Celebuzz Recasts ‘Harry Potter’ with All-American Cast (VIDEO)
Sep 16, 2011 at 5:39pm
We’re more than a little sad that Harry Potter has come to an end. The Celebuzz staffers may be full-grown adults, but this series was anything but just kid’s stuff!
Now that the movie franchise has concluded, there has already been some talk about rebooting the series. What better way to shake things up than move the magic Stateside?
For something completely different, we’ve recast the movie with American actors. From Brad Pitt to Abigail Breslin, see who made the cut!
Do you agree with our picks? Give us your thoughts in the comments below!
fail! ed is british …
Thank the goddess you pointed that out! I feel much more informed.
NO. THIS BETTER BE A FUCKING JOKE. I SWEAR I’LL HURT SOMEONE IF THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS SOOO WRONG. DON’T YOU DARE EVER TOUCH OR MESS WITH IT. HARRY POTTER IS FUCKING AMAZING NOW DON’T YOU DARE DO THIS. DONT. MESS. WITH. IT. THESE PEOPLE WOULD NEVER DO A GOOD ENOUGH JOB.
Wow. You have a LOT of faith in the powers of the Celebuzz writing staff. I mean, it’s actually quite touching.
Dear God, please let this NEVER happen.
Just… no.
celebuzz did not know charisma in fitting in the characters … Harry potter british casts were much more FANTASTIC then the ones the celebuzz pick …. Celebuzz the characters they pick were just so WRONG & non- of the weasley family are Ginger !! soo wrong wrong wrong …..
Agreed about how these actors could never do better than original cast, but actors dye their hair all the time for roles, so it wouldn’t really matter if the Weasley actors were ginger or not. The Phelps twins aren’t naturally ginger, for example, and Tom Felton isn’t that bleach blonde in real life either.
You can tell whoever picked these (Wes Ferguson?) loves Lupin, ships Ron/Hermione and hates Harry.
eww. Why does everything have to be replaced with Americans? And I say this as one. JKR already said it is never going to happen and thank god for that. It’s supposed to be british leave it alone!
Your choices really suck anyway. Like, the dude from superbad? really?
Why do us Americans always have to get the glory? The Harry Potter cast can never be replaced. Who the heck could act as good as Dan, Emma, and Rupert?
Leave Harry Potter alone, please.
They don’t. No one group does. The real actors who got the roles… were from all over the area the author wanted. no one in the US or anywhere on the North/South American continents is trying to remake it. it’s just a crazy/drunken wish list by a writer who gets paid to write tiny little articles.
Jesus Christ, America, stop remaking every goddamned thing. Leave Harry Potter the fuck alone.
I heard American’s eat babies, too!
No.
No.
No.
Horrible choices all around, and I say that as an American myself. I do NOT want to see Harry Potter remade with American actors. The cast is perfect as is; no need to remake/recast.
Rebooting harry potter is a terrible idea!! Now that its d most syccessful franchise of all time we americans want it to be ours.. Thats just pathetic!
why so serious? ;)
This crap is ridiculous!!
You should jump off a cliff for even thinking something like this.
Done!
This will be a fail. No one can replace a legacy
You have got to be joking. None of these American actors would be able to do these beloved characters justice. I am appalled that anyone would want to upset a franchise that has acquired many dedicated fans.
They don’t actually want to make any changes.
what’s funny is we won’t see the movies remade but 60 yrs from now when JK’s family has drunkenly run through her fortune they’ll want a remake or a new release to bolster the family’s coffers. Even then I can’t imagine them coming to the US/any part of the continents. Unless they were offered more money here. Then her “master piece” will go from being a sacred cow to a cash cow.
one of the things i always liked about the hp movies is that most of the actors weren’t chosen because they’re “hot”, but because they’re GOOD ACTORS! so if we were to keep that same spirit, it would have to be the SAME in an american version!
Hence the reason Harry Potter was done in the UK…
Seriously, have these people read the books???
As an American, I am disgusted with this.
These were the worst picks ever! I think they were going for similar looks over acting skills.
Just wow..no. Never remake Harry Potter. It’s perfect how it is!
As an American, so am I.
I agree. I’m American. and ICK! If they even want to come close, they’d have to do a national search for unknowns just like they did with the original cast, plus, to have it be remotely justifiable, you’d need an American version of the stories, as well, which won’t happen. Harry Potter IS UK. Maybe one American in a big role might have been disguised if they could really do a good accent, and I mean, REALLY WELL, but an entire cast? Ugh. No. I’ll repeat what everyone else said.
Oh Hell No…Barry Trotter film maybe, Harry Potter film never.
I just vomited. If this ever happens I’m Avada Kedavraing myself.
good idea.
Ummm. They were kidding. Don’t get your panties in a twist. NO one is talking about remaking it. It’s just a wacky look at what if. If they were serious they would have suggested better or more appropriate actors. Yeesh!
I would have a sense of humor about it, except the picks are just that bad, so it’s not funny.
The picks were bad. And humor is subjective. some people will laugh because they are so bad and some will say….what ever it is you’re saying?
Doing this just for fun is ok…..but at least pick actors WHO CAN ACT….most of the American actors picked were because of look similarities…Charlie Sheen…really??!! The one I liked was Jane Lynch…the others suck! ‘specially Brad Pitt as Lupin!!!
That was the only one i considered at first. Now I can’t even see it. If i were recasting it….nope i just draw a blank.
Wow. Spaniards really like Harry Potter! They come to see the movies in droves. They did an article on who would fill the roles if the movie was done by Spaniards. I say penelope cruz for trelawney. Does that offend you less.
Ed Westwick is British. Just saying. And seriously, take this down. Nobody likes it.
No.
What the Cornelius Fudge is this crap?
Brad Pitt as Lupin? Jane Lynch as Umbridge? ____ as _____? Come on. This entire list was bull.
I can’t understand, for the life of me, why you would pick such AWFUL people for this? And WHY would you want to remake Harry Potter in the first place? It is such an amazing series and the people they chose for the movies actually suited the characters. Just…take this away. Make it go away. Please.
Okay– close your eyes.
All I can say is thank God Celebuzz was NOT in charge of casting for Harry Potter.
This was HORRENDOUS.
Most awful list ever made. Absolutely horrible.
Whoa some of those people look freakishly similar. Favorite recast – ZEfron for RPatz. Fantastic.
I like my zefron to look a little more like a girl. I’m not liking that picture. Also draco needs to be some one prettier. we gotta have something to slash.
No. So far I haven’t seen half the talent in Zach that I’ve seen in Robert, and I’m well aware of how little regarded many feel about Robert. Plus, Zach has a confidence/arrogance about him that doesn’t work for Cedric at all.
I don’t think RPats could do it now either. He’s past that.
Let’s make our own crazy dream cast. I’ll start. How about simon pegg and nick frost as the weasley twins!
Joe peschi = Mundungus Fletcher
this wouldn’t work. It’s not just the way they look, but their mannerisms and the way the speak.
Unlike some, I understand this is just for ‘funzies’ but besides jon hamm, kristin wiig and steve buscemi this list is horrrific. selena gomez? COME ON! and how could you leave off the suggestion of johnny depp as sirius black, one of the only americans who could possibly do a harry part justice (not that anyone could replace oldman, so potter people don’t freak out, i’m one of you)
p.s. Ed Westwick IS british, idiots.
Aww come on marge you can do it. Pick some one. how about….terri hatcher as tonks?! she’s long in the tooth but this is fun.
I think they thought it would be fun when they started but coudn’t think of anyone but the people who played the characters having the same roles. The casting directors did a splenderic job. I never even liked the second dumbly because the first one hit all my buttons.
Remaking the movies would be an absolutely terrible idea. Dan, Rupert and Emma ARE Harry, Ron and Hermione. I’m not saying I don’t wish some parts were different, but that’s what the books are for! Also, It’s a British story, so it’s British actors. Plus I’m pretty sure any American director is gonna make up random sex scenes and turn gillyweed into an illegal drug. No thanks. =]
Thankfully no one is thinking of doing that. just a spot of fun. @follow i say benedict cumberbatch as sirius black and martin freeman as lupin!
Wow way to stereotype people. keep up the tolerance you’ve got going there. Thanks “M”
Omfg, who will be hermione, kim kardashian? for fucks sake Americans, fuck off.
You caught us. It’s a good thing this isn’t a joke or a little bit of whimsy on our part. we’ll stop now and i’ll set about taking down any other articles that go against your views of the world. Can you list them for me?
Why would anyone think this would be a good idea? Kindly remove yourself from our fandom, celebuzz.
And by the way, to everyone that commented saying things like ‘fuck off Americans,’ no Harry Potter fan regardless of where they’re from would EVER be okay with this, and this is coming from someone who has lived in the US her entire life. We’re not all idiots.
Seriously though, I threw up in my mouth a little.
Grossssss!
yes, i find misha’s comment gross to!!!!!
Wow this is the worst casting list I’ve ever seen. Most of these actors would not fit the roles at all and it seems like the majority of your choices were just based on how similar your new actor looks like the original one. Lame…..
Really? This is a joke right?
This would be an insult to Harry Potter and JKRowling.
I hope this NEVER happens.
yes this is a joke. Thank God someone said it out loud! Joke, joke, joke. Like many other blurbs! Joke.
Everyone needs to relax? If they did do it like this, you would fall in love with the characters, so calm down..it’s not gonna happen, and is not being rebooted, do you guys even read the story? I disagree with Harry though, horrible choice..and who would play them as kids..?
I would definitely not fall in love with the characters if these actors had been cast. The characters are brilliant, but the actors they cast were perfect for the parts. If they had cast someone terrible (like some of these American actors), then it would have ruined the films and they wouldn’t have been as successful.
sigh. This whole article was a joke. No one in your entire life time will remake Harry Pothead. No one thinks that it could have been made better by Africans, Brazilians, or Russians. Some made a joke. Like what if the entire series was made by klingons. Wouldn’t warf make a great snape.
A Klingon would make more sense… :P
Way to get into the spirit. Now which Klingon? Not warf cause he’s been chosen. how about kahless?
TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!
All this video accomplished was to re-establish just how BRILLIANT/TALENTED the UK actors are compared to the American counterparts.
And Angelica Houston and Ed Westwick are not American.
Gaby honey, go to bed. This is too difficult for you. Clearly if things don’t go your way you insult people. Not all American actors are bad. Not all American actors are good. I’m shocked at how mean some of you people are. I would say this isn’t religion or politics so no need to be angry. But maybe I’m wrong to some of you it is a religion.
Go to bed? Too difficult for her? And that’s not insulting? wow…
Why have a comments board if they didn’t want real opinions? The choices really suck. I’m sure they were well aware how devoted and obsessed Potter fans are.
no one is saying the choices are good. even the people who comment back and say this is a joke. I like the crazy ones. Like miss piggie as Fleur and Kermit as harry. hey. bert and ernie as sirius and remus.
Oh Please. Don’t honey me. I didn’t say all American actors are bad. There quite a few of them that actually extremely talented, however most of those are not the ones that celebuzz included in this video.
And it’s not mean, if they’re going to make a video like this (which is a fun idea), at least TRY to come up with American actors who would really fit the roles. Don’t half ass it.
EPIC Fail!
And last comment from me- I love all the comments telling people to not take it seriously, and yet they clicked on this page about celebrities, bothered to read the comments, and answer them. I think most people got it that it was simply hypothetical… it’s just negative post after negative post looks like people are obsessing. I personally just comment a lot when I bother commenting on things at all.
prof. minerva mcgonagall is fine as it is, for me it would be an insult thinking he would be replaced by some,.. urgh.. and also.. prof. severus snape.. urgh!!
lmao, this is a joke right?
celine dione as trelawney!