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[ebonlock]

Casting for HBP, straight from Warner Brothers:

Two award-winning actors are joining the film’s all-star cast in their first Harry Potter film. Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”) has been set to play Potions Professor Horace Slughorn, who gives Harry an old Potions textbook that had once belonged to the Half-Blood Prince, which proves invaluable to the young wizard. Award-winning actress Helen McCrory [Editor's note: Oh nice casting here!](“Becoming Jane,” “The Queen”) will play Narcissa Malfoy, mother to Draco Malfoy and sister to the evil Bellatrix Lestrange.

Additionally, several young newcomers will be making their feature film debuts in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Jessie Cave has won the role of Lavender Brown, who has eyes for Ron Weasley. Nine-year-old Hero Fiennes Tiffin is playing the role of the young Tom Riddle at age 11, while 16-year-old Frank Dillane is playing the teenage Riddle, who is already on the path to becoming the evil Lord Voldemort.

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[rexluscus.livejournal.com]

Helen McCrory was the lady they originally cast as Bellatrix until she got pregnant and had to bow out, yeah? I think she'll make a better Narcissa than a Bellatrix.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I would totally agree, she does the cool, calm superiority thing really well but I just don't see her having the right manic vibe for Bella. And now that I've seen Helena in the role I can't imagine anyone else :)