The well-known adaptation of the series of books by Joan Rowling about the magical adventures of Harry Potter and his friends opens up a fairy-tale world with many interesting characters. The main character has many good allies and, of course, evil enemies, but also has a riddle man - Sirius Black. The actor Oldman, who played him, spoke of him that way.
The story of the animagus of Sirius Black
According to legend, he possesses the magical skill of turning into a dark dog (Black Dog), was a devoted family friend and godfather of Harry, and was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix. When the choice arose who should be the guardian of the secret of finding the Potter family, Sirius offered himself to this role, but in the end they chose Pettigrew. However, the evil sorcerer Volan de Mort still found him and his wife and killed them, and only little Harry survived. The Animagus Black wanted to take him to his upbringing, but Hagrid insisted that the boy get into the Dursleys family, where he could be safe.
In pursuit of justice, Sirius still found the vile Pettigrew and tried to avenge the death of his best friend, but by means of deceptive cunning the traitor escapes the hands of the animagus. Worse, he is unjustly accused and put in the dungeon of Azkaban. After 12 years, he still manages to escape from prison, meet with Harry and his friends, whom he tells the whole truth. In the fifth part, Sirius Black (actor Oldman) participates in the battle with Bellatrix Lestrange, which casts a spell, and the animagus permanently disappears. Everyone believes that he died, but there are rumors that Joana Rowling will begin work on the eighth part of the book, in which Sirius will be resurrected and will return again. Who knows…
About Gary Oldman
Little Gary was born on March 21, 1958 in the New Cross region, which is located in the south of London. Father was a welder, about whom the actor, who played Sirius Black, recalled: "... he was constantly drunk, always cursed and abandoned us for the sake of another woman ...". He left them when the boy was 7 years old. His mother, Kathleen Cheriton, was a housewife - as much as she could, pulled a family in which besides him there were two more sisters - Jackie and Maureen. From the age of 16, as a teenager, he gets a job as a salesman in a sports shop and at the same time attends the drama lessons of Roger Williams, who opened the whole world for him. And not in vain, since by the mid-80s of the XX century, the young Oldman became one of the best theater actors in England and the owner of several honorary awards.
His debut on the big screen took place in 1986 - in the film "Sid and Nancy", for which he was recognized as the best in the season 1985-86. In the 90s, Gary had a serious problem with alcohol, he was even arrested for drunk driving, but he copes with addiction and returns to his fans after rehabilitation. She starred in many famous Hollywood and British films, writes scripts, and also directs them.
He was married three times, but something did not add up, and his companions left him. Three sons (Alf, Gulliver and Charlie) remained from marriages, about which he constantly cares and says: "... we civilize each other." And the famous role of Sirius Black in the film adaptation of the Potter saga helped the actor better get closer to his guys. Since December 2008, he was married to Alexander Edenborough, adopted her fourth child, Roberto, but, according to press reports, in 2015 the couple filed for divorce.
Hard times
In 2001, he has a scandalous divorce with his third wife, Dona Fiorentino, the sons of Gulliver and Charlie - these are their joint children. He met her in 1997 at a session of anonymous alcoholics, when he was undergoing a treatment course to get rid of addiction. Donja had already raised Felix’s own daughter and also tried to put an end to the problem of uncontrolled consumption of alcohol. On this basis, they had a mutual feeling, which resulted in a legalized relationship.
Later, the actor recalled that he was bribed by Donya's assurances that she had tied up with booze and drugs, but this was not true. Gary Oldman managed to defeat his addiction to alcohol, and Donya continued to aggravate the situation. She constantly pulled considerable amounts out of Gary, worse, cheated on him with other men. The point in their relationship put a tragic incident. A frightened Felix runs into the actor’s room, screaming that her mother is lying in the bathtub and is not breathing. It was another drug overdose that put an end to their family alliance.
Gary Oldman: "... truthfulness and loyalty"
According to the actor, these are the main advantages that did not allow him at one time to be beyond the boundaries of the civilized world. Since 2004, he is Sirius Black in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban. The actor continued to act until 2007, when a film about the Order of the Phoenix came out. In it, according to the scenario, with the help of a magic spell, he is sent irrevocably to the zone of darkness. The actor had a very stressful stage in his life, children were growing up, and more money was needed, so he agreed.
Gary Oldman has always been distinguished by the veracity of his statements, and when asked what made him take part in the Potter saga, he said bluntly that he was in need of money. When others declared how great it was to play in this film adaptation, what a wonderful book and so on, his concerns came down to feeding his children, because at that time he was a single father. At the same time, he did not hide his satisfaction with the fact that for his sons he became none other than the popular Sirius Black. This could not but rejoice, given his past roles as villains and bad guys.
A new image - a new life
To questions regarding whether he was saddened by the fact that he would no longer play such a hero as Sirius Black, the actor answered without reservation that he didn’t. But he always said with pleasure how he had grown up in the eyes of his own children. After all, in his arms they were three years old almost like Harry Potter, only the eldest Alpha was 15 years old. Two others immediately rushed to read books and lost interest in video consoles and other “gadgets”. Oldman laughingly recalls when he first told the children that he would be starring in a film based on Joan Rowling's book. For a long period, he became a superstar for his children, and this was their common happiness.