10 Most Unusual Demands By Harry Potter Actors
Would Voldemort have been the same without Ralph Fiennes' input?
There have been movie franchises with impressive cast lists before, and there will be in the future, but it’s hard to imagine any quite being able to match the sheer star power of the Harry Potter world. If you think of a big British acting name, chances are they had a role to play at Hogwarts.
J.K. Rowling’s strictly enforced British only rule, and the fact that the unknown child actors were backed up by some of the biggest names in the industry meant that there was an incredible balance during filming, typically shaken up at least a little with each new movie.
Within the cast list the size of your arm there came different dynamics, and even some demands from the actors themselves. These ranged from major changes to the characters they were playing, to something as little as a background aesthetic that would probably be missed by the majority of the audience.
While a simply immeasurable amount of work goes on behind the scenes of these movies, even before any of the actors actually make it to set, big or small changes can always be made by the star names of the movie.
10. Jason Isaacs Changed Lucius Malfoy's Aesthetic
There have been a plethora of bad guys introduced to the world of Harry Potter over the years, with varying success. One of the most evil, and downright detestable is the wizarding supremacist, Lucius Malfoy.
His evil sneer and vicious stance even towards children was brought to life expertly by Jason Isaacs, but it wasn’t just the villain’s on-screen presence that the actor had a hand in. After seeing the initial design for the Death Eater, he had a handful of changes he wanted to make to truly stamp his mark on the franchise.
In the first instance, before Isaacs’ input, Malfoy was to sport short brown hair and a pinstripe suit, something that was changed by the actor immediately. To up the ante and pure evil of the despised villain, he was given his trademark long blonde locks, as well as his cane, also at the actor’s suggestion.
Isaacs, joining the franchise that already housed Alan Rickman, the face behind several infamous villains such as Hans Gruber and the Sheriff of Nottingham, decided his antagonist needed to have something different to truly set him apart in the Wizarding World, and it’s fair to say that his changes certainly helped in this department.