Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince CAST - Rumors, Suggestions, etc.

Thought I'd make this thread as casting rumors are abound.

Naomi Watts, Joseph Fiennes and Stuart Townsend were all debunked, although their removal isn't final...

First: Who needs to be cast? Assuming that some characters will be left out, of course...disgust
[list]
*Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister of Magic
*Narcissa Malfoy
*Horace Slughorn
*Muggle Prime Minister
*Marvolo, Merope, and Morfin Gaunt
*Fenrir Greyback
*Hepzibah Smith
*etc.[/list]

Let the conversation begin!

I like the idea of Bill Nighy playing Rufus Scrimgeour ✅

Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister of Magic - Bill Nighy. (good choice)

Narcissa Malfoy - Tilda Swinton

Horace Slughorn - Derek Jacobi

Merope -Verity Rushworth

Hepzibah Smith - Kathy Burke

David Jason - Professor Slughorn!?

Fenrir Greyback - Trevor Eve

And there's all the Weasleys we haven't met... Surely Bill needs to be in it? Chris Evans for Bill... 😂

Originally posted by Quinlan-Vos
And there's all the Weasleys we haven't met... Surely Bill needs to be in it? Chris Evans for Bill... 😂

Charlie and Bill are on either side of Arthur in this screen from Prisoner of Azkaban.

Not that many people remember stuff like that.

Originally posted by Silent Dreams
Fenrir Greyback - Trevor Eve

Nah, Brian Blessed. Come on!

Brian Blessed!

I really do not think he could be Fenir. Brian has such a warm loving face.

Originally posted by Syren
I like the idea of Bill Nighy playing Rufus Scrimgeour ✅

Me too. Although we might be all be in the theaters watching thinking to ourselves, "What the heck is Davy Jones doing in Harry Potter?"
I like what he said about him being the only actor in England not having have been in a Harry Potter movie. 😂

Bill Nighy is close friends with director david yates and there has been talk about him playing rufus go here i think these a perfect suggestions for the new roles in HBP http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/07/casting_the_next_harry_potter.html espiecally slughorn

Boris Johnson as the Muggle Prime Minister.

I'd say Cate Blanchett for Narcissa.

Tilda Swinton has the right look, too.

I think Bob Hoskins would make an awesome Slughorn.

But then JK Rowling said on the Jonathan Ross show that there was a role for him in DH - and I've been trying to figure out who she meant - maybe Xenophilius Lovegood? I dunno - did anyone watch that, and wonder? What are everyone's ideas on the book 7 role that Bob Hoskins could have that JK was referring to?

Maybe a Gringotts goblin *shrug*.

In all fairness, John Hurt could play every single role.

Oooh, I just remembered. I think it would be awesome if they could have Judi Dench as Neville's grandmother. Even though they probably won't include her in any of the movies, I could so see her as that character.

I think she would make a good Hepzibah Smith as well, come to think of it. She just needs to be somewhere in these films...!

I like Tilda Swinton as Narcissa, and Bill Nighy as Scrimgeour would be amazing. I read somewhere that Jim Broadbent could be Slughorn, and that sounds like a fantastic idea.

I do feel that Tilda is perfect for Narcissa.

Do you think Verity would be a could Merope?

Originally posted by Strangelove
I like Tilda Swinton as Narcissa, and Bill Nighy as Scrimgeour would be amazing. I read somewhere that Jim Broadbent could be Slughorn, and that sounds like a fantastic idea.

Totally agree saying that david jason would make an excellent Albus Ive said it for years when are they going to retire Gambon he just has never cut it as our dear Albus for me,
Brian blessed would make an excellent Fenrir I remember him in Flash gordon ( I promise Im not ancient lol ) he'd be great at it.

jim broadbent would be the best choice for slughorn if you read the discription of him in the book he looks like him and whats the deal with gambon are they getting a new dumbledore i thought he was pretty good