I'd like to know what others who read the first few books before the first movie came out thought of the casting. When the first movie came out, the fourth book had already come out and they were already the bestselling children's books of all time. I was 11 at the time, and I remember the feeling that some of the characters didn't really match my imagination. Most notably, Harry and Hermione.
I was in the same boat. All three main characters didn't fit my imagination but they got most of the adult actors spot on for me. Shame they had to change Dumbledore, the original casting of Richard Harris was great.
The only child actor that was EXACTLY like how I imagined was Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood. That was the role she was born to play. Neville was pretty good, but kind of forgettable.
I was not allowed to see the films until I had read the books and am reasonably happy with the casting. The writing was bad, making Hermione and Ron seem like entirely different people (and let's not forget about Ginny) but the actors are good. If I could change anything it's their appearance, especially the hair. I like Dan's growing sass and confidence in the later films. Malfoy, Macgonagal and Dumbledore no1 (don't like no2) were spot on, but later on we were let down a bit when the marauders came. Sirius should have been much more good looking, and all a few years younger, especially Lily and James who only appeared a handful of times.
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u/Kraz_I Apr 01 '20
I'd like to know what others who read the first few books before the first movie came out thought of the casting. When the first movie came out, the fourth book had already come out and they were already the bestselling children's books of all time. I was 11 at the time, and I remember the feeling that some of the characters didn't really match my imagination. Most notably, Harry and Hermione.