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"Half-Blood Prince" Casting News: New Actress for Role of Pansy

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Posted by: Sue
February 02, 2008, 09:01 AM

We have news today regarding a new actress cast in the role of Pansy Parkinson for the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." According to A &J Management actress Scarlett Byrne will take on the part of the Slytherin girlfriend of Draco Malfoy for the sixth Harry Potter film. You can see her photo here. This is the same agency that also handles actress Jessie Cave, who is portraying Lavender Brown in Half-Blood Prince.

On a related note, thanks to TLC Reader Katy, we can report Gloucester Cathedral in England will be closed on February 6, 7 and 8, with the latter two days likely to see the bulk of location filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As we have reported previously, a fair number of the cast, including the Trio, are due to take part in filming. Anyone who attends, please send in your photos and reports!

Thanks to Lisette, Katy and all who emailed!

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Cian

She almost looks too nice a person to be pansy, though I’m sure she’ll do great.

I love the moment in Deathly Hallows where she loses it in the great hall after Voldemort’s threat and shouts “HE’S OVER THERE! SOMEBODY GRAB HIM!” I hope that stays in, though I doubt it will!

Posted by Cian on February 02, 2008 @ 09:08 AM
Lisette

@ Cian.

I’ve seen other photos of her and she can look like 100% pure evil.. haha But since it’s not a nice thing to post her Myspace address online you’ll have to look her up yourself :P

Cheers!

Posted by Lisette on February 02, 2008 @ 09:11 AM
Cian

Lol, I just saw it. She’ll be good I think.

Posted by Cian on February 02, 2008 @ 09:17 AM
Tom M

I wonder if she’ll have a noticeable part or just a silent role…...?

Posted by Tom M on February 02, 2008 @ 09:28 AM
budb

If the script stays faithful to the book, does Pansy actually say/do anything beyond the Hogwarts Express scene? I’m certain lines/scenes can be worked in throughout the filming tho…

Posted by budb on February 02, 2008 @ 09:31 AM
Chrysanthemum

I wonder what happened to the girl they had for POA, Genevieve Gaunt? She looked more like how I pictured Pansey.

Posted by Chrysanthemum on February 02, 2008 @ 09:36 AM
Libby

Huh. Well, she’s got a kind of sneering face so, I’m game! :)

Posted by Libby on February 02, 2008 @ 09:37 AM
smoof

Hmm, at first she didn’t really look like the Pansy I imagined, but I think she’ll do a good job.

Posted by smoof on February 02, 2008 @ 09:37 AM
Curandera

I don’t mean to be mean, but did you notice her pointy eye teeth. Really Slytherin! I also like her name, “Scarlett Byrne.” Very Slytherin! Ha!

Posted by Curandera on February 02, 2008 @ 09:45 AM
Muddtallica

She looks fine for what will most likely be an incidental role; Pansy’s been all but written out of the preceding five films, so it wouldn’t make a great deal of sense to push her into full prominence at this late stage. It’s nice to have her in the background, though; at least it show’s she there.

Posted by Muddtallica on February 02, 2008 @ 09:50 AM
Matea

hahahaha….she looks like she’s in Slytherin…she’s good for the role of parkison…I think she’ll have few lines to say in the train(at the beginning). And Jessie who plays Lavender already annoys me…and when I see her kissing Rupert….grrrrrr

: ) : ) : )

Posted by Matea on February 02, 2008 @ 09:50 AM
Michelle

She must have a silent role because Pansy was pretty much absent in HBP except for when she is on the Hogwarts Express and when she verbally attacks Harry for attacking Draco. And I know the scene on the Hogwarts Express was already shot because of the behind-the-scenes footage I saw when Draco freezes Harry and we also see Harry underneath the invisibility cloak (before special effects.) How come we are just hearing about her?

Posted by Michelle on February 02, 2008 @ 09:53 AM
Lizzie

wow she looks really good for a role as a Slytherin i can totally see her no playing with dracos hair lol ohh im so excited totally random but did they ever say who got cast as romalida?

Posted by Lizzie on February 02, 2008 @ 10:01 AM
Marauder

Nothing against this girl, but what happened to the old Pansy? I thought she was great.

Posted by Marauder on February 02, 2008 @ 10:17 AM
BellaSnape

I think shes perfect for the part of Pansy, but do you know what this means maybe they are still keeping some cast from us they said in that statement they were done but what if they still announce that Bill Nighy is going to be Scrimgeour or there is a rumer that greyback is still in on IMDb?

Posted by BellaSnape on February 02, 2008 @ 10:19 AM
BellaSnape

@ Lizzie go to wikipedia – harry potter and the half blood prince film and they have that info on that page for you – I believe her name is Georgina something but it tells you who plays her and the other smaller roles

Posted by BellaSnape on February 02, 2008 @ 10:22 AM
Anita

Guys, there are TWO factors you need to consider: 1) This is a photo agency picture. A headshot, I don’t think people will book someone if they look mean or unpleasant 2) She’s NOT in costume. They do use make-up in HP to make people look like the characters.

I’ll wait to see a picture of her in costume and video of her acting (presuming she’ll have lines).

Posted by Anita on February 02, 2008 @ 10:46 AM
Iolanthe

Quote”I love the moment in Deathly Hallows where she loses it in the great hall after Voldemort’s threat and shouts “HE’S OVER THERE! SOMEBODY GRAB HIM!” I hope that stays in, though I doubt it will! Posted by Cian on February 02, 2008 @ 09:08 AM /quote

I like to think that’s why Draco married somebody else instead.

Posted by Iolanthe on February 02, 2008 @ 10:54 AM
Christine

OMG! I think she looks perfect for the role. ;)

Posted by Christine on February 02, 2008 @ 11:02 AM
Nimbus xl

@bellasnape, Georgina Leonidas is cast as Katie Bell. Good luck to the new girl but I want to wait until WB confirm shes in. Remember Lily Potter from Snapes worst memory?

Posted by Nimbus xl on February 02, 2008 @ 11:11 AM
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