"Half-Blood Prince" Casting News on McLaggen, Zabini, Romilda Vane and Katie Bell
HBP Film
Posted by: Sue
December 19, 2007, 04:45 PM
Additional casting has been announced for characters in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. As referenced briefly in the recent PotterCast interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, the role of would be Gryffindor keeper Cormac McLaggen will be portrayed by actor Freddie Stroma. CBBC Newsround also reports that “18-year-old Louis Cordice will play Blaise Zabini, a Slytherin student who dislikes muggle borns.” Lovelorn Romilda Vane, who inadvertently causes Ron a bit of havoc, will be played by actress Anna Shaffer. Rounding out the casting updates includes word that actress Georgina Leonidas will take on the part of Gryffindor chaser Katie Bell, with her friend Leanne to be played by Isabella Laughland. Finally , actor Robert Knox will play Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby. As reported previously, many of the scenes with the students at Hogwarts will be filmed starting in early January. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be released in theaters November 21, 2008.
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I’m so happy they’re including Cormac McLaggen, Katie Bell, and her friend. I didn’t even think her friend would get included because I can think of another way to do that scene without having to hire a specific actor. That’s cool!
(Who’s Marcus Belby? Was he in the book?)
Oh, and it’s been a terribly long time since I’ve read HBP is ashamed but isn’t Cormac supposed to be, well, ugly and fat? Though then again Krum wasn’t supposed to be all that dashing either was he… movie Hermione just really lucks out I guess ;)
@AmyL…..I don’t believe it has been confirmed that “the Gaunts” will be excluded. Speculation, only. I trust TLC will give the news, whatever it may be, concerning that…
HOORAYYY! The Castlist grows…ever so slowly..but it grows, none the less!
OOPS! Got posted twice! Gives me a chance to address another comment! (yay) I think they’ll wait, till the last minute, to cast ‘Dobby’ and ‘Kreacher’. They are, after all, “CGI” and will be only voice-cast.
this book harry potter and the half blood prince
but now movie title must be ron weasley and hermione gringer.
sorry but i’m very angry.hbp about harry,snape and tom riddle not ron not hermione not romantic.
I’m so happy they’re including Cormac McLaggen, Katie Bell, and her friend. I didn’t even think her friend would get included because I can think of another way to do that scene without having to hire a specific actor. That’s cool!
(Who’s Marcus Belby? Was he in the book?)