New Harry Potter series launches casting call for child actors
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To be eligible to audition, children must be between the ages of nine and 11 in April 2025.
  • threelonmusketeersOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It would’ve been rather weird to have some barely twenties actor doing James in the movies

    Why? It’s canon that Lily and James died young.

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, it definitely is. But I’m sure there were a lot of people who either had read the book but hadn’t considered the timeline (it’s not like they specify Lily and James’ age iirc) and a lot of people who hadn’t ever even gone through the story before seeing the first movie. (I mean, most probably were fans, like me, but I was like, well, Harry’s age, and hadn’t really paid attention to the ages and I’m sure I would’ve felt Harry’s dad being a bit young had they been 21.)

      No, it shouldn’t be weird, but you know what I mean.

      • threelonmusketeersOPEnglish
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        2 months ago

        it’s not like they specify Lily and James’ age iirc

        Their ages are specified in the books, but not (I think) until DH, which was released in 2007, the same year the OotP movie was released. By that point, Snape, Lupin, Sirius, etc. were already cast, so it was a bit too late to fix it.

        Hopefully for the new series, they can cast age appropriate actors from the start.