The end of the twentieth - the beginning of the XXI centuries. in the history of cinema is characterized by a surge of the fantasy genre. The world of cinema was literally blown up by such films as The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and others. The last of them, or rather it would be possible to talk about all seven parts of the "Potterians", can be called with full responsibility the landmark film.
Filmed based on the works of J. Rowling, the film of the same name was first released in 2001 and immediately became a world sensation. Children 10-11 years old, the main characters of the epic, fell asleep with simple boys and girls, and the next morning after the premiere they became world stars.
Yes, perhaps it would be rash to argue that the selection of the "Potteriana" actors played an important role in the success of the entire project. And, by the way, the casting took a lot of time and effort. Of course, the main task was to select the actors for the role of the main characters of the film - Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Casting began in 1999.
The first to manage it was Emma Watson, who received the role of the "main nerd" of Hogwarts and Harry Potter's friend Hermione. The second to shoot in the film was approved by Rupert Green, whose hero, Ron, was Potter's best friend. Things with the selection of an artist for the role of Harry Potter were difficult. Ultimately, Daniel Radcliffe, who managed to subdue the director Chris Columbus, became the main candidate. However, a new unexpected obstacle appeared in the person of Radcliffe's parents, who wanted to provide their son with the opportunity to get a normal education. But under the pressure of the Columbus team, and, to be honest, parents saved fabulous fees. Thus, all the actors of "Harry Potter", or rather, the candidates for the main roles, were identified.
But it is obvious that the film was not limited to these three characters. For 8 films "Potter" on the set visited a huge number of people. Actors of "Harry Potter" replaced one another constantly, but there was that skeleton that remained in service from the first film. The main ones are Harry's fellow students, partners from the Quidditch team, the teaching staff, and, of course, representatives of the dark forces that Harry fought with throughout his time at the school of sorcery and magic.
So, it is necessary to highlight the Weasley family. Harry Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley, was born into an old and large family of wizards. He had 5 brothers and one sister. Ron's parents - Arthur and Molly Weasley (Mark Williams and Julie Walters, respectively), twin brothers Fred and George Weasley (James and Oliver Phelps), Ginny Weasley's sister (Bonnie Wright) took an active part in the entire “Potterian”, practically without a break. .
One of the most important minor characters throughout the movie saga was Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) - Potter's archenemy.
Among Harry's fellow students who invariably participated in all parts, it is necessary to mention Neville Longbottom (Matt Lewis) and Seamus Finnigan (Devon Murray).
Well, of course, you can’t ignore the teaching staff of Hogwarts: the actors of “Harry Potter” from this cohort were especially fond of moviegoers. This, apparently, is due to the fact that almost all of them have not changed since the very first part.
Unfortunately, circumstances do not always depend on the person, and the main role that belongs to the school principal has just undergone changes during the filming. The first two parts are “lost” by the role of the odious school principal Albus Dumbledore played by Richard Harris, who, according to many, very accurately conveyed the features of his hero and was his living embodiment from the pages of books. However, in 2002, an elderly actor died, he was replaced by the Irish actor Michael Gambon, who radically redrawn the image of the old man, which was an unpleasant surprise for fans of this film.
Actors of "Harry Potter", representing the teachers of the school, were remembered largely due to the two charismatic characters of the book, whose image was skillfully transferred to the set by no less charismatic actors. We are talking about the deans of the Slytherin faculties, Severus Snegge, and Gryffindor, Minerva McGonagall (Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith respectively).
Well, finally, it is necessary to mention the main opponents of Harry. Actors "Harry Potter", who had the obligation to play the role of the main villains, coped with their task brilliantly. Out of their cohort stand out Ralph Fiennes, the magnificent Helena Bonham Carter and Isaacs Jason (Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy, respectively).
In general, if we give an analysis to the entire cast, they are “potter”, it must be said that the main characters were brilliantly selected, and the almost synchronized filming and the release of new parts of the book imprinted the images of the literary work and cinema into a single whole in the minds of the “potter fans”.
Almost all the actors in the movie "Harry Potter" can consider their participation in this project the pinnacle of an acting career. On the other hand, for someone it was only a start and a ticket to the world of cinema. But to go there in the form of the heroes of a fairy tale saga is very difficult, because these actors are partly hostages of their images.