Actress Helen McCrory is profiled in a new article now online from the Daily Mail in which she talks about her career, life, and role as Narcissa Malfoy in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. In this lengthy article, Helen briefly discusses her role as Narcissa in the sixth film, saying: “Just wait for me to be wicked and witchy.” As readers will remember, due to her pregnancy during the “Order of the Phoenix” filming, she was unable to take on the role of Bellatrix Lestrange in that film, but, the article notes, was instead offered the role of Bellatrix’s sister, Narcissa, in the “Half-Blood Prince” and “Deathly Hallows” films.
Production is currently underway for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which is set for a November 2008 release.
Thank God she plays Narcissa! I mean, I’m so happy with our Bellatrix and Helena! And for Helen, she looks like Narcissa i imagined (just blond:D) yeah….I want to see that picture too!
I am very glad thatHelena got Bellatrix instead!!! She is awsome and ever since ootp I have loved her!!!I am questioning Helen as Narcissa. She dosnt really have the looks…but we’ll see…
i think helen will be good as narcissa however to be honest i pictured narcissa being younger than what helen looks like..but mabye turning blonde will make her look younger. Im glad that helena got the role of bellatrix though shes perfect for the part cant imagine anyone else doing it.
I agree i cannot picture any one but HBC playing bella, i am sure helen wil do well as narcissa, as for narcissa’a age remember at this point inthe HP story her son Draco is 16 going on 17 and she has been through the trauma of having her husband arrested and her home searched. so her looking a bit older than you might think would make sense
To be perfectly frank, none of the actors except Evanna Lynch looks anything like the way I imagined the characters. Not Dan, not Emma, not Rupert, not Michael Gambon, not Alan Rickman, not Maggie Smith, not Bonnie Wright, not even Helena Bonham Carter. ::shrug:: But they all do a great job, and I love them all for doing a great job and for bringing HP to life.
I’m looking forward to adding Helen McCrory to the list. ::nod::
I pictured Narcissa as a cold aristocratic type brought down by the fear of something horrible happening to her only child as well as the imprisonment of her husband. I think this actress will do the part justice just as HBC did to Bellatrix. I can’t wait to see her on screen! (insert fangirl squee)
Why can’t you people just be nice sometimes and give this lady a chance. Every time there is a cast update or a photo everyone takes out their claws and start ripping it all apart. I thought we were fans here. I think it would be better to hold judgment of someone until you see them in the part and not some photos of her in other roles or a bad photo from the set. Helen is only 38 years old which if this was Narcissa’s age at this point would mean that she was 22 when she had Draco. With Draco being 16/17 then Helen is the right age to play his mother.
She’s supposed to be blonde. Oh well. I guess that short of detail doesn’t really matter. Just like with every being pissed that Harry doesn’t have green eyes in the movie.
"Percy's been acting very oddly this summer," said George, frowning. "And he [i]has[/i] been sending a lot of letters and spending a load of time shut up in his room.... I mean, there's only so many times you can polish a prefect badge."
What an interesting bit of casting. I’m still glad HBC was cast as Bellatrix, but good luck to Helen McCrory as her sis Narcissa.