Cillian Murphy is shutting down rumors that he was being cast as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter television series.
In a new interview, Murphy addressed rumblings that he would take on the role of the supervillain in the HBO adaptation of the JK Rowling book series.
“No, my kids show me it occasionally, but no, I don’t know anything about that,” Murphy said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “I mean, also, it’s just really hard to follow anything Ralph Fiennes does. The man is an absolute acting legend. So, good luck to whoever is going to fill those shoes.”
Ralph Fiennes played the role of Lord Voldemort in the film series.
The Harry Potter TV series stars Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley), and Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger). Draco will be played in the series by Lox Pratt.
Other casting includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Additionally, Bertie Carvel will play Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, and Johnny Flynn will portray Draco’s father, Lucius Malfoy. The Dursleys, Harry’s aunt and uncle, will be brought to life by Bel Powley as Petunia and Daniel Rigby as her husband Vernon.
Warwick Davis will reprise his role of Professor Filius Flitwick, which he originated in the films. Other actors who will also star in the TV series adaptation include Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, and William Nash as Gregory Goyle.
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