i agree with you, billy. I wish they would make us miss movie characters more in these last films, and i wish lupin and tonks could be in the HBP more…but oh well, i still cant wait :)

I didnt think that a script was even written yet. So I have to agree with gilyweed. I think this is all speculation on his part. He isnt in Deathly Hallows a ton but hes in there. So we will have to wait and see. As with everything people. Dont jump the gun. I liked all the casting, I have never had any complaints about any of the casting – I think they are all fantastic. You know right after someone is casted, whether we have seen them or not I picture them in my head while I am reading the books.They have to keep baby Teddy in it, and maybe even the wedding. For gods sake thats why there is going to be two movies, for that stuff.

David’s a professional: he knows that small, powerful scenes are just as important as being on screen for 120+ minutes. Remember how well he did in those tiny scenes in PoA, talking to Harry about his relationship with Harry’s parents? Those emotional ties will get to play out, I’m sure!

I saw the Metro interview this morning on the way to work. I usually don’t bother reading the ‘60 second interviews’ but his was good. He talks about a few things and is quite outspoken in some cases, like when he mentions Mike Leigh’s quote about him; ‘the tragedy of David is he’s never had a part like [Naked] again’ (his answer was ‘I’ve had a nice time since then actually’!). The funniest answer was to ‘What’s the best thing about coming from Blackpool?’; ‘I grew up in a toy shop next door to a sweet shop by the Pleasure Beach, it was idyllic’!

I was going to send a scan in to Leaky but then I had second thoughts, as some people on this site seem to be over sensitive when the actors so much as comment on America, which he does in relation to what he misses most about Britain.

People are just going to have to start reading the books (Ahhh! Knowledge!) because they cut the Lupin/Tonks relationship in HBP and it’s going to seem weird that they start out DH married. You know, if they had no previous relationship.

I hate his mustache. I know that’s such a silly thing to get caught up on, but whenever he’s on screen, that’s all I stare at.

If he is in DH and ends up dying, they’re sure to give it more mention than Jo did. Oh, by the way, Lupin died. That wouldn’t really work in a movie.

What! I don’t like David not being in the movies as Remus, a lot. And Nat isn’t either.

I am a huge Tonks and Lupin fan. Oh,  if they have to die in the movie, please, oh, please, keep Teddy and their marriage. And if they do not have them married, then WB shouldn't even bother making Teddy in it. Without one element, it ruins the other.

I know that many people nowadays choose not to get married, when they have babies, but Lupin and Tonks should. J.K. Rowling wrote it that way, so it should be portrayed that way.

And I agree a hundred percent with potterhead23. WB should keep the “Forest Again” scene, above all, exactly the same, otherwise it just completely ruins the emotion, in my opinion.

I have high hopes for this one, as do the rest of the world I’m sure, but hey, what can we do? I just hope that HBP and DH won’t be as lacking to the book as they sound. :(

That’s a shame. I really don’t like the direction they’re taking the series, now that it’s coming to an end.

I think it would be awesome if David found a job at the Harry Potter theme park… just wish that he was serious(or sirius… LOL!) about it. It sucks that he won’t be in the last two as much because I was soooo sad when Lupin and Tonks died. :(

Do you know what seriously erks me? We, as fans, have been very understanding when it comes to downsizing the plot lines for the movies sake. But when were promised two increadible halves of Deathly Hallows, only to hear that Lupins character isnt really involved in Deatly Hallow, even with the amount of time now slotted to improve the films ending, were still hearing disapointing remarks like that. I dont understand, I dont get WB and I certainly have been shaken by their conduct. Thank heavens HBP slot has been aslotted to Twilight. That, is a reason to shreik with glee! Rob Pattinson…yum!

My favorite character is Lupin, so hearing that he will hardly be in the final DH films is heartbreaking. They’ve done so little justice to his character throughout the films… I’m much more a fan of his book counterpart, even though I think Thewlis has done a commendable job with the few scenes he’s been given (nevermind that Prisoner of Azkaban is my least favorite HP film…).

I cried over Lupin and Tonks in the final book, and couldn’t get them out of my head for days afterward. It is rare for me to feel so affected by a fictional character, but I still feel like tearing up if I think about it too hard.

I sincerely doubt the movie will be able to evoke even a hint of the emotions I felt reading those scenes in the book. As hard as it was to read those last tear-invoking chapters of Deathly Hallows, I think in many ways it will be much harder to witness the film’s indifference toward characters I have grown to love over the past 8+ years.

I suppose that’s why I’m thankful we still have our books to fall back on, whenever the movies just can’t get it right.

there was an interview thingy with the people who play tonks, seamus and some other people and im sure they made that exact joke about they can always get a job in the theme park. come on man don’t nick peoples jokes, haha kidding.

Well they said that they where more forshadowing the relationship so if we’re luck we’ll get some eyecontact and awkwars silences!!! WE LOVE YOU DAVID WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn’t like him as Lupin at all. I wanted to see Paul Bettany as Lupin.

Posted by Johanna on September 12, 2008 @ 06:25 AM

Johanna, I must admit, Paul Bettany is much better looking then David Thewlish, but I think that the Lupin-role is not one for a good-looking actor. David has a face that one would not trust at first sight (- he played a variety of nasty characters-) and therefor very suited for Lupin, who is someone who has to win trust through his personality in spite of what he is and not by the way he looks. Paul Bettany however would do much better as the opposite in roles like the classic galant cheats of Jane Austin like Mr Wickam or Mr.Willoughby

Don’t worry guys, actually he should have as much screen time as he did in PoA, if you count the two DH films as one. Or at least way more screen time than in OotP or HBP. Yes, the script for DH1 isn’t finalized yet, and the DH2 first draft isn’t ready yet, but at least in DH1 he’s going to be in the 7 Potters sequence. In DH2 we should see him in the forest, in battle, and his scene with the trio where he tries to run away from his responsibilities. Keep in mind that Bill and Fleur have been cut fully, so in all likelihood Tonks & Lupin will be living in Shell Cottage and getting married instead. As to whether Teddy or the epilogue itself will be kept in, I can’t say anything yet.