Witches casting

[bdrfisher1]

Sorry if this has been done a thousand times. What are the general thoughts on the perfect witch castings?

I know someone mentioned dawn french as nanny ogg... maggie smith as weatherwax? Or is that a bit obvious? Judie dench? (Even more so??)

Magrat = Anne marie duff for sure. Perfect I reckon!

 

[pip]

Hi. welcome to the site bdrfisher.

Topic is one of those fun ones so I don't think anyone would mind a rehash.

So hard to see beyond Maggie Smith but the other two are more up for debate.

 

[bdrfisher1]

Thanks pip

Maggie smith does seem the obvious choice. She's just perfect really. Sharp, witty but with a twinkle in her eye.

Nanny ogg I think is the one that really has to be right, for me at any rate.

The reason I think Marie anne duff would be so spot on for Magrat is because she has that pretty but washed out look which I think Magrat has.

This is the trouble though really isn't it. It's really hard for an adaptation to please everybody and dodgy castings could be a make or break for people who already have an idea of what the characters look like

 

[pip]

Nanny is the difficulty because of her importance.
Oddly enough if it was cast it could end up with an absolute unknown born just for that role.

Terry did point out that everyone knows an old lady just like her.

 

[raisindot]

Maggie Smith has the right 'prim' for Granny, but she lacks the 'menace' that Granny requires. Which is why I'd instead nominate Sian Phillips of "I, Claudius" fame (if she's still alive) for the role.

J-I-B

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I quite like the idea of Pam Ferris as Nanny Ogg.

Completely off the wall here - how about Helen Mirren for Granny?

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Sian Phillips is still alive And I agree she would be perfect as Granny


Welcome to the site bdrfisher1

 

[pip]

Maggie Smith has the right 'prim' for Granny, but she lacks the 'menace' that Granny requires. Which is why I'd instead nominate Sian Phillips of "I, Claudius" fame (if she's still alive) for the role.

J-I-B

Interesting. But shes getting on in years.

 

[Sjoerd3000]

She's only a year older than Maggie Smith

 

[pip]

But Maggie Smith wasn't married to Peter o' Toole which adds years.

 

[Sjoerd3000]

But Maggie Smith wasn't married to Peter o' Toole which adds years.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Oooh. How about Eileen Atkins as Granny?

 

[pip]

its all so confusing now.
Thought i had granny sorted at least.

 

[ramtopsman]

Granny

How about Penelope Wilton - granny

will have to get back to you about nanny ogg

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome to the site, bdrfisher1!

 

[fizzlefi]

I would go for Kate Winslet for Magrat. I get the impression that Magrat is supposed to be in her thirties. As for the pale, washed out look, they can use make up. Look at Charlize Theron in Monster or Cameron Diaz in Being John Malkovich.

I think Maggie Smith would be the best for Granny. What about Tina Malone for Nanny Ogg?

Any suggestions for Agnes Nitt?

 

[michelanCello]

Don't know if she's been mentionned yet, but I think Miriam Margolyes would make a great Nanny Ogg.

 

[DaveC]

I think the last time we did this I said;

Granny - Eilieen Atkins
Nanny - Dawn French
Magrat - No idea

Now I like Lucy Punch for Magrat and Miriam Margoles good for Nanny.. Helen Mirren is good, but don't know if she has the phisical stature.

 

[bdrfisher1]

Thank you for all the welcomes, what a nice bunch you lot are!

Who said Pam ferris? I like that idea. Also Miriam margoyles, hasn't thought of either of them two and they'd both be great.

Fingers crossed a witches adaptation is tackled soon then eh?

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Kate Winslet really too pretty pretty for Magrat (and probably far too voluptuous too ). When we've done this before Jane Horrocks (Bubbles from Ab Fab & Little Voice) or Emma Chambers (Alice in Vicar of Dibley) have been popular choices.

I think Helen Mirren would make a great Granny - she's definitely got a nasty streak and also Granny's flawless skin and perky tootsies Afraid Maggie Smith got too strong an association with HP now so she can't do Granny with as much integrity now (Prof McGonagle's too much a Granny 'type' really - that woman's sooo derivative!)

Happy with Pam Ferris or Miriam Margolyes as Nanny Ogg although again Miriam's the botany teacher at Hogwarts...