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[janetlin]

To add to the WTF-ery of the colossal FAIL at casting Narcissa, I found this picture of Patrick Stewart while looking for ones of Helen McCrory that might possibly convince me that she will be a decent Narcissa. I have no idea why he showed up in my search results. ((ETA: Ah, 'cause she was in this show with him))

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[honorh]

"She's not pretty enough for the role" is a huuuge bugaboo for me, so sorry if this sounds defensive, but so what? If she can sell the role, her face doesn't matter that much. In full makeup, she might look more the part, contact lenses or no. (Please, though, no Jessica-Alba-as-Sue-Storm nonsense.) Have you actually seen her in anything that would convince you she's not a good enough actress for the part? Alexandra Moen may look like my mental image of Narcissa, but she's more believably Tom Felton's hot older sister than his mother. And truthfully, the fact that she was considered for Bellatrix doesn't bother me at all--it's part and parcel of being an actor that sometimes, the timing doesn't work out for one role, but if you're very lucky, you impressed the casting people enough that they'll consider you for another.

Again, sorry, but this has bugged me since the days when some moron made the statement that Cate Blanchett wasn't beautiful enough to play Galadriel. I would sooner have had her in the role, with her power and charisma, than some hot young thing who couldn't have convinced anyone she's the most ancient and powerful elf in Middle-earth.