US EditionHarry Potter: Ralph Fiennes on reprising Voldemort role
Fiennes says he has not been contacted to return and calls Swinton a “fantastic” choice as HBO keeps Voldemort casting open.
- On Friday, actor Ralph Fiennes, 63, said the 'ship has sailed' on returning to play Lord Voldemort in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter television series, noting he has not been contacted by producers.
- Fiennes portrayed the franchise's antagonist in five films from 2005 to 2011, telling the BBC's The Claudia Winkleman Show he was once keen to reprise the part but has heard nothing since.
- While fans speculate about successors like Tilda Swinton or Cillian Murphy, HBO chief executive Casey Bloys recently confirmed to Variety that the role of Voldemort remains officially uncast.
- The new series features a reimagined cast including Dominic McLaughlin as Harry and is scheduled to launch on HBO Max this Christmas, marking a major reboot of the wizarding franchise.
- Production is already underway for the second season, as the network aims to minimize gaps between installments while the young cast continues to grow.
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The HBO series on Harry Potter takes shape, but a role remains unoccupied: Lord Voldemort. Ralph Fiennes now speaks and explains why he will not return. Instead, he brings a surprising name into play.
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Ralph Fiennes Says the ‘Ship Has Sailed’ for Him to Reprise Voldemort Role in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series, but Tilda Swinton ‘Would Be Amazing’
Ralph Fiennes said 'the ship has sailed' for him to reprise Voldemort in HBO's 'Harry Potter' series, but thinks Tilda Swinton 'would be amazing.'
Harry Potter legend addresses possible return in upcoming HBO reboot amid recast rumours
Harry Potter star Ralph Fiennes has addressed whether he would reprise the role of Voldemort in the upcoming streaming series, where the sinister villain is yet to be cast.Warner Bros-owned streaming platform HBO Max, which only recently launched in the UK, is behind a new adaptation of the Harry Potter saga, which hopes to be an even more thorough and faithful live-action version.Recently, a slew of images from the new series – including first …
'Harry Potter' Star Ralph Fiennes Praises "Fantastic" Female Voldemort Casting
Few villains remain as closely tied to a single actor as Lord Voldemort is to Ralph Fiennes. For many audiences, the actor’s chilling performance across the later Harry Potter films helped define the Dark Lord’s modern image — pale, calculating, and quietly theatrical. Now, with HBO preparing a new television adaptation of the books, attention has turned to who might inherit the role. The answer, it seems, may not matter to Fiennes as much as fa…
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