HP doesn't die in the last book, Hoskins will clearly play the middle aged, loser version of Harry
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SPOILERS ALERT
Here's the plot of Harry Potter 8: the Hebrides of Kazbanhar.
Harry casts a spell that causes eight additional penises to erupt out of his abdomen. They sprout up fully-formed and erect like shoots of asparagus, like pink knobs that align themselves with the vertices of a complicated polyhedron. Now, the thing about this is that each vertex is oriented with lines of magnetic deformation, in other words, with the planet's gravity well.
Harry is still stranded on a beach after his battle with the Diaphalanx, so Hermione is left to take care of him and tend to his wounds. Each of the tiny penises, little flesh slugs, arouse Hermione considerably and the budding woman inside of her, too. So pushing her morals aside, she imagines each of the penises as tiny clitorises (Latin: Clitorii) and begins rubbing them.
About that time, Scrimegax Bloodshorn staggers in covered in Ghoulfaeces. Harry gets overexcited and his body inflates suddenly with gas -- he starts to float off the island. Hermione exposes her pubescent bosoms, Harry grabs on, and all three begin their journey off the island, Scrimegax lighting himself on fire with a minor arcana spell and propelling himself off the methane.
Estelle Getty arrives by way of paper airplane at the Tower of Ganuflax and, gripping Harry by the negative anus (Cf. wikipedia on 'Quantum Inverse Anatomy') rolls him into a sideways venture where he is stuck selling books outside a ladies' lavatory. Estella Warren shows up, confronts Estelle Getty on a matter of nominalism, and both become locked by the vagina in a vicious struggle.
Chris Benoit, who was my dad, shows up and fucks J. K. Rowling in the roof of her mouth, since it pays to be famous, and asks her: have you ever see any magic like this before? J. K. Rowling, who is not an un-hot broad, displays an awkward look on her face since she is unsure how to act now as a serious author. She is sure she suffered similar treatment before in the bathrooms of the coffee shops where she composed Harry Potter 1: The Wrath of Doom. But like a good soldier, she spits out his penis and tries to put it in a chokehold.
Here Benoit, who was my dad, is on his own ground. So he body-slams Rowling on the concrete floor of the subway, knocking her dentures loose, which each individually in turn become a separate Estelle Getty. Benoit selects two obese volunteers from a crowd of eight, ties Rowling to them using stiff rubber cords, and hangs her. He then beats her in effigy of his lost retarded son. -
SLUGHORN FELLATES ELI ROTH!!!!
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from the very FIRST description of professor horace slughorn in the hbp, i immediately envisioned bob hoskins. i was under the impression she had written that role for him.
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Good one...I say Bill Nighy for just about...anyone really. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned.
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