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Ralph Fiennes to play Lord Voldemort in next Potter Movie

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  1. Oski2005

    Oski2005 Member

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    One Fiennes Day for "Potter"
    Wednesday August 4 9:15 PM ET


    The makers of the next Harry Potter movie have settled on an expert to do evil as Lord Voldemort.

    Ralph Fiennes, who's done worse--much worse--as a sociopathic Nazi in Schindler's List and a serial killer in Red Dragon, will make life heck for the titular wizard in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros. announced Wednesday.

    The film, the fourth of the spell-casting franchise, is due in theaters in November 2005.

    Though a veteran movie villain, Fiennes is a relative latecomer to Potter. Cameras started rolling in England on June 28. At the time, Fiennes was merely a rumored cast addition.

    The two-time Oscar nominee was said to be wary of signing up for Potter duty as playing Voldemort in Goblet of Fire likely would mean committing to play Voldemort in further big-screen adventures.

    The low-down lord is a key figure in author J.K. Rowling's fifth Potter tale, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, also slated to get the movie treatment. It's assumed he'll figure prominently in Rowling's forthcoming Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

    By giving into the dark side, Fiennes, 41, will be the first actor to give actual weight to lightning-bolt boy's shadowy nemesis--a wizard so bad his name is never spoken by the better-tempered wizards. In the previous films, Voldemort has been nothing more than a Lucas-onian phantom menace.

    Also confirmed for the Goblet of Fire cast Wednesday: Miranda Richardson, who will be on nosy reporter duty as Rita Skeeter.

    Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, as Hogwarts stalwarts Harry, Hermione and Ron, respectively, are already back at work and shooting Goblet of Fire for Potter newbie director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral).

    Other familiar faces returning for the fourth film are: Robbie Coltrane as the imposing Hagrid; Alan Rickman as Professor Snape; and Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall.

    Rowling's Goblet of Fire found a 14-year-old Harry Potter at a turning point: Halfway through his training at Hogwarts, and eager to carve out a normal life for himself. Suffice to say magic stuff ensued.

    The latest Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was still in 600-plus screens through last weekend. Since its release June 4, it's earned $244 million--the third biggest hit of the summer.

    Still, the movie is on track to gross less than 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262 million), which grossed less than 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ($318 million).

    Wonder if Voldemort's got a spell on how to reverse a downward box-office trend.

    http://movies.yahoo.com/news/eo/20040804/109167930000.html
     
    #1 Oski2005, Aug 5, 2004
  2. Lil Pun

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    I thought Rowan Atkinson was picked to play him, what happened?
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Aug 5, 2004
  3. yipengzhao

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    I'm a fan of the Ralph Fiennes.

    He was the English Patient right? That movie was pretty good. Obviously good in Schindler's list. Although he couldn't parlay his growing stature into a legit star career...

    What's he made recently?

    Maid in Manhattan? LOL... I actually thought that was OK.
    I also liked Avengers... but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one.

    Kinda confusing with Joseph Fiennes... why they gotta have almost the same name?? By the way... where did Joseph Fiennes go?
     
    #3 yipengzhao, Aug 5, 2004
  4. AstroRocket

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    Man, I hope this movie is half as good as the 4th book was. I loved it. It was so dark and twisted, people getting killed left and right, Harry dueling Voldemort. The forboding sense that persisted throughout. This is where the series finally became badass for me. This Newell guy better not f*ck it up.
     
    #4 AstroRocket, Aug 5, 2004
  5. Kilgore Trout

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    I agree, he is a great actor but doenst show up in too much stuff. Recently he was in The Red Dragon. He was also outstanding in a lesser known David Cronenberg move Spider.
     
    #5 Kilgore Trout, Aug 5, 2004
  6. mateo

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    I have to agree with Elaine and say that The English Patient is one of the worst movies ever. Even my wife hated it.

    But Ralph Fiennes was good in it. So was Willem Dafoe.
     
    #6 mateo, Aug 5, 2004
  7. meggoleggo

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    He doesn't seem like the kind of person I thought would be cast for Voldemort... But then again, I don't know exactly who I would cast for the most evil being of the wizarding world.

    He'll just have to prove himself on the screen.
     
    #7 meggoleggo, Aug 5, 2004
  8. across110thstreet

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    uh, because they are brothers
     
    #8 across110thstreet, Aug 5, 2004
  9. yipengzhao

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    hey dude. so who's better?

    Barry Bonds... or Jim Edmonds?

    You'd think it's Barry Bonds but stats show otherwise haha.:D
     
    #9 yipengzhao, Aug 5, 2004
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