The Harry Potter franchise is thriving. With HBO Max’s new adaptation of the books, Audible’s ambitious 200+ voice actor audiobooks, and Tom Felton’s return as Draco Malfoy on stage for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, fans have everything but the project they’ve been asking for decades.
While a new television adaptation of Harry Potter will be able to fit in multiple details the eight films missed, the story has already been adapted, so many fans are wondering what the point is. However, they would love for the Wizarding World to grow further and get the Harry Potter prequel everyone wanted: the Marauders. In a recent interview with GQ, young Remus Lupin fan-favorite Andrew Garfield finally addressed the movies.
Back in the early 2010s, everyone was talking about a Marauders movie, which would follow the troublemakers’ time at Hogwarts. The top choices for the four characters were Aaron Taylor-Johnson for James Potter, Ben Barnes for Sirius Black, Andrew Garfield as Remus Lupin, and Dane DeHaan as Peter Pettigrew. The project never happened, but the actors remained tied to the characters, even though they never happened.
The Amazing Spider-Man star was answering fan questions, and among them was a comment written in all caps, “REMUS LUPIN????” The actor was surprised to hear that and explained, “You know what, I just started watching the Harry Potter films for the first time. I’m very late to the game. I just started the third film,” which is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where Lupin makes his debut, portrayed by David Thewlis.
“I’m really enjoying them,” he admitted. “They’re really, really good films. Really good stories.”
However, the actor was noncommittal about the role of Remus Lupin, despite the internet’s longtime dream. At the same time, the chance for a Marauders movie starring the fan-favorites is long gone. There might be a chance for some of them to take the roles as adults. It’s unclear whether Garfield would be interested in the role of Remus Lupin, who is expected to be in his mid-thirties. Meanwhile, Garfield will be in his mid-40s if Season 3 happens around 2029.
Another Popular Fancasting Choice Addressed the Marauders Prequel
The Marauders as per Snape’s memory in Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix.Image via Warner Bros.
Although there hasn’t been any project about the four misfits, the love for the characters, and the fan casted actors, has continued. Earlier this month, The Chronicles of Narnia actor Ben Barnes opened up about being a popular choice for Sirius Black.
“Yes, this question is about a very, sort of loving fan cast of me as a young, Sirius Black even though I’m approaching the age of regular Sirius Black,” he said. “And that’s actually testament only to the fandom that have spent all those years, kind of, you know, invested in a—well, I was gonna say fictional story, as if Harry Potter’s not fictional, it’s real to me!”
“[I]t’s a very lovely thing, I think, that people are kind of invested in you for something that you didn’t have nothing to do with. Obviously, you know, fantastic characters. And honestly, if I had to pick one that people would associate me with, that would be the character I picked anyway. So that makes me feel really good.”
The Harry Potter 8 Movie Collector’s Edition poster features the art from all eight movie film posters, all of which prominently feature Harry Potter.
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