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My sister and I have been watching the version of Nicholas Nickleby that features both James Darcy and Lee Ingleby.
At one point they travel to Portsmouth to see if they could find work on a ship. I found this endlessly amusing.
I long ago concluded that Mr Ingleby would be the perfect Quirrell, and upon watching this mostly non-naval film I have decided that Mr Darcy would make an ideal Tom Riddle. Tall, pale, handsome, long fingers, country estate ...

On an entirely different subject – drawings!

Crowley's Special Delivery - This is mostly a rough draft... I'm not terribly happy with anything (Crowley's pose, Ligur and Hastur, the perspective on the tombstone, the colour of pencil I used, etc) but it's not too bad to put up for now. How far can someone lean back before they fall over? And what does their neck look like when doing so? This is something I need to find out before I redo it.

Harry and the Minister - I was so pleased with my earlier design for Mr Lion that I was disappointed when he had a small and two-dimensional role. What the heck, I drew him anyway. I hope he turns out to be faking this whole self-interested-politician thing. I mean, he's an Auror, right? And Aurors are cool, right?

12:18 pm
Back to Nicholas Nickleby:

Should crazed Master & Commander fans even be allowed to watch this movie? They should do, like, a background check at the library or something. Offer you two mealworms and if you choose the smaller one, you don't get to check out the video. Or something.
All prior cast member associations aside, it was actually really good. Really. And I want it known that the casting was SO GOOD that I predicted the twist at the end! Hah!
(Image scanned from the back of the library's video case)

Spammage stops here, I am so sorry.

Date: 2005-07-30 05:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gabbysun.livejournal.com
Also, you are completely correct about the Ingleby/Quirrell-Darcy/Riddle thing. If they find less perfect people to do it, I shall be severely disappointed.

Date: 2005-07-30 05:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com
Well, it's too late for Quirrell, unfortunately, and they've cast Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in #4, but y'know, all those flashbacks in #6 ... can't you just see Mr D'Arcy (forgot the apostrophe first time, sorry) asking Dumbledore for a job? He's just got to work on smiling evilly. He's already good at the venomous glare.

By the time they're ready for a Potter remake, Mr Ingleby will probably be too old, alas. Ah well. He can play the part in my sketchbook, at least.

Date: 2005-07-30 06:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com
[whips out Philosopher's Stone] Mwahahahaa.

Date: 2005-07-30 10:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gabbysun.livejournal.com
Yes! Besides, Smallfry!Voldemort doesn't appear for a while yet! There is hope yet. (Although unless Mr D'Arcy manages to somehow young-ify his looks as he ages, they'll probably cast a younger person. With an equally baleful stare.)

. . . Which is good enough.

Date: 2005-08-08 01:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com
He could play Wanna-be-Professor Riddle. |: )

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