When I was looking through the Internet Movie Database, at the Phelps' profiles...

Oliver Phelps
James Phelps

... I noticed something strange... See if you can guess.

Now, the question is - is it just a mistake by IMDB, or have Oliver and James actually switched their roles?

I think it's just a mistake by IMDb. They make a lot of mistakes there. I really doubt they'd switch James and Oliver's roles. It would just be way too confusing for everyone because they've played those roles since the first movie. Some of the viewers may not notice, though. I know I spent most of the fourth movie pointing out which one was Fred and which was George to my parents.

Is it possible that maybe one of the twins has a larger part in the book, so the Phelps twin who was playing him did not want such a large role? Or vice versa? I don't know

As limeXlollipop said, though, it was probably a careless error by IMDb...I don't see exactly how they can write that unintentionally, though, because there are 4 other movies with different names ...I guess we will just wait and see....




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It is probably a mistake IMDb but I hoestly could never tell the difference between the two no matter how many interviews and times I see the movies.

I hope they haven't because then I'll naver have a chance to learn who they are.

I'm with Caitlin here. . . I could never tell the difference, so they can switch all they want and I'd never know!

I do think, though, that this is a mistake by IMDb; they've been known to make a few major ones once in a while. They probably entered the names quickly and badabing badaboom, they messed it up.

Doesn't one of the Phelps twins have a mole on his left cheek or something that helps to tell them apart?

dunno about the mole thing, but i seem to have a little knack of being able to tell twins apart (most of the time) if i see them often enough.

i find it hard to understand how IMBd could have stuffed it up. surely as they checked it, someone could have thought "that doesn's sound right"...

i do remember being rather confused, during GoF, trying to tell them apart. i mean, i could tell who was playing George, and who was Fred in the movie, but something didn't seem quite right. perhaps it was that fred is normally george, and george is normally fred..... damn, now i have to watch all the movies again... *smiles with delight* i love the twins!!!!

I personally, agree that it was a mistakes IMDB as they are definatly not fool-proof!

And about that mole, Oliver has a mole at the top of his nose and James has a scar on his right cheek.

I've found mistakes on IMDB before so it's likely that it's as simple as that. But it would be funny if they switched, it'd be like the book twins switching the jumpers Mrs Weasley made them to confuse everyone. But yeh, I think it's a mistake.

ah well. maybe you're right. it wouldn't surprise me that much if IMBd did stuff up...

but i'm still gonna watch them all again, just to make sure!!!

Mwah ha ha ha.....

yeah i noticed that a while back. it was weird to see it...not many people know which one's which. i used to be able to tell the difference without trying really.

but now i can't do that so now i always tell the difference whenever i'm online because i have them on myspace and they said who they were and how to tell the difference between them!

Well, it looks back to normal on IMDB. WHat I do find quite funny is that on the 'Trivia' bits of one the twins' profiles, there is a bit...

'He and his brother switched places on set once. Only to be caught and forced to redo all the scenes over again.'

Maybe OotP was that set? But it would be strange that IMDB picked it up and the set crew didn't.

iI think that is so funny, I wonder how they got caught

I have to admit that I am one of those awful people who finds it hard to tell twins apart - even in real life, my friend was going out with one once John and I really couldn't tell him apart from his brother and they used to moan all the time that people did that and I'd nod understandingly and then call them the wrong name

I honestly don't know whether the imdb messed up, maybe they were told about the switch but then told to change it because in the actual film they were playing their actual characters again - or something

I'm sure it's a mistake IMDB made, because they've made mistakes before. I think it would be more accurate if we just handled this like civilized peolple and watched the credits.
Also, I can't tell them apart, and I'm sure hardly anyone can, so does it really matter?

Even though i once learnt to tell the differnce between the two...it never really occurred to me to actually figure out who's who while watching the movies...i'm not really bothered...as long as I can see both of 'em or one of 'em...doesn't matter!
I'm sure IMBD made a mistake...and even if they have switched roles- more than half of the people watching the movie won't be able to tell the difference!!

Lol, on the Harry Potter games when you are playing Quidditch you hear Lee Jordan go, hit by a bludger sent his way by Fred or George Weasley, I can't tell which. And I am like, yeah neither can I. Nah I don't think they would switch the roles, I mean come on they haven't got big roles anyway, and I can never tell the difference no matter how hard I try.

No I dont think they switched, I watched over all the movies and I looked at the appearances and they look the same, so its alright. And I looked at the names and I think its fixed because Oliver says George in all and James for Fred in all. Nice Catch though.

no why would the actors switch roles. they dont do that,there must be a mistake or something, it cant be right can it? some[1] one should get it cheaked!!!!

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itll be a mistake by the IMDb

[size=7]I am a twin so I have become used to having to tell my parents which one I am in photos so I am pretty well practised.

That was either a mistake, or a trick of the light.

And don't forget with that mole idea, everyone was airbrushed in the last movie because of all the acne people had so it might be a cover up!

yeah probaly just a mistake

they didnt switch their roles...i looked and they werent switched.....

i am guessing they didn't switch roles, it was just the IMDB making a mistake. i mean, the twins look so much alike, i guess it would be an easy mistake to mix them up.

Do not confuse us imbd.com i used to reliey on you all the time. They will never switch parts, it would be bad publicity and really confusing to avid fans.

Well does it acctually matter if they switched? - because there identacal! and i should know because i am a twin!


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Probably a mistake when they posted the cast list. Everyone makes some tiny mistakes. I could never tell the difference if they change roles. I can barely tell them apart in interviews and stuff lyk tht.

IMDb is fallible, we've had proof of that! So I think it was a mistake. They do look the same throughout the movies. Plus now that they're older, they're more different, and it's easier to tell them apart. So it wouldn't really pass if they changed places - too many people would notice, even if not everyone.

Well i'm sure that when people are watching the movie they're not going to sit there and try to figure out who's who anyways so it really doesn't matter

well unless you're one of those really observant people like my friend who like her just sits there and tries to figure out who's who but then you might miss some good parts of the movie so i wouldn't worry about who's who i just think it's a waste of time as long as they're in the movie i really don't care which is which

does it really matter

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I don't know if its a mistake or not. Alls I know is that most people won't really notice. I can't tell the differance between Fred and George, can you?

I don't think that they switched them becasue it is not necessary. But even if they did switch them I probably wouldn't notice anyways.

I hope it was a mistake, that would like ruin the movie for me:(:(

yea i can never tell the difference between the phelps, however, i always find it interesting how harry can always tell the difference between the twins in the books, where most other characters simply say the weasley twins or the twins, and even mrs. weasley has at least once gotten the pair confused...then again im just bad at that, i have cousins who are twins whom ive known for 13 days, and to this day cant tell them apart...

Honest to God I can't tell the difference. I don't really care either. just as long as we get a really good Weasley twin performance, I don't care if they've switched.



For those who haven't seen the movie they put on their best performance yet!

it is probably a mistake from the webiste people. i DID read somewhere though that they switched places and did a few scenes as each other and they had to re-record them all over again.


ugh! i would love to meet them sometime they seem like awesome guys


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I don't know... I can't tell them apart anyway.

IMDb just made a mistake.
if you go on their profiles now, Oliver Phelps is George Weasley in all the movies and James Phelps is Fred Weasley in all the movies.
so problem solved.