I never saw her in any other movie, so i'm going to assum from other people's posts that she was in About a Boy and she was good. I pictured Tonks a little differently, but that's ok I just want to see how she does first before I jump to saying that I don't like her.

The name sounds so famillar, but I guess it's just one of those names that sounds like everybody knows it. I think he could make a good young James. I really hope they make his hair messy enough. I think I want to hear his voice too. I always think voices paly a huge part in the character. Again I'm about to utter those three words I have typed so many times...I can't wait!

I had a thought whilst reading Harry Potter and the Half blood prince; that the bloke in that old sitcom Keeping up Appearances (the one who plays the husband) should be Horace Slughorn because i could just imagine his face as professor slughorn's - and he's british so it would fit. I don't know if anyone has heard of him but it would be worth looking up.
Due to the fact that he does look portly and he has a walrus mustach as well as a bald head, he might make a good slughorn.

Wow. She looks a little like i would imagin her...only in the other movies dosn't it show her with more red-ish hair?

I totally agree!!!! All the way!!!! I don't know why they didn't choose him in the first place! He was so great as the role of Gandalf, and he would've been so sincere and serious, but fun at appropriate times. I was very disappointed when they didn't choose him. I hope they replace the current guy with him!

I think she is okay... I has never seen her act but she looks a little like I had imagined her

I think she's a good choice I don't know I'll have to see her in the film in July to judge just like all of the younger actors playing Lily , James , Remus , Sirius , and Peter . I guess they all will be Make-uped to look like 15 16 17 year olds having their Hairs dyed red for Lily, Jet Black and untidy and Hazel lenses for the young Actor who will play James and Almond Green lenses for Susie Shiner and Dan but like I said I need to see the film in July before I can Judge on all of the young actors who will be playing in Snapes worst Memory scene .

well i guess she's ok i mean i've always imagined lily different i don't know like her hair redder her eyes realy green i mean really pretty but i guess she's ok

I agree 100% that Sir Richard Harris was the best picutred Dumbldore in the first 2 films , I think Sir Michael Gambon is an Ok Dumbldore , but I agree that Sir Ian McKellen would have made a better Dumbldore to take Sir Richard 's place as Dumbledore , and I think there was a Rumor a long time ago that they confused Sir Ian with Sir Richard as being Dumbledore because I saw Sir Ian McKellen in the LOTR films and he was a best pictured Gandlaf and you could hear J.RR . Tolkien voice coming out of his mouth , and I'm not sure but I think it was in the the second film that Sir Richard was in as Dumbledore that there was a picture of Sir Ian Mckellen as Gandlaf the Grey inside a Portait that was inside Dumbledore's Office , and I also hope that Alan Rickman does stay for films 6 and 7 ( only 2more films left ) Yes I hope Sir Ian McKellen gets to do the last 2 films ( No Offense Sir Michael ) .

I also agree that Sir Ian should have played the part of Dumbledore because he is such a great actor and he really knows how to portray himself in calm and difficult matters. And I really do hope that they don't change any of the actors in the movies because they are all so good , but I just think that Gambon just isn't good for the part of Dumbledore, I still think that Sir Ian should have gotten the part.



*Sirius*

I think she is the perfect pick to play Dalores Umbridge.I really think she will do a good job.So far in sneak peeks and trailers she looks and acts pretty good.

Googled her...... ..never seen her act but she looks KINDA like what i imagined tonks to be..so well see. if i am disappointed well then ill whine about it.

mmm...well she's not what I imagined, but hey, she's pretty good, especially with the pink! and from the trailer she sounds pretty umbridge-like...with the voice & struts and all. yeah, she's alright, I can't wait to see how she turns out in the movie!

No one
I repeat NO ONE can ever replace Mr. Richard Harris
Sir Michael Gambon I felt didn't have the same sparkle of intelligence in his eyes nor does he have the same calmness as Richard Harris. I MOST DEFINITELY AGREE that Sir Ian Mckellen would do a much better job due to his personality and acting skills.
I was saddened about Richard death the most though. The Harry Potter series will never be the same without him. *cries*

Dumbledore is someone who won't get angry easily and will hive you a sense of security with just his voice and I fear Sir Michael just doesn't have that.
So in other words I have the same opinion as TheManekin.

I think that mundungus has been cut, because I have checked the cast list on imdb.com and theres no mundungus fletcher on there, which I think is a shame, I think Dennis Healy would have been great ( in a straggly ginger wig of course). if you want to check out the rest of the cast list follow the link below:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373889/fullcredits#cast

Natalia Tena's gonna be great for the role, i can just sense it; i took one look at her photo and t thought she looked perfect. Apart from the fact that i thought she was going to have shorter hair, but then again i can't imagine a short haired girl as Tonks, can you?

Anyway, I love Tonks - she's the best. When i first read about her in Ootp i could seriously identify with the character, immensely because i, myself, am a Tom-boy sort of character and she is so easy to connect with, personally, because she is young and inexperienced. That is what i saw in this Natalia Tena - she seems so energetic and so boistrous that she could easily benefit towards the role.

I am sooo excited about seeing Tonks in action. It looks like this film has everything, and so much to offer for its rewarding fans.





P.S. I really wanted to see About a Boy because i found out the girl who is going to play Tonks (Natalia Tena) is in it; i saw it was going to be on television once so i took full liberty to watch it. I then searched and searched for this girl but i couldn't recognise her anywhere...until...i realised that i missed the obvious character there was in the film; she had to be young so i thought 'hmmm...who in this film is young enough and looks like Tonks?'; it was the girl who the boy fancied at the beginning, at school - the teenage girl with the gothic clothing and hairdo! I was like OMG, she is soooo much like Tonks i couldn't believe - she even dresses like i imagined Tonks would have dressed in the book, and, to add to my excitement, they have actually incorporated this dress sense in the Harry Potter film.

So. Tonks is exactly how i wanted her and imagined her to look in the end and her face is just PERFECT. GOOD JOB!

When they were first casting for the Sorcerers Stone, Bonnie Wright seemed like a good choice, however the 6th book, where it says how good looking Ginny is, was not published yet. In my opinion, Bonnie isnt pretty enough to portrat Ginny, any thoughts?

I think that if J.K. Rowling thought she was good enough to be Ginny, then we should trust her.

At first I was quite unsatisfied with bonnie wright as ginny because I didn't think she was pretty enough. Ginny is always described as beautiful. But then, a couple of days ago a new picture was released of her from the fifth movie and she looks way different and really pretty. so now I'm warming up to her.

Amazing what a make up artist can do for a plain jane!

Well, JKR pretty much hung herself when she wrote in HBP that Ginny was this beautiful young girl because Bonnie just isn't beautiful. Pretty, but not a beauty by any stretch of the imagination!

However, I get the feeling that Bonnie will continue to play the role of Ginny until the end of the series. Emma Watson, who in my opinion is a beautiful girl, is supposed to be playing a girl who isn't supposed to be pretty, except when she [i]cleans /i] up - like for the Yule Ball. But, we all know that Emma is really a very pretty young woman. Harry isn't supposed to be handsome, but Daniel Radcliffe sure is!

So, what difference does it make that Bonnie isn't pretty, the makeup department will spend hours cleaning her up anyway! Besides, I will be very pleasantly surprised if Bonnie is replaced by another actress, but I hope she is!

I think Bonnie is a great Ginny. She doesn't look exactly like I imagined but who ever does? Now (like with the trio, DD, teachers, etc.) I have two pictures of the way they look, movie and book.

Besides Bonnie isn't not pretty. I don't even know who's considered pretty these days and I don't know if there are many, if any, celeberties that are drop dead gorgeous.

Besides I think Judge Judy from TV says something along the lines of beauty is fading but intelligence is forever. That was the general idea but the words are my own.

I don't think that those of us who aren't all that fond of Bonnie are saying that she isn't pretty, we know that she isn't ugly! What we are saying is that she isn't this drop dead gorgeous girl that Ginny has apparently become in HBP!

As to Judge Judy's definition of beauty (I imagine this is what you meant to say) - I agree. Beauty fades with age or a serious illness, but intelligence remains intact (unless there is some brain damage... ) But, if you are insinuating that Bonnie is highly intelligent ... well, personally, I am not so sure that she is or isn't! I will say though, that I don't think that Ginny has a very high IQ. I believe that she is of average intelligence. Nothing special. I also think that because Ginny is of average intelligence she is the type that relies on her beauty and charm. She sounds to me like she is clever and shrewd as well. These are traits that not necessarily make her into a mean person, it's just that IMO she isn't a very nice one. Remember beauty also comes from within. Ginny hasn't proven that to me. And, as for Bonnie having these traits - I wouldn't know. I know very little about the actress per se.

I think that Bonnie is a perfect choice for Ginny. She is a great actress, and she is really blooming. Have you guys seen the newest picture of her for OotP? She is absolutely gorgeous!

http://www.veritaserum.com/galleries/displ...t=117&pos=4

I think she is perfect. Plus, Bonnie can really play the role of Ginny being smart too.

She's pretty but hardly gorgeous!

Come on people, gorgeous is one of those contestants in the Miss Universe pageant. Bonnie doesn't fall into that category. Bonnie still looks like a girl. As you say she is still blooming.

But, as I have said before, Bonnie will most likely continue to play the role of Ginny, unless she herself chooses not to. But, I doubt she will decide that!

I do not know why alot of people do not think Ginny is pretty. I think she's absolutely gorgeous I admit Emma is prettier but I think Bonnie and Harry will look nice together (hence my username) and I think she will continue to be Ginny. She is so pretty I don't know what else to say

We all do not know how Bonnie will appear like when she grows older, and we do not know her full ability. Within the last couple movies we may see her improve and grow into an even more beautiful person personality wise and appearance wise.

I think she is great for this role and I really do not want her to stop playing Ginny.

I agree with you, hgsupporter. I believe that this girl IS good enough for the role of Ginny and those who say she isn't...well, GOOD LUCK, that's all i'm gonna say, for the rest of the time you will be seeing her in future films.

I don't beileve you guys! Not all character's, which the main one's are supposed to fancy, in films are supposed to look pretty and georgous as you put it. I mean that would just be OMG too cleche (i believe); its alot nicer to have normal looking people for a change. I mean, if you think about it, it doesn't matter if they're goodlooking or not, it's up to whether or not they look like the character. For instance, you can't just employ a really goodlooking bloke, just because the girls fancy him, and have him look nothing like the character; its an absolutely stupid reason to look for actors. Characters should be realistic and their personality should not be fantasized too much by what people THINK will look good. Take the film Eragon, for example, Ed Spellers isn't atall that goodlooking, and i think his face looks too wierd, and i hate the personality he gives off, yet, this sort of imperfect quality makes the film more realistic that it would have been if they cast a gorgeous bloke, although, it would have been nice to have someone alittle bit CUTER.
Anyway, off subject here, I definitely want Bonnie Wright to come back and play ginny coz it would just be too wierd without her. She has made the role her and she has alot of potential to tell Ron and Harry 'What is'; she's so upfront about things sometimes, she's
very wise. Plus, anyway, Harry - in the book - is supposed to start fancying her because he looks at her from another point of view, NOT BECAUSE SHE WAS PRETTY ALL ALONG, but because he has discovered a new-found RESPECT for her, during her time spent with the DA, and that is exactly how she should be portrayed in the next film. (Not only that but i think that in the sixth book, Harry feels most comfortable now with Ginny and became infatuated with her in the first place because he had experienced the Death Eaters with her before in the fifth book and i think that this sort of connection has developed their relationship even further. Whereas, Cho Chang wasn't there with Harry when he fought all those dark forces and - according to how we see her react to him in the fifth book - she doesn't understand Harry's troubles as much as Ginny does, and i think that is what will bring them back together in the seventh and final book.

Sorry if that went off subject for a while, but i really went off on a tangent

I think they should keep her hair has red as it is, i mean that way it looks natural; if they died it redder it would look aweful and tacky. As for James, his hair isn't an issue for me coz i already found a picture of him and he has - i'll have to admit - got the wrong coloured hair compared to the books, but, you can't go comparing books with films because they will always be different, no matter what, whether it is Harry Potter or something else its going to have to be different for it to be natural/realistic-like.

Take a look at this picture i found ages ago, of Susie Shinner

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I don't think that those of us who aren't all that fond of Bonnie are saying that she [i]isn't pretty, we know that she isn't ugly! What we are saying is that she isn't this drop dead gorgeous girl that Ginny has apparently become in HBP!

As to Judge Judy's definition of beauty (I imagine this is what you meant to say) - I agree. Beauty fades with age or a serious illness, but intelligence remains intact (unless there is some brain damage... ) But, if you are insinuating that Bonnie is highly intelligent ... well, personally, I am not so sure that she is or isn't! I will say though, that I don't think that Ginny has a very high IQ. I believe that she is of average intelligence. Nothing special. I also think that because Ginny is of average intelligence she is the type that relies on her beauty and charm. She sounds to me like she is clever and shrewd as well. These are traits that not necessarily make her into a mean person, it's just that IMO she isn't a very nice one. Remember beauty also comes from within. Ginny hasn't proven that to me. And, as for Bonnie having these traits - I wouldn't know. I know very little about the actress per se.
[/quote][/i]No I was just trying to say that even if you are drop dead gorgeous in the end it doesn't really matter, it's not going to last. Ginny seems like she's gifted to me but I'm not going into that now.
If Bonnie can play a convincing Ginny, so far I say she can, then who cares what she looks like as long as she's not too far off the mark. Obviously having brown or blonde hair in the movie could be a problem.

True, they don't ALWAYS have to be gorgeous...
but the point many people are making is that in this instance, Ginny IS described as being beautiful.
So while your right in saying that the characters other characters fancy dont alway have to be pretty, on the particular occasion, she does. Not just because Harry fancies her, but because that's the way Ginny is described in the book.

As for Bonny herself, I had the same thoughts in the past, that she wasn't particularly pretty. But it never bothered me, as before the 6th book, Ginny wasn't described as pretty. Now though, I still think Bonny works because in the recent photos she has really blossomed and grown up, and I think she is really pretty now.

The bottom line is that Bonny is beautiful to some people, and not to others.
This is true of most people and I think no-one else could do a better job than Bonny, because no matter who played Ginny, not everyone would feel they were pretty enough.

i pictured umbridge really really fat and short with a really wide mouth. i think her acting is right but i dont think she looks the part too well. she doesnt look evil enough.

Yes, i agree; Bonnie is potentially really pretty and that is what i always thought at the end of it. People who say she isn't - its just their point of view isn't it? I believe Bonnie is the perfect person to portray Ginny, and to not be there in the end would just be too wierd to imagine.

Totally agree- as with all of the main/secondary main cast, it would be much too weird to have someone else play the parts this far into the series. Like when we weren't sure if Emma would be there for the last films, (she has confirmed now) it was a pretty unsettling tought.

Perhaps if, after the 1st film (or 2nd film, if we're pushing it) they were to have changed Bonnie to someone else it could have worked, as Ginny did not have a very large part in the 1st film.
But now Bonnie has established herself as an actress and has brought her own personality to the character, it wouldn't work to change her, no matter how many people think she isn't right for the part.
Especially since Ginny changes very much in the fifth and sixth books. So, if someone else was cast, you wouldn't be able to detect these changes as much, because you would associate the old, shy, quiet Ginny with Bonnie, and the new, different, more confident Ginny with the other actress. So the development of Ginny's character would be disrupted by a change of actress.

That is very true! you cannot possibly detect change in the character if they keep on wanting to change it all the time. The Dumbledore change i thought was a great move as i really like Michael Gambon playing the part and i really think he brought more justice to the character; Dumbledore should be wild and excentric and thats exactly what Gambon is already; i can definitely imagine him being more active in the other parts of the series whereas Richard Harris was just standing there most of the time - not running across or making any energetic movements whatsoever. Then again i suppose they cast Richard Harris in the first place because they were trying to quickly find a Dumbeldore and also he was related to the Director and so that definitely would have made casting go alot quicker.

Bonnie Wright is very cute and sweet. At the same time, her character is a strong person and has a firm opinion, and I think that Bonnie fits well in the role. I'm sure she'll play very well in the sixth movie too.

Since Ginny is such a snob I don't think that Bonnie Wright is perfect for the part because Bonnie seems s nice and innocent. But if Bonnie is a Great actress then maybe she can pull it off. Bonnie really has nothing to do in the movies. So I don't know if she acts well or not
She only had one line in POA

I did'nt think she was originally, but I saw a picture recently and I think she is looking pretty good these days. here is a link to the pic, judge for yourself, she gets my vote though!!

http://www.veritaserum.com/galleries/displ...t=107&pos=4

Wow bonnie wright is looking very pretty. I didn't think that she could get that pretty because she has always looked a little awckward to me but she is looking very pretty. Now I do think that she is perfect for giinny

I don't know when itscomeing out where you life (so sorry, but i'll try to fined out). I do know that July 2007 is the confirmed date it comeing out in Canada. I went to the movies yesterday and saw the trailer.

[color=#CC33CC] I think that she'd make an excellent tonks. From what i could see she'd look excellent in bubblegum pink and plum (a violent shade of violet). But I remembr seeing a picture of the set, and it looked as though she had dyed her hair. But again she'll be excellent.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is coming out on 13th July 2007 - i can always remember coz its three days after my birthday. I found out last year that the film was coming out on this date, so i don't know how (no offense) its taken people this long to find out. Sorry if i've offended anyone here .

Whoo!
I loved her as Ellie in 'About A Boy'. She'll make a really really good Tonks!!!
can't wait to see the pink hair!

At the very bottem of the page you see a small piccy of her in her pink/purple wig.
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/tonks.html

Never heard of her, but I bet she'll be good. Just hope she'll be as humorous as Tonks is in the book. Tonks is one of the comic reliefs a lot of the times, so it should go well

Even if it is only a three minute thing I'm goign to love it! [/i]Snape's Worst Memory[i] is my favourite chapter in the whole book. I tihnk it's because it has James and Lily. I just love them and hope to god that the scene is jsut like in the book if it isn't Sam (Me) is goign to cry in the cinema.

Hey, check this out! i just found a picture (or rather Screencap) of Lily and James, posing for the Order of the Phoenix photo. It has been very rare so far to see a picture of Susie Shinner actually portrayed as Lily Evans, as i think they want to make it a surprise for when us fans/viewers get to watch the movie at cinemas, when it is released. However, i noticed that they hadn't atall released any proper pictures of Lily Evans as an adult even now and i have been hoping to find one for ages now.

Just a few minutes ago i was looking at some screencaps of the ABC behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and i finally saw one showing a viewpoint shot from behind the cameras of the order of the Phoenix posing for dear life infront of a white screen. This viewpoint isn't the same as the one they showed before of the Order of the Phoenix - first showing James, Abaforth, Dumbledore, Wormtail, Sirius and Regulus Black - but it actually gives us good glimpse of Lily, standing next to James, holding hands (ah, young love).

Take a look!!

I've found him and I'm bloody disapointed. Dosn't look like what I thought James would look like at all!!! Please don't make Sirius ugly that's all i'm saying.

For everyone who is saying "oh bonnie is so ugly. shes not pretty enough", i think you guys are being really mean and judgemental. You know what they say. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

When Ginny was casted the directors had no idea that she would in time be involved in a romance with Harry. What they thought they needed to cast was a cute little sister, innocent and pink. The sort of little sister who would have a childish crush on Harry, flee from her jumper search on spotting him in her house, and cause extreme grief, alarm and otherwise worry when dragged down into the Chamber.

I'm glad that they didn't know about Ginny being Harry's girlfriend because otherwise they would've casted the wrong sort of person.

I think that it is very, very, very unlikely that she'll be replaced by someone more pretty. Just because Harry finds her attractive doesn't mean that everyone in the world will! Trust me,( i'm about to use a metaphor). The most popular girl/boy in school, might be attracted to the nerdiest boy/girl in school.

Bonnie is very pretty although a little plain in the beginning, but she had to grow up like all the other actors. Ginny in the books is a very smart and resourceful person and only when Harry begins to notice her is she described as pretty. She's popular but I don't think Jk says its because of her looks. I always got the impression it was because of her personality. She sounds like a nice person who is not afraid to speak her mind and backs down from no one, not a snob as someone before stated. A snob would never go to the Yule Ball with Neville but Ginny did. I think Bonnie has the moxy to play Ginny great and will prove to be just as gorgeous as Harry believes she is.

On a side note in response to monkeymushrooms thoughts on Dumbledore...I am glad someone likes the new Dumbledore because I think he is way far from how JK describes in in the books. She describes him as quiet but commanding, and never excitable to the point of making rash and quick movements but always quietly showing he has control. I miss Richard Harris (RIP).

None of the cast looks exactly like I imagined them from the books, okay well a few do (Trewlany, Snape, etc.), but we all have to give some leeway in our opinion cuzz the characters don;t actually exist and real people just don't always match up perfectly.

I think Bonnie is fine as Ginny.
Ok, fair enough, she's not the most beautiful girl in the world, put have you not seen the new Ootp picture of her? She looks so much older and so much prettier.
I think she'll do just fine, and I can't imagine anyone else playing her part, can you?

And on the Dumbledore point, I don't really like the new guy. He talks to fast and is a little more aggresive. Eg. in Gof when Harry's name comes out of the cup, Dumbledore goes and basically trys to strangle him. I mean seriously, what is that about?! The orginal Dumbledore would have just sat down and talked about it calmly, and that is how I imagine the real Dumbledore should be.
And like Angelwings said, none of the characters turn out exactly how you imagine, so it's best just to let it all carry on and not to worry about it.