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like every single franchise is just spitting out movies and TV shows front, left, and center, it is no mystery that the Wizarding World is lagging behind just a bit. Since the year 2018, we have
a whopping two new films, "The Crimes of Grindelwald" and
"The Secrets of Dumbledore," which if you add both of their Rotten Tomatoes scores together, you get a whopping 82%.
(sad trombone music) And as huge fans of the
Wizarding World here at "SCB," we're just absolutely
dying for something new to deep dive into,
something new to talk about. So one of our favorite
games here at the office has just literally become
recasting the original movies with brand-new faces, which I will tell you, sometimes
is really, really hard, because in certain cases, they absolutely hit the nail on the head. Like Dame Maggie Smith just is McGonagall, and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid
is just quite literally as close to what I pictured in my own head as a little kid as humanly possible. But on the other hand,
the moment you come up with someone new who could
play a given character, it is amazing how
quickly at times it feels like it is a perfect fit. Also, on that note, just
putting this out there, Warner Bros., if you
happen to be listening, if you're looking for
someone to write a new show about, I don't know, the
founders of Hogwarts, let's say, we're available, we're
free, kinda bored, even. Free timewise, I should clarify. Haven't quite reached the stage of like mailing you
letters by Owl Post yet, but I'm gonna go ahead and let
you know we're not far off. Anyway, guys, I absolutely
love recasting characters from any series. So without any further
ado, let's dive on in. (lively jazz music) - [Jonathan and Ben] Hey, brother. (air whooshing) - Hey, guys, I just wanted to invite you to Fandom Trivia this Friday night, starting at 6:00 p.m. Eastern
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our only real stipulation as we go about choosing actors
for these specific roles is that we wanna stick
to the original idea, which is that they're all
supposed to be British. So needless to say, all of our
selections will be British. And the other thing we decided on was not recasting the Golden Trio. Harry, Ron, and Hermione
are obviously all young kids at the start of their journey. And to be honest with you, I don't know that many
11-year-old British actors. And for that matter, even if I did, I 100% think that this is kind
of like the "Star Wars" rule, they should find completely
undiscovered talent. But that doesn't mean we don't have a ton of other characters to dive into, so let's go ahead and kick off in order based on appearance in the movies. Character number one will of
course be Albus Dumbledore, who despite being such an
absolutely iconic character has actually been played
by three different actors, Richard Harris for years one and two, Michael Gambon for years
three through seven, and Jude Law for the
"Fantastic Beasts" prequels. I will admit that I have
always felt like Richard Harris was kind of like my dream
casting for this character, the closest to what I had always pictured in my head as a kid. But I will also readily admit that the Hogwarts headmaster
is a tough slot to fill. You need that person that
has like the air of power about them that can hold the respect of everybody in the room while also just simply exuding kindness. My first thought right out of
the gate was Michael Caine, who I do think ticks a lot of the boxes, but for some reason, I just couldn't quite imagine him creating like an inferno above a lake of Inferi. - Some men just wanna
watch the world burn. - Yeah, but not you, Michael Caine, or, well, I don't know, maybe, possibly. But I do also have someone else in mind. The one, the only, Idris Elba. Talk about demanding respect from the other people in the room. You could dial back his intensity by 100% and still be at 100%. But at the same time, I
feel like he also possesses that sort of like lighthearted, kind Heimdallness from "Thor." And not to forget, something I can't believe
actually played a role in this decision, but the enthusiastic politefulness
of the Booking.com guy? - We're definitely not lit. - Plus, if his favorite
flavor of jam isn't raspberry, then I'm the Queen of England. Speaking of the Queen of England, or (chuckles) I mean Minerva McGonagall, like I said before, Maggie Smith is just accurate
historically and fictionally. - I've always wanted to use that spell. - Because of this, McGonagall
is one of the absolute hardest to recast on the entire list. But I do think that we have landed on an absolute perfect
candidate, Hannah Waddingham. You probably either know
her as the shame nun from "Game of Thrones," or literally the exact
opposite character, Rebecca, from "Ted Lasso." One is wildly strict and terrifying while the other is absurdly kind, while, I will mention, still
maintains a certain intensity, if you will. And if that doesn't average you out to exactly one Minerva McGonagall, then my favorite flavor
of jam is raspberry. It's overrated, okay, Dumbledore? Let it go. Anyway, though, that will
bring us to another one of our all-time favorite castings, which is Robbie Coltrane
as Hagrid, Keeper of Keys at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, amateur dragon trainer,
and purveyor of the phrase- - I shouldn't have told you that. - Our choice for this one, Simon Pegg, or you may know him better from some of his more notable work. - I like the ship. You know, it's exciting. - One quarter portion. - Yep, that's him. Basically already Hagrid, am I right? Minus the warm, welcoming
smile, generally good nature, and generosity with baked goods. To be fair, though, these are qualities that Simon Pegg brings to pretty much every other role he's in, especially the baked goods. Next up we have Vernon Dursley who is usually played by Richard Griffiths but we're going to
replace with Matt Berry. If you are unfamiliar with Matt, then I highly recommend you look him up. His particular brand of
comedy typically has to do with being extremely
arrogant, dimwitted person of authority. - Yes.
- Which is perfect because it is basically
the exact casting call for Vernon Dursley. But that, of course,
brings us to the question of who will be the Petunia to our Vernon? Our pick is going to be
Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She is best known for her leading role in the show, "Fleabag," and has this like incredible
sense of sarcastic humor that I think could turn
some of the Dursley scenes into like more comical
and less like your skin is literally on fire. But on the polar opposite
end of the spectrum from the Dursleys is,
of course, the Weasleys, Molly and Arthur. Now granted, we don't actually see Arthur in "Sorcerer's Stone," but they
are kind of a package deal, so we're gonna do them together. Arthur, we actually had
quite the lineup for, but I think that we can all agree that the most obvious casting,
we'll say it on three now, one, two, three, Jason Momoa. But then, of course, we decided that he was a little
too rugged and handsome for someone like Jason Momoa to play. Also, Momoa just doesn't
really have the height, you know what I'm saying? Like 6'4"? (chuckles) Needless to say, though, I do think we found someone
who does properly fit the bill, or should I say Arthur? Coming in at a wildly appropriate
6'7", Stephen Merchant. I know it's crazy that the two people who perfectly fit this particular role are also the celebrity boxing match people have been asking for for years. Merchant versus Momoa.
(bell dinging) Who you got? No, but seriously, while Stephen Merchant might be a little bit
taller than you could expect for a character like Arthur, he does have like this
nerdy jovialness about him that is a perfect fit. Like I can just already see him asking Harry the actual function of a rubber duck in earnest. - What exactly is the
function of a rubber duck? - Which brings us to
his beloved counterpart, the fierce, Mollywobbles. And believe you me, we
went fierce with this one. Hayley Atwell. Yeah, let
me just ask you this. Who is the most superhero
mom in all of Harry Potter? Answer? Mollywobbles. So then who better to play her than none other than Captain Carter? And not for nothing, but
this also plays really nicely with my crossover fan fiction where she one-halfs Bellatrix
Lestrange with a shield, not unlike how she herself got one-halfed with a shield in "Doctor Strange." Either way, she's warm and loving, but could also just completely kick your- - Language. - And guys, now we need
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recasting any of the kids, this will actually launch
us to the Great Hall where we run into the green, mean, triple agent machine, Severus Snape. Classically played by Alan
Rickman to near perfection, Snape is one of those characters that was really difficult to recast. But if I'm being totally honest with you, I did always think that he should've been like a skoosh younger. So while our aim here was to not reuse any of the existing casting
from the original series, this is one where we're going
to make a small exception. And I think that that
exception is allowed with Snape because the person that we
would like to play Snape is none other than Harry
himself, Daniel Radcliffe. - But I am The Chosen One. - Yeah, you are, buddy. For some reason, I feel like the person who previously played Harry playing Snape makes it so much easier to stomach him just being an absolute terror to him. Like let's just dial Snape right up to 11. Make him formidable. Plus, if you're going to be redoing the "Harry Potter" movies, you've got to have some Easter eggs, and this one feels perfect. But in the event that
Daniel Radcliffe is busy, then I'm gonna have to
go with Brett Goldstein, aka, Roy Kent. ♪ Roy Kent, Roy Kent ♪ - In this case, he doesn't
even have to say anything ever. He can just like growl the whole time. Next up, and I know that
we literally just said that we weren't recasting
any of the students, but I have to do Fred and George Weasley just because I have the
absolute perfect casting, my twin nephews, Nick and Nate. Are they two? Yes. Is that that a problem? No. Says who? Me. Is this bit going on too long? Of course. The point is I don't know if I've ever met two
bigger troublemakers ever. I mean, just look at these two. They were supposed to
be taking a nap here. Also, their older brother,
my nephew, Luke, for Draco. He's already got the hair. Moving on, though, and
speaking of causing trouble, our next character that we're
going to recast is the biggest and baddest of them all, Lord Voldemort. And I will be honest, we
were super torn on this one because Tilda Swinton would crush it. Woman's got range. But in the end, we landed on Andrew Scott, who you might know from the
"Sherlock" series as Moriarty. And if you don't know him from
that, then I highly recommend as soon as you're done with this video, go and watch that entire series because it is a masterclass
in villain performance. And I think Andrew Scott might be able to make Voldemort a lot more menacing by making him way more calculating, but also somehow even
more radical, unstable, and unpredictable. - Say that again! - From Voldemort, though, we can move on to "Chamber of Secrets" where we meet the one, the only- - Me. - Gilderoy Lockhart. Honestly, I hesitate to
change a single thing. My first inclination here was to go with, and stick with me now, Chris Hemsworth. I know that he's not British, but I almost feel like that just helps. He's got the looks, he's got the hair, and just like everything else, even down to his casting, is a lie. Plus, I could totally see Chris
Hemsworth parading around, pretending to be a British
person as part of the bit. But it would just be funny to have another character be like, is that even a British accent? What? Yes, of course. Either way, though, if we are
the ones to set the rules, then I believe we must
abide by those same rules. And as such, there is a
fairly new man on the scene that I think could absolutely crush it, the Duke of Hastings himself, "Bridgerton"'s own, Rege-Jean Page. True, he doesn't have the blonde hair, but I think we can all agree that he's got more than enough good looks to hold down the fort. In fact, I've actually just heard a rumor that despite being a muggle
out here in the real world, he has still won "Witch Weekly"'s Most Charming Smile Award five times. Moving on, though, up next
we have another couple, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy. For Lucius, we went with Matt Smith, who as of just like a couple of nights ago just started playing a character that fits this bill very nicely inside of the new "Game of Thrones" series called "House of Dragons,"
where he plays Daemon Targaryen. And while we're on the
subject of Targaryens, it's an absolutely perfect
fit for his Narcissa, Emilia Clarke, the queen herself, or possibly better known
as the Mother of Draco. I won't lie, we made this entire video just for that one pun. I hope it was worth it. It didn't even really feel
that good coming out. (laughs) Up next, depending on how
you mark the appearances in the story is going to be
Sirius, at least in dog form. Sirius is kind of unique because I feel like we could come up with like 100 different actors who all seem to fit really nicely. And because we just had so
many different opinions flying around the office, I'm going
to actually put this one up to you guys to let us know
which one you like the best in the comments down below. Right out of the gate, though, I feel like there's a
really strong argument for Kit Harington who already
absolutely has the look. Though to be fair, I
do feel like it's hard to imagine him as hard-edged as Sirius. Although to be doubly fair, what was the Wall in "Game of Thrones," if not the Seven Kingdoms' Azkaban? Everyone's even dressed
in black and is cold. Chiwetel Ejiofor also feels
like he could be both fierce and comforting to Harry
whenever he needs advice. Or if we wanted to base everything on Sirius' effortlessly good looks, then we could easily go
with Andrew Garfield. Or, and this one could be a long shot, but hear me out, Dev Patel. Let me know what you guys think in the towel section down below. Next up, let's round off
with the other Marauders, Lupin and Peter. Unlike Sirius, both of these
felt very straightforward. For Lupin, we went with Ewan McGregor, who I just kind of think fits
in so many different ways. For one, he has this appearance that kind of like
maintains that boyishness, even when appearing scruffy, which is exactly how Lupin
is just always described. Plus, he's almost always playing
a character you can trust and has everyone's best interest at heart. Besides, who doesn't want
Obi-Wan in "Harry Potter"? Plus, it fits really nicely
into my crossover fan fiction where Lupin one-halfs
Fenrir with a lightsaber, not unlike how Obi-Wan
one-halfed Darth Maul. In fact, I would be completely okay if, without any explanation whatsoever, Lupin literally pulled out a lightsaber and cut Fenrir Greyback in half. And Harry's over there like, what the heck are you teaching me a Patronus
for when you got that thing? Dementors hate lightsabers. Also, while we're on the
topic of Fenrir, though, I definitely think we
could have Jason Momoa fall here as well. I mean, seriously, how scary would this guy be as a werewolf? Answer? Scary. Alt option, Jacob from
"Twilight." (chuckles) Got gritty in his old age. Whatever did happen to Taylor Lautner? Seems like it's been a minute. Anyway, though, on to
Peter, the rat himself, we could think of no one
better than Andy Serkis, who is absolutely the
master of the mo-cap suit and who, yes, we definitely think would portray the character
in years one and two, even though we only see him in rat form. I feel like it would really
help flesh out the character of Scabbers in a way that
we didn't have before. I'm just like how this real rat responds to Ron's fake spell, (chuckles)
I'm just not buying it. Moving on past the Marauders, though, we can move into year
four, "Goblet of Fire," with the ever-iconic, Mad-eye Moody. Typically portrayed by Brendan Gleeson, this time we thought we would go a little bit more Norwegian. Yeah, we're breaking our British rule because we absolutely love it. And it's our rules, so we
can break it if we want to. Once again, we're going to borrow from the "Game of Thrones"
cast with Tormund Giantsbane, aka Kristofer Hivju. In this adaptation, I think that Moody would
be even more menacing, albeit 1/3 as steampunk, which honestly, I never really super loved
as part of the aesthetic for this character anyway. But you give Kris here
one giant magical eye, scar up his face a lot, and maybe have him, the actor, carve his own wooden leg for good measure, and bam, you have a
truly menacing and wild, although still kind, Alastor Moody. While we're at it, we should
probably mention his protege, Tonks, who we're going to be recasting with Millie Bobby Brown, aka
Eleven from "Stranger Things." And if you think that she's
a little bit too young for this part, I would actually disagree because she's supposed to
be a pretty young character. Plus, at the rate Warner Bros.
is cranking out these movies, it'll probably be a decade
before we get there anyway. Plus plus, Tonks can change
her appearance at will, so there. Up next, we're gonna have Fleur Delacour, who we only really included on this list because Anya Taylor-Joy exists. That's all. And lastly, we find ourselves
at Professor Umbridge, who I've gotta say is really
difficult no matter what. She's another one of those
where the existing actress is just truly spectacular
in Imelda Staunton. She perfectly pulls off a
character that you hate so much that you actually start
to like come back around to loving again, only almost,
though, not all the way. Our vote for the recast
here falls on the shoulders of Olivia Colman from "The
Crown" and "The Favourite." She fits the bill and
absolutely has the skill to back it up. And let's be real, if you
can pull off the queen, then you can also
absolutely pull off someone who very incorrectly believes
that they should be queen. But boom, there you go, guys, the "Harry Potter"
movies completely recast. Be sure to let us know who
you would do differently and who you would choose in
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