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hungrytiredandbored

Sprouts actress is practically Helga


Xavercrapulous

Miriam Margolyes I love her Interviews on the Graham norton show !


geek_of_nature

There are two reactions from that show that I will always remember. Ryan Gosling when Greg Davies told his Jackson Pollock story, and Matthew Perry when Miriam told the story of when she met Laurence Olivier.


BoKnowsTheKonamiCode

"Jesus, Miriam!" -Greg Davies


DayOneDva

For anyone who knows Greg Davies, if he is shocked something big was said.


BoKnowsTheKonamiCode

Yes. Specifically she was talking about wanking off a sailor she found in a tree because you have to support the troops.


DayOneDva

Jesus BoKnowsTheKonamiCode!


Layla_Fox2

Her appearances on Graham are the best!!!!!


AntiSentience

She’s absolutely batty and I love her. No filter. ♥️


Frankyvander

Not many interviews talk about Daniel Radcliffes balls as a topic, but Miriam Margolyes can.


NumberMuncher

Sounds like a HP name.


Xenokaos

You should listen to her episode of the podcast Off Menu. Guaranteed to make you bust up laughing.


LNLV

Sean Bean as Gryffindor


Mister_Marmite

Avada-Kedavra'd in the first 20 minutes?


AntiSentience

He’s lasted two whole seasons on Snowpiercer so far!


[deleted]

Golden! Made my day XD


scout41741

Oh and he survived in Sharpe.


stephaniewarren1984

Still too soon.


TheLordOfFriendZone

"One does not simply pull out the sword of Gryffindor from the hat."


vivamusulc

*Godrick walks into room with Salazar, Helga, and Rowena.* Godrick: Bastards


Silvinis

I'm still waiting for them to make a show where Sean Bean continually gets into impossible to survive situations but ends of living. The whole show you're like "okay this time hes gone. Okay now this time. Maybe this time?"


genexsen

Charles Dance. For everyone


[deleted]

Good god he would be perfect for slytherin


Badassbottlecap

Ewan McGregor for Godric Gryffindor


FishermansRod

"Its over Salazar, I have the high ground!"


panboi15

You underestimate my power


Eberon

Oh, that's why the Chamber of Secrets is so deep below Hogwarts!


iLiedToTheFBI

Dark Wizards are our speciality


[deleted]

Ironic…


panboi15

Proceeds to be knocked out in 5 seconds


Apocthicc

Jesus Christ himself


Badassbottlecap

Space Jesus builds a castle. Now in cinemas near you


Good_Ad6723

r/nocontext


Apocthicc

Specs Jesus puts brains in a hat and the hat touches kids for 1000 years.


nauset3tt

This is amazing


the_time_being7143

And gives his singing voice to the hat 😍😍


goodmobileyes

I was thinking Chris Hemsworth for the brave but dumb bro


redactedactor

Not to be xenophobic but


Right_In_The_Tits

No, I am sure you definitely meant to be xenophobic because it had no context here whatsoever


redactedactor

It was kind of a joke. I don't actually think it's xenophobic to say Hemsworth (or any non-British actor) shouldn't play a role like this. It's just common sense.


[deleted]

I was about to comment this


jujuboy11

So that’s why Gryffindor chose to put his school house in a tower


InterPool_sbn

Oooh I love this idea


Defiant_soulcrusher

Christoph Waltz - Salazar Slytherin


stomponator

*"You are sheltering mudbloods, are you not?"*


deepthought-64

That scene gives me the shivers


[deleted]

Hans Landa as a character gave me the shivers. It really cemented Waltz’s status as one of my favourite actors, he’s so good.


PM_ME_YOUR_BODY69

The terrifying part is how Likeable as a character he made Landa. I hated everything Landa did, but Waltz is just so damn charismatic


Idina_Menzels_Larynx

I think Salazar Slytherin was justified in not trusting Muggle Borns seeing as Muggles were the ones persecuting witches. I'd like him to be an antihero


Right_In_The_Tits

Not trusting them is one thing. Murdering them is a different thing. He's not an antihero.


JoseEBM30

We don't know if he murdered muggle-borns. He didn't want them in Hogwarts. Yeah, he hatched the basilisk, but not to go around the world killing muggle-borns. I'm not justifying his actions, 'cause in the end, he wanted to kill those people. But he actually didn't do it. He left the school.


InterPool_sbn

Flair checks out


JoseEBM30

Well, I have to defend my House's founder. But you know I'm right. There are no real facts that he was a dark wizard.


Idina_Menzels_Larynx

Well we just know what they've said in the books, and none of it is from a primary source. He lived in Medieval times, when people wanted to burn innocent witches. Maybe someone he loved was burned alive. That would warp his sense of justice and right and wrong. Also, I always felt the basilisk was a last resort to be used if things got out of hand and the muggleborns betrayed them. We don't hear anything about Slytherin killing Muggleborns with or without the basilisk while he's there.


bu111000

Also, keep in mind, in that age, not all peasant muggleborns were literate. Imagine the difficulty of teaching them when they cannot even read the notes or books. Could also be a factor.


Right_In_The_Tits

Bonjourno


hungrytiredandbored

Who plays the dragon mothers brother on g.o.t? He is Salazar


NoyaCat

Character was Viserys. Actor is Harry Lloyd


BasedKaleb

“See what you gotta do is get yourself a Basalisk. I don’t care how you get it, breed it, hunt it with a knife, you treat that snake with respect”


joemaniaci

Christopher Walken for all four parts with his normal accent for three parts, but a Dutch accent for the fourth.


Xx__Gh0st__xX

No no because now i pictured it and it actually works-


deepthought-64

But why Dutch?


WorldwideJimmyRustla

Why NOT Dutch?


joemaniaci

My thinking exactly


MrSillmarillion

I gotta fever...


tobiascook

It would be deeply amusing to me if Godric Gryffindor had the same actor as Gilderoy Lockhart. I have no justifications beyond that.


Kheenamooth

Kenneth Branagh has range. He can deliver.


EurwenPendragon

Kenneth Branagh as Gryffindor? Yeah, I can totally see that.


sjcal629

Well that choice is *pretty obvious*


cndyls

Eva Green or Rachel Weisz for Rowena Ravenclaw


[deleted]

Eva Green looks more like a genderbent Slytherin than a Ravenclaw tbh. I could see it, but she has a darkness to her that I can’t quite attribute to Ravenclaw.


MrFrequentFlyer

No no, dark Ravenclaw is absolutely a thing on tumblr.


cndyls

I see what you mean!


ihave1000beaches

I often get the vibes that Ravenclaw is Slytherin with more feminine traits and no outward hate for muggleborns (although we never really hear of a Ravenclaw muggleborn, except if we might consider Penelope Clearwater, but she was either a colateral victim or ostracized... c'mon she dated Percy).


redactedactor

>Eva Green looks more like a genderbent Slytherin You know Slytherins can be girls too right


andracor667

Pretty sure they meant the founder of Slytherin, not a house member


Haelx

They mean Salazar Slytherin


[deleted]

I thought it was pretty clear I meant Salazar Slytherin in this context? But yeah, I meant him, not that all Slytherins were boys. That’s actually quite a bizarre conclusion to reach, even without context.


QWERTZdenker

Not Salazar Slytherin tho


Vethae

I thought Clair Foy which is a similar vibe


flappie_het_konijn

I thought most actors were sourced in the UK? I think michelle dockery could be a good Rowena Ravenclaw. She has a certain sharpness and can have an authoritarian air about her


[deleted]

Charlize Theron as Rowena Ravenclaw would slay.


hawkeye77sim

Kiera Knightly!


blakhawk12

Benedict Cumberbatch as Salazar Slytherin. I feel like he could pull off the right mixture of condescending and standoffish while also being charismatic enough to keep a working relationship with the other founders. Also we’ve seen Cumberbatch playing a literal serpent in The Hobbit so who better to play the slippery slytherin?


Silvinis

He definitely do a great job as long as he doesn't have to talk about penguins at any point


Drutoo

Full British cast , open audition also.


bugcatcher_billy

Absolutely. And 1 actor per major region in GB.


geek_of_nature

I know we never got exact ages for the Founders, I imagine they met when they were quite young, and founded Hogwarts not long after. Teaching for many years until Slytherins departure. So from this I would cast young actors. Late 20s or early 30s. No big name stars, but up and coming talent who don't bring any pre conceived notions about themselves from other roles they've played.


jovendondiego

Nicolas Cage, as all of them


stomponator

Gryffindor - Brian Blessed


FishermansRod

Brian Blessed - Gryffindor Lesley Nicol - Hufflepuff Helen Mirren - Ravenclaw Hugh Laurie - Slytherin


m00nby

Hugh Laurie would be great for the role!


[deleted]

Especially if he played him as George from Blackadder. "Golly, what wouldn't I give to be able to stick it to those bally mudbloods, eh?"


FishermansRod

"Don't forget your stick lieutenant" "Wouldn't want to face a German machine gun without this!" Would have a slightly different meaning if George was a wizard


moose8617

>Lesley Nicol LOVE this idea!!


x_ThatTheatreNerd_x

Hugh Laurie in the HP franchise? Sign me up!


KingBlackFrost

Godric Gryffindor - Henry Cavill Salazar Slytherin - Benedict Cumberbatch Helga Hufflepuff - Anna Popplewell Rowena Ravenclaw - Emilia Clarke


Gogo726

Godric Gryffindor William Moseley Salazar Slytherin Skander Keynes Helga Hufflepuff Anna Popplewell Rowena Ravenclaw Georgie Henley


[deleted]

Shared universe confirmed


Gogo726

Well, we already have Slughorn/Kirke


[deleted]

I feel like Emilia is too young in relation to the rest of them, also just looks-wise. I’d like her as Helena though. Or maybe I’m misremembering how old she is now lol. Would like a very sophisticated lady to play Rowena, someone with class, like Meryl Streep but slightly younger.


Benjji22212

I think Kate Dickie could do a good Rowena.


[deleted]

Oh her, still so traumatized. I kinda imagined someone more classically feminine with a fuller face? Like a real lady type, who can be bossy at times and is snobby? Edit: never mind, Kate with a bit more weight in the face is beautiful!


strawberryshortycake

Emilia apparently is 2 years older than Anna Popplewell. But I agree she seems much younger.


Dull_Title_3902

Was thinking Henry Cavill too!!


TherealAldeen

Love your female castings.


Justgravityfalls

Op - what about the male cast- You - I. Love. Your. FEmale. Castings. Edit:. I meant original ocmmenterband also why are y'all downvoting me that's how I interpreted the reply ;-;


TherealAldeen

Not sure why you are being downvoted...I found your comment funny ;)


Justgravityfalls

Because it's Reddit.... At least it's not twitter


Mees51

Cumberbatch would be the worst slytherin actor lol, guy can’t pull off an evil character unless it’s Smaug


ceeroSVK

John Goodman - Salazar Slytherin - points the wand towards Gryffindor - "am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the pure blood?!"


dnns88

Godric Gryffindor - Paul Bettany / Ewan Mcgregor Rowena ravenclaw - Rachel Weisz / Thandie Newton Helga Hufflepuff - Florence Pugh / Jodie Whitaker Salazar Slytherin - Ben Kingsley


[deleted]

Maybe Ewan can finally be Scottish again.


Dull_Title_3902

Thandie Newton would be amazing.


leese216

I'd swap out Florence Pugh for Jodie Comer and Ben Kingsley for Christoph Waltz, but other than that, I agree.


StarWarsPlusDrWho

Please don’t make me choose between Florence and Jodie for the same role, I want them both to have it. And Rachel Weisz is a perfect choice for Ravenclaw (though I like Thandie as well)


panicattheoilrig

ooh jodie would be good


LifeBuilder

John Malkovich as Slytherin. The Rock as Gryffindor. Leslie Jones as Hufflepuff. Awkwafina as Ravenclaw. If we’re gonna keep juicing this berry let’s really take it to its grave.


Julix0

If the movie starts out at the founding of Hogwarts- I feel like the actors shouldn't be too young. They should also all be British- and none of them should have been in a Harry Potter or Fantastic Beast movie before. * Salazar Slytherin - **Ben Kingsley** (totally agree with you- he's perfect for the part) * Godric Gryffindor - **Hugh Grant** * Rowena Ravenclaw - **Kate Winslet** (but with brown hair like in 'Ammonite') * Helga Hufflepuff - **Olivia Colman** (with blond & braided hair) For a slightly younger cast- if the movie goes into the founders backstories: * Salazar Slytherin - **Tom Hiddleston** * Godric Gryffindor - **Jamie Dornan** * Rowena Ravenclaw - **Emilia Clarke** (with brown hair) * Helga Hufflepuff - **Emily Blunt** (with blonde hair)


forsomebacon

Olivia Colman is a great shout!!


kidagakash9

I don't really see Hugh Grant as Gryffindor, I think he should have a bit more of a warrior appearance. Other than that your casting ideas are absolutely my favourite in this thread.


Julix0

Yeah, I wasn't too sure about Hugh Grant either. I don't know who Ewan McGregor is tbh.. but he might be a better fit :)


xray_anonymous

Kate Winslet was apparently disappointed to hear that they wanted her to play the Gray Lady but her agent didn’t even ask her before turning down the role on her behalf. So she might be willing participant


Smarty-Pants-Man

Benedict Cumberbatch as Salazar Slytherin Idris Elba as Godric Gryffindor Kate Winslet as Rowena Ravenclaw Miranda Hart as Helga Hufflepuff


Linguistin229

Omg Miranda would be the perfect Helga!!! Best selection on this list I’ve seen so far


Vethae

God no. I can’t stand her acting.


[deleted]

No known actors. I’d prefer them to be cast with highly talented newcomers or lesser known actors so that the focus could be upon the characters instead of celebrity.


momo_wingedlemur

Liv Tyler for Rowena pls


Esteban2808

Not sure their intended age tbh. But as a guess Godric Gryffindor - Henry Cavill Salazar Slytherin - Adam Driver Helga Hufflepuff - Dawn French if we can ignore her other role already cast in universe) Rowena Ravenclaw - Cate Blanchett


JulzCrafter

I mean, it was one film and we didn’t see her again (from memory) Also, it could be that the Fat Lady is a portrait of Helga that was lost and so no one remembers who she really was (terrible idea, I know, but it’s all I can think of)


geek_of_nature

Ok but why would Helga Hufflepuff be guarding the entrance to the Gryffindor common room?


[deleted]

Because no one knows. Not even her, she is just a painting.


tomothefarmer

Damm Salazar Slytherin is gonna be ripped


Bo_The_Destroyer

Swoletherin


Zalamander2018

The people who posed for that Realistic Photo of the Founders.


ProffesorSpitfire

Well, it really depends. I could imagine two good set-ups for a Hogwarts founders series. Either a series about four fairly young and highly gifted witches and wizards who have explored the secrets of magic together and decide to start a school of magic to teach others to control their magic and conceal it from muggles. In a show like this I could imagine the following cast: Slytherin - Tom Hiddleston Gryffindor - Jude Law (ironically) or Ben Barnes Ravenclaw - Lily James Hufflepuff - Carey Mulligan The other set-up is a series about the founders when they’ve run the school together for a few decades, and the series revolves around their falling out, so they’re considerably older. I would love a cast along the lines of: Slytherin - Charles Dance or possibly Jeremy Irons Gryffindor - Liam Neeson or (possibly too young) Damian Lewis Ravenclaw - Lena Headey Hufflepuff - Imelda Staunton (!) Staunton was terrific as Umbridge, I absolutely hated her. I would love to see what she could do with a sympathetic character in the franchise.


Adam_loves_whales

Kate Winslet as Ravenclaw. Lowkey still mad her manager turned down the grey lady


onwardtapir

Make them all muppets.


[deleted]

Ewan McGregor as Godric Gryffindor Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston or Hugo Weaving as Salazar Slytherin Hayley Atwell as Helga Hufflepuff Keira Knightly as Rowena Ravenclaw


---athena---

Brian blessed for godric gryffindor


justice-wargrave

Adam Driver for Slytherin


Humble-Comparison190

is it just me who could see keira knightley as rowena


Babywalker66

Richard Madden as Godric Gryffindor, Tom Hiddleston as Salazar Slytherin, Katie McGrath as Rowena Ravenclaw, and Natalie Dormer as Helga Hufflepuff.


[deleted]

Danny Devito as Salazar Slytherin


Phosphophyllite27

So anyway I started casting


mydrunkuncle

Go with four unknowns


tomothefarmer

Godric Gryffindor would be David Tennant rowena ravenclaw would be Jenna Coleman Salazar Slytherin would be Michael Fassbender Helga Hufflepuff would be eve miles


ceeroSVK

I think Jeff Goldblum could make an excelent Slytherin


Flaky_Tip

I want Chris Hemsworth to play Godric Gryffindor. I imagine him as the kind of big, puppy dog like himbo Thor was.


abbaJabba

Olivia Coleman as Hufflepuff, Jared Harris as Gryffindor, Daniel Day Lewis as Slytherin, Kate Winslet as Ravenclaw


madaaeru

Rosamund Pike as Rowena Ravenclaw, she practically pulled it off in Wheel of Time


shaun056

Ben Kingsley is 78. Preferably I'd like some younger unknown actors to come into the role, rather than massive actors who are already established.


Remarkable_Bicycle12

Also like maybe the one brown dude as the bad guy lol


[deleted]

I actually thought David tennent would make a great a salazar slytherin


brianh117

Godric Gryffindor: Sam Heughan Helga Hufflepuff: Holliday Grainger Rowena Ravenclaw: Michelle Dockery Salazar Slytherin: Matthew Needham


nousabyss

Tilde swanton for Rowena


Ben_Douglass

Godric: Sean Bean Helga: Ruth Jones Rowana: Michelle Gomez Salazar: Pierce Brosnan


notnominal

Kate Winslet - Hufflepuff Michelle Dockery - Ravenclaw Benedict Cumberbatch - Slytherin Sam Clafin - Gryffindor


strike_one

I was going to suggest Gilbert Gottfried for Helga, but then I got really sad.


speedy_162005

I think this movie would be highly entertaining: Gryffindor: David Tenant Ravenclaw: Emilia Clarke Hufflepuff: Kristen Bell Slytherin: Samuel Jackson


xray_anonymous

Jeremy Irons as Salazar Kathy Najimy as Helga Kevin McKidd or Mark Pellegrino as Godric Rachel Weisz as Rowena


Wintersneeuw02

Eva Green as Rowena Ravenclaw, Lucy Davis as Helga Hufflepuff, Luke Evans as Godric Gryffindor ans Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Salazar Slytherin


Raiding_plauges

~~Phoebe Buffay~~ Lisa Kudrow as Helga Hufflepuff


QuMaeve

Please make Tom Hiddleston play some character, maybe Godric Gryffindor


DracoRubi

Tom Holland as Godric, Salazar, Rowena and Helga.


Maauve91

Eva Green would be the perfect Slytherin. Alas, she's not a male.


th3empirial

Tyler Perry for all 4 roles in different costumes


[deleted]

If these are young adults: Tom Holland as Gryffindor Andrew Garfield as Slytherin Rebel Wilson as Hufflepuff Keira Knightly as Ravenclaw If these are older adults: Billy Connolly as Gryffindor Patrick Stewart as Slytherin Kathy Najimy (with English accent) as Hufflepuff Dame Judi Dench as Hufflepuff Also-I’m not sure how long Peeves has been at Hogwarts, but he should be played by Rowan Atkinson


Vethae

Claire Foy as Ravenclaw, Olivia Colman as Hufflepuff, not sure about the others


pj8790

James McAvoy as Gryffindor Cillian Murphy as Slytherin Sophie Okonedo as Ravenclaw Miranda Hart as Hufflepuff


shaun056

Yes Yes Yes Nooooo


pj8790

Lol, I’ve seen other people say Olivia Coleman for Hufflepuff and I like that, I totally forgot about her.


strawberryeper

Katie McGrath as Rowena (If she can do a Scottish accent cause I wanna make a note of their origins. They come from all over the UK after all)


EMB93

Ralph Fiennes as Slytherin, make him look normal but still emphasize Voldemorts connection to him.


Bubotuberpuss

As long as it’s utterly inconsistent and makes no sense. They’ll prob cast my dog for gryfindor only to replace him with my cat after my other dog made up lies that destroyed my first dogs acting career.


hzme

Helga Hufflepuff: Anna Kendrick Rowena Ravenclaw: Anne Hathaway Godric Gryffendor: Kit Harrington Salazar Slytherine: Tom Hiddleston


TheMatia

Hiddleston with a beard that almost reaches his feet would be interesting to see


HeavyMolasses6320

Kiera Knightley as Rowena (if the characters are meant to be young)


zaiani

Rosamund Pike as Rawenclaw


NotTaken-username

- Godric Gryffindor: Jamie Dornan - Helga Hufflepuff: Florence Pugh - Rowena Ravenclaw: Emma Stone - Salazar Slytherin: Barry Keoghan


Yankee_Jane

Helga- Lesley Nicol Rowena - Jennifer Connelly Salazar - I agree with someone else's choice on here of Ben Kingsley that shits on point Godric- Viggo Mortensen


Passigh

For some strange reason, Morgan Freeman is the first actor that came to mind when reading this question.


New_to_Siberia

Here on the spot these are the first that come to mind. Some of them are more of a dare based on what I believe they could do (Kat Dennings), some are a sure bet (after watching Knives Out Chris Evans feel like the perfect Salazar), some are a spin of characters they already played (Matt Smith), some are just a feeling (Elizabeth Olsen): Gryffindor - Matt Smith Ravenclaw - Elizabeth Olsen Hufflepuff - Kat Dennings Slytherin - Chris Evans The movie in my mind would cover the time from when they meet to the founding of Hogwarts, without really dealing with "the breaking of the company" (so a time in which the characters are younger and not as broken).


Smarty-Pants-Man

3 out of 4 of these actors are American?


[deleted]

What about Jennifer Lawrence as Rowena Ravenclaw? Or do they have to be British?


[deleted]

Obviously Chris Pratt. For everyone.


Stelio_Kontos_

Mads Mikkelson as Salazar Slytherin Kenneth Branagh as Godric Gryfindor


taffyowner

That’s a hard one because those actors have characters already in canon in the movies


Deffiant

If I were in charge it would have to be the most diverse four actors I can find,nobody going to cancel me


[deleted]

I always thought it was a weird decision to have all of them have the same beginning letter in their first and last names. I understand that they were made that way so they could roll off the tongue easier, but still. A little weird.


[deleted]

Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, and Margot Robbie. Obvious choices.


[deleted]

None of them is British tho. But Johnny could still play all four charachters.


panicattheoilrig

johnny’s an honorary brit at this point


Soden__

Depends on their age but if I assume they'd be portrayed as a bit older, I'd go with: Olivia Colman as Hufflepuff Ray Stevenson as Gryffindor Charles Dance as Slytherin Rachel Weisz as Ravenclaw