Ralph Fiennes backs Cillian Murphy to play Voldemort in ‘Harry Potter’ TV series
Ralph Fiennes has backed Cillian Murphy to play Voldemort in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series.
Fans have been discussing the possibility of the Oppenheimer star in the role since September and now Fiennes, who played the villain from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire onwards in the original films, has endorsed Murphy.
When asked by a fan while making an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live what he thought about the possibility, Fiennes replied: “Cillian is a fantastic actor. That’s a wonderful suggestion. I would be all in favour of Cillian. Yeah.” You can view the moment below.
It comes after it was recently reported that Mark Rylance is reportedly the frontrunner for the role of Dumbledore in the HBO series.
The show is expected to run for seven seasons, with each adapting one of the books in J.K. Rowling’s series. It was recently announced that the show would see Succession duo Francesca Gardiner as its writer and showrunner, and Mark Mylod as director on multiple episodes.
So far, no one has been cast in the upcoming HBO series, though open castings for the series leads opened in the UK and Ireland in September.
It was also recently confirmed that Rowling still remains “fairly involved” in the forthcoming TV series, despite her past anti-trans sentiments and many fans previously objecting to her involvement.
Stars of the original films including Daniel Radcliffe also previously criticised Rowling over her controversial views.
She has since publicly addressed criticism she has received from Harry Potter stars regarding her views on the trans community.
More recently, Rowling got involved in an alleged transphobia controversy surrounding the Butlin’s holiday resort in Skegness, and was also named in a lawsuit filed by Olympic boxer Imane Khelif.
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