According to MSN, Ralph Fiennes — the man who made Voldemort terrifying for an entire generation — has weighed in on who should step into the role for HBO's highly anticipated Harry Potter series reboot. It's a rare and genuinely fascinating moment when the original actor hands over the torch publicly.
Why This Casting Conversation Is Just Getting Started
The HBO Harry Potter series isn't just another reboot — it's a full serialized reimagining of all seven books, which means every major role is back on the table. Voldemort is arguably the most scrutinized casting challenge of the bunch. The Dark Lord demands a very specific alchemy: gaunt physical presence, classical theatrical training, and the ability to project menace without relying on heavy prosthetics alone (though there will presumably be plenty of those). Fiennes brought all of that from his stage background, so his opinion on a successor carries real weight. His suggestion is a genuine conversation-starter — and the myCast community has plenty to say in response.
What myCast Fans Are Saying Right Now
The fancasting community has already been hard at work on the HBO series, and the data tells a compelling story. Over in the most active Harry Potter fan cast on myCast — which covers 16 roles and has drawn 54 votes — fans have rallied behind Colin Morgan as Lord Voldemort, earning him 7 votes and a clear lead in that slot. It's a genuinely inspired pick: Morgan, best known for BBC's Merlin, has the angular features, the quiet intensity, and the classical chops that the role demands. He'd be a very different Voldemort from Fiennes — younger-feeling, more serpentine — which could suit a longer-form serialized story that needs to show Voldemort's evolution across years of storytelling.
The rest of that story's fan cast is equally worth digging into. Dexter Sol Ansell leads the Draco Malfoy vote with 8 picks, while Alexander Vlahos tops the Snape race with 8 votes — another sharp choice that would bring a brooding, theatrical energy to one of the saga's most complex characters. John Lithgow as Dumbledore has 7 votes, which is the kind of outside-the-box thinking that makes fancasting genuinely fun: unconventional on paper, undeniably compelling in practice. leads the Harry Potter vote with 7, and tops the Hermione count with 6.