The search is on for a new trio to play the iconic roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on screen.
Open Casting Call It was officially launched yesterday For children from the UK and Ireland to audition for the lead in an upcoming HBO original series. The note likely revealed the target production start date for the series as it stipulated that the young cast must be between the ages of 9 and 11 in April 2025.
That’s seven months from now, which is how long it took to find Daniel Radcliffe for the title role in 2000. Harry Potter movie franchise when he was 11 years old. Her co-stars, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, were 10 and 12, respectively.
“We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting,” the casting call notes at the bottom in language that has become an industry standard. “For each role, please submit qualified actors, regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.”
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This is an approach that the fantasy franchise took Harry Potter and the Cursed Child The stage production, in which Noma Dumezweni was cast as Hermione.
Open call is for preliminary round Self-taped audition. Candidates are asked to submit two videos, speaking in their native accent. First, which is under 30 seconds, they must do a short story or poem – but “nothing from Harry Potter.” In na seconds, up to a minute in length, they are asked to talk about themselves as well as “a family member, friend or pet that you are particularly close to”.
Casting calls follow Recent rent No Succession Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod as writers and directors Harry Potter series, respectively, after an extensive showrunner search.
The series, which originated on Max before moving to HBO, has been described as a “faithful” adaptation of JK Rowling’s books and will feature a new cast.
Harry Potter is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Rowling’s Brontë Film & TV. Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film & TV will produce with Gardiner and Mylod as well as David Heyman of Heyday Films, who produced the films.
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