James McAvoy reveals he was nearly cast as Tom Riddle in Harry Potter

[hewontgo]

Enemies of the heir beware. James McAvoy reveals he was nearly cast as Tom Riddle in 'Harry Potter': 'They offered quite a lot of money.' https://t.co/uiiCDJJQFr
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) September 14, 2024
On the advice of his agent, James McAvoy dropped out of consideration for the role of Tom Riddle in Harry Potter despite the fact that he'd

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[insecuredesign]

He definitely could’ve pulled it off, but Christian Coulson was perfection! The person they hired for the 6th movie was such a step down.

[stillingfleet]

Teen me was so in love with Christian Coulson !

[aciren95]

Yeah that always bothered me… why couldn’t they bring back Christian Coulson?

[emmanium]

He aged out. Although he didn't look 16 in CoS either, but he was young enough. For a British guy, anyway.

[insecuredesign]

Moaning Myrtle was played by a 30+ year old woman so they should’ve just kept him lol

[deerlike]

I just looked him up on Instagram and he's aged really well for a Brit tbh: https://www.instagram.com/ceeofcee/

[insecuredesign]

Oh shit he looks great!

[deerlike]

I think he might be, you know 🫳, and why he actually takes care of his health and appearance compared to your average "bloke".

[insecuredesign]

Yeah he's been out for years. It's been a while since I looked up his instagram!

[simprov]

wasn't it ralph fiennes nephew? nepotism strikes again!
but actually he would've been way too old to convincingly play 11 year old tom riddle lol.

[kashiyaek]

there was two riddles in the 6th movie! ralph fiennes' nephew and then frank dillane for 15-16(?) year old tom riddle

[simprov]

omg honestly i didnt even know because they look so similar lmao

[insecuredesign]

That’s probably the only nepo casting that worked imo!

[insecuredesign]

Nope, it was Stephen Dillane’s son (still nepotism) and he played 16 year old Tom. He played him overtly evil instead of playing the innocent act Tom played in school. Christian played that so well.