"Half-Blood Prince" Casting News: Helen McCrory will Play Narcissa Malfoy

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"Half-Blood Prince" Casting News: Helen McCrory will Play Narcissa Malfoy

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Posted by: Sue

November 09, 2007, 01:26 PM

Good news this morning as CBBC Newsround can confirm some casting news for the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film. Actress Helen McCrory will play the part of Narcissa Malfoy, the wife of Death Eater Lucius Malfoy. Newsround reminds us that Ms McCrory "was originally cast as Bellatrix Lestrange in the fifth Potter movie, but couldn't play the part because she was expecting a baby."

Also, the site reports that an"announcement on who will play young Tom Riddle and Lavender Brown is expected very soon."

Helen McCrory has appeared in "Anna Karenina" for PBS, as well as The Count of Monte Cristo, and was most recently seen in the hit films "The Queen," and "Becoming Jane," which also co-starred Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) and Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall).UPDATE: You can now see some additional photos of Helen McCrory here in our galleries.

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is currently in production and will be released in theaters November 21, 2008.

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Well, she’s not my vision of Narcissa but she is good for the part….

Posted by vandy on November 09, 2007, 01:37 PM report to moderator

YAY that’s so cool! I was going nuts with no casting news!

And I’m one of the first ones to comment. Word.

Posted by helena123 on November 09, 2007, 01:38 PM report to moderator

I’ve never seen any of the movies she’s been in but she does have a resemblance to Bellatrix in the 5th movie. I just hope she has “corn silk” blond hair like she’s supposed to have. I dont think she’ll have a problem, in one of the still shots of a movie she was in on imdb.com she looks like she dyed her hair red for the part.

Posted by Rosa P on November 09, 2007, 01:40 PM report to moderator

Not at all, what I pictured. However, as much as I may wince at the HP movies, I am rarely let down by the casting. I’m sure she’ll be fine.

Posted by Kelly on November 09, 2007, 01:40 PM report to moderator

FANTASTIC NEWS! I am thrilled!! Best news sooo far!!

Posted by Ryan on November 09, 2007, 01:46 PM report to moderator

Helena McCrory is a brunette. She played the wife of Tony Blair in the film “The Queen” which starred Helen Mirren.

Posted by Graymayne on November 09, 2007, 01:52 PM report to moderator

WOW. Great actress, although she will have to have her hair dyed blonde, and possibly wear blue contact lenses. It’s great that they gave her anohter chance to be in the films though. She and Helena get to play sisters now. :-)

Posted by Zee on November 09, 2007, 01:53 PM report to moderator

I think she’s great. she looks very much like Helena.

Posted by Colleen McCord on November 09, 2007, 01:55 PM report to moderator

It’s a pity she was pregnant, she could have been an excellent Bellatrix

Posted by Xenophilius on November 09, 2007, 02:02 PM report to moderator

“Helena McCrory is a brunette”

There are wigs and hair dye – easily fixed.

I am pleased about this, she is a great actress and she and Helena would make very believable sisters.

Posted by gilyweed on November 09, 2007, 02:04 PM report to moderator

She was also in the Anna Karenina mini-series (she played Anna). Somehow she doesn’t seem like a Narcissa to me, but I think she’ll do fine

Posted by REj on November 09, 2007, 02:06 PM report to moderator

She looks good, as long as her hair goes blonde! =)

Posted by Becca on November 09, 2007, 02:22 PM report to moderator

I saw reciently Helen McCrory on the film “Becoming Jane” and she didn´t looks like Narcissa at all,but the world of films makes miracles!She could had been a perfect Bellatrix anyway.

Posted by buttercuplf on November 09, 2007, 02:24 PM report to moderator

Somehow they manage to turn a very brunette Jason Isaacs into, as he puts it, the Paris Hilton-esque Lucius Malfoy. Something tells me they’ll be able to do the same with Helen McCrory’s transformation into Narcissa without batting an eye. (yes, I know Jason’s wearing a wig ~~- but that’s my point -~~ why the fuss about what color her hair is?)

Posted by Mags on November 09, 2007, 02:30 PM report to moderator

know wat this means?? it means that spinner’s end is in the film! wohoo! thumbs up for character development! finally

Posted by HPGENIUS on November 09, 2007, 02:31 PM report to moderator