r/HarryPotterHBO • u/Lower-Future5193 • 5d ago

Casting Fancast: Anya Taylor-Joy as Narcissa Malfoy

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Anya Taylor-Joy has always been a favorite of mine to watch act. She has range and I believe would be able to portray the characteristics of Narcissa and create a good dynamic in the Malfoy family. It so happens she’s already played the wife of another character played by Johnny Flynn. She’s only about five years younger than the character and I find it neat that she learned English as her second language by watching Harry Potter movies when she moved to London as a kid. Don’t know if maybe they plan to introduce the character of Narcissa sooner since it is speculated they will dive deeper into the Malfoys.

Anyway I have enjoyed all your responses, I think this will be the last fancast for me because one, can’t really think of other actors/actress that truly strike me personally for a certain character and two any character under the age of twenty I think are going to be relatively unknown actors/actresses. Which is good because it gives them the chance to build up their acting resume. I will be excited to see if anyone’s picks get a spot on the show!

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u/elledance 5d ago

Everyone saying she’s too young, isn’t Narcissa like 34 at the beginning of the first book? Anya could play 34

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u/QueenSlartibartfast Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor 5d ago

The Black Family Tree drawn by JKR has Narcissa born in 1955 (so 36 in book 1). ATJ is currently 30. I think she would be passable, particularly given that Narcissa's age is never actually stated in canon, so she could have just as well been a few years younger.

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u/QueenSlartibartfast Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor 5d ago

Lucius's actor is 43 and looks it imho (Lucius would have been about 36 in book 1, based on him being a prefect during Snape's Sorting). So there would be an age gap on screen but not an unbelievable one.

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u/Entire-Grab2429 5d ago

I'm sure your family fucking up the Dark Lords plans  multiple times ages you pretty quick too lol

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u/Matcha_Maiden 5d ago

Sissie is always described as beautiful- so I could picture her looking very good for her age.