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Ralph Fiennes shared who he’d like to see play Lord Voldemort in the upcoming HBO series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Finneas recently appeared on the BBC Claudia Winkelmann Show He was asked for his opinion on who should take on the role of the yet-to-be-cast villain.
“I remember being asked, ‘Can I reprise the part?’” This was a few years ago. He said: I said: Yes, I like that. “But then nothing happened, and I think that ship has sailed.”
Although he finally admitted: “I will tell you that Tilda Swinton has been mentioned somewhere as a competitor, and I think she would be amazing.”
Swinton is known for her Oscar-winning performances Michael Clayton And for her portrayal of the White Witch in Chronicles of Narnia. Her credits also include Suspiria, Snowpiercer, we need to talk about Kevin, Asteroid City and next room, Among many other things.
the After 28 years The star played Voldemort in five of the eight Harry Potter Films led by Daniel Radcliffe.
Last year, Cillian Murphy denied rumors that he would play the character in the series. However, he shut them down and told Josh Horowitz about it Happy sad confused Podcast: “I don’t know anything about that. I also mean it’s really hard to follow anything that Ralph Fiennes does. The guy is an absolute acting legend. So, good luck to whoever fills that shoes.”
As for the rest of the new group, the cast includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Nick Frost as Hagrid, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Papa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, and Lux Pratt as Neville Longbottom. Draco Malfoy.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is a re-imagining of JK Rowling’s seven-part book series and the Warner Bros. franchise. Francesca Gardiner (succession(Works as show director with Mark Mylod)game of thrones) Directing several episodes. The series premieres Christmas 2026 on HBO and will stream exclusively on HBO Max.

