Every actor tipped to play Voldemort in HBO's Harry Potter series
There is a new favourite star to be cast in a key role for the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series.
Most of the main stars have already been announced, including the young upcoming actors who will take on the parts of the titular character alongside best friends Hermione Grainger and Ron Weasley.
They are already joined by iconic comic actors John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore and Nick Frost as Hagrid. Announcements were already made by the studio in decisions to cast Paapa Essiedu as Professor Severus Snape.
However, it is still not confirmed who will take on the villain of the series, Lord Voldemort. A Marvel and Succession star has now been installed as the favourite to take on the part.
It comes after casting news for a new audiobook series. Audible have revealed that all the books will receive Full-Cast Audio Editions. Previous audiobooks for the Harry Potter novels were previously narrated by Stephen Fry but these new versions will have a full lineup of stars playing each character.
This includes Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort and as a result, he is the new favourite to also play the role for HBO. There is also Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape, Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall and Cush Jumbo as narrator.
The theory behind Macfadyen eventually being cast for the television show, which could run for up to 10 years comes as Arabella Stanton, the young actress who will portray Hermione Granger in the HBO series, will also be voicing the character in the first three instalments of the Audible audio series.
According to OBLG, the actor who played Tom Wambsgans in HBO's hit drama series Succession is now evens to also play the role on screen. This puts him as the current out and out favourite.
He's not the only big name star in the running though. Fellow Marvel stars, a former Doctor Who and an Oscar winner are also reported to be in consideration. The current odds are:
Matthew Macfadyen 1/1
Matt Smith 3/1
Paul Bettany 3/1
Cillian Murphy 4/1
Tom Hiddleston 5/1
Cillian Murphy is a rank outsider as it stands, after the Irish actor picked up an Academy Award for his turn in Oppenheimer. He was recently given the stamp of approval from, Ralph Fiennes who played the part in the films.
Speaking on a US chat show he said: " Cillian is a fantastic actor. That's a wonderful suggestion. I would be all in favour of Cillian." Notably, Fiennes only debuted as Voldemort from the fourth film when he is first seen in his true form, with Richard Bremmer portraying he who must not be named when he is hiding on Professor Quirrel's head. Meanwhile, Murphy is also being tipped to be cast as the next James Bond villain.
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