Fans are convinced Cillian Murphy should play this iconic character in Harry Potter remake

The formed of the upcoming Harry Potter TV series has not yet been announced nevertheless galore are pushing for Cillian Murphy to play an iconic role.

In April past twelvemonth it was announced that the beloved publication and movie bid was acceptable to beryllium adapted for TV by HBO.

Set to tally for 7 seasons, with each focusing connected a publication successful J.K. Rowling’s series, details astir the amusement person been near intimately nether wraps.

However, fans of the franchise are hopeless for Peaky Blinders prima Cillian, 48, to play the ever-terrifying Lord Voldemort, whom Ralph Fiennes played successful the movie series.  

One Harry Potter instrumentality leafage connected X claimed determination were already ‘rumours’ Cillian was being considered for the role, contempt determination being nary authoritative confirmation to date.

This assertion nevertheless led galore others to propulsion their enactment down the Irish histrion taking connected Harry Potter’s biggest foe.

‘YESSSSSS I tin spot Cillian Murphy being Tom Riddle / Voldemort for the caller Harry Potter TV series, he’d nail it perfectly,’ idiosyncratic Sir_Hellscythe posted connected X.

‘Cillian Murphy is hands down the cleanable antheral for an antagonist similar Voldemort. Hopefully this rumour is true. Can’t hold until the confirmation,’ xixmixwithfanta commented.

‘Cillian Murphy arsenic Voldemort is really benignant of incredible, I would beryllium truthful down for this,’ RooonilWaslib added.

Others called the imaginable casting ‘the cleanable fit’ and a ‘game changer’.

The rumours travel aft HBO released a casting telephone for the 3 main stars, with an advert calling for actors to play the pb prima on with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

The casting telephone explained the broadcaster was looking for children who volition beryllium betwixt the ages of 9 and 11 successful April 2025 and who are residents of the UK and Ireland.

It besides explained that casting would beryllium inclusive to each races, ethnicities and sex identities.

The exertion asked actors to taxable 2 abbreviated self-tapes, including a abbreviated poem oregon communicative but were told not to taxable immoderate from Harry Potter.

The 2nd self-tape asked for ‘a abbreviated video telling america a spot astir yourself, including your day of birth, tallness and wherever you live. In addition, delight picture immoderate household member, person oregon favored that you are peculiarly adjacent to. Please usage your ain accent. One infinitesimal maximum’.

The deadline for submission is October 31, with the advertisement besides revealing the bid is acceptable to movie successful the UK successful 2025 and 2026.

This week James McAvoy revealed helium astir played a young mentation of Lord Voldemort successful the movie series.

Speaking connected Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused Podcast, the histrion said that helium turned down the relation of Tom Riddle successful the aboriginal films due to the fact that of however overmuch clip it would’ve required.

‘It was close astatine the opening of my career, I auditioned for it, they wanted to enactment maine and 10 different actors connected a retainer truthful they could clasp america and support america to take later,’ helium said.

‘They offered rather a batch of money; it was similar £40,000 pounds oregon thing similar that. I wouldn’t beryllium capable to bash immoderate enactment for astir 7 months.’

But aft consulting his agent, James was advised to crook it down and alternatively prosecute different roles, a determination helium said was ‘part of the making of me’.

Metro.co.uk has contacted HBO and representatives for Cillian Murphy for comment.

The upcoming Harry Potter bid is owed to aerial connected HBO Max successful 2026.

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