The actors of "Harry Potter" or the key to a successful movie

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The end of the XX - the beginning of the XXI centuries. in the history of cinema is characterized by a surge of the fantasy genre. The world of cinema was literally blown up by such films as "The Lord of the Rings", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Harry Potter" and others. The last of them, or rather, it would be to talk about all seven parts of the "Potteriana", can be called an epoch-making movie with full responsibility.

Based on the works of J. Rowling, the film of the same name was first released in 2001 and immediately became a worldwide sensation. Children 10-11 years old, the main characters of the epic, fell asleep as simple boys and girls, and the next morning after the premiere they became world stars.

Yes, perhaps it would be reckless to argue that the casting of "Potteriana" played an important role in the success of the entire project. And, by the way, the casting took a lot of time and effort. Of course, the main task was to choose the actors for the role of the main characters of the film - Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Casting started in 1999

Emma Watson was the first to pass it, having receivedthe role of the "main nerd" of Hogwarts and Harry Potter's girlfriend - Hermione. Rupert Green, whose character, Ron, was Potter's best friend, was approved for the second shooting in the film. Cases with the selection of an artist for the role of Harry Potter were difficult. Ultimately, Daniel Radcliffe, who managed to win over director Chris Columbus, became the main candidate. However, a new unexpected obstacle arose in the face of Radcliffe's parents, who wanted to provide their son with the opportunity to receive a normal education. But under the pressure of the Columbus team, and, to be honest, the parents saved fabulous fees. Thus, all the actors of "Harry Potter", or rather, the candidates for the main roles, were identified.

But it is obvious that the film was not limited to these three characters. For 8 "Potteriana" films, a huge number of people visited the film sets. The actors of "Harry Potter" replaced one another constantly, but there was also the backbone that remained in the ranks from the first film. Chief among them are Harry's classmates, fellow Quidditch teammates, the teaching staff, and of course the dark forces that Harry has battled throughout his time at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

So, it is necessary to highlight the Weasley family. Harry Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley, was born into an old and large family of wizards. He had 5 brothers and one sister. Ron's parents, Arthur and Molly, took an active part in the entire "Potterian", almost without a break. Weasley (Mark Williams and Julie W alters respectively), twin brothers Fred and George Weasley (James and Oliver Phelps), sister Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright).

One of the most important secondary characters throughout the entire saga was Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Potter's nemesis.

Among Harry's fellow students, who invariably participated in all parts, it is necessary to mention Neville Longbottom (Matt Lewis) and Seamus Finnigan (Davon Murray). And, of course, you can not ignore the teaching staff of Hogwarts: the actors of "Harry Potter" from this cohort fell in love with film fans especially. This is apparently due to the fact that almost all of them have not changed since the very first part.

Unfortunately, circumstances do not always depend on the person, and the main role, which belongs to the principal of the school, has undergone changes in the course of filming. The first two parts of the "Potterian" the role of the odious headmaster Albus Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris, who, according to many, very accurately conveyed the features of his hero and was his living embodiment from the pages of books. However, in 2002, the elderly actor died, and was replaced by Irish actor Michael Gambon, who radically redrawn the image of the old man, which was an unpleasant surprise for fans of this film.

The "Harry Potter" actors representing the school's teachers are remembered largely thanks to the two charismatic characters of the book, whose image was skillfully transferred to the set withoutless charismatic actors. We are talking about the deans of the faculties "Slytherin", Severus Snape, and "Gryffindor", Minerva McGonagall (Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith, respectively).

And, finally, it is necessary to mention Harry's main opponents. The actors of "Harry Potter", who had the duty to play the role of the main villains, coped with their task brilliantly. Ralph Fiennes, the gorgeous Helena Bonham Carter and Isaacs Jason (Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy respectively) stand out from their cohort.

In general, if we analyze the entire cast of the "Potter" series, then it must be said that the main characters were chosen brilliantly, and the almost synchronous shooting and the release of new parts of the book imprinted images of a literary work and cinema in the minds of "Potteromaniacs" whole.

Almost all the actors of the film "Harry Potter" can consider their participation in this project the pinnacle of their acting career. On the other hand, for some it was only a start and a ticket to the world of cinema. But it is very difficult to go there in the image of the heroes of a fairy tale saga, because these actors are partially hostages of their images.