A Lord Of The Rings Actor Wants To Play Voldemort In HBO’s Harry Potter Series

Another actor has thrown their hat within the ring to play Voldemort in HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV present. The actor in query is Andy Serkis, identified greatest for his work as Gollum within the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, in addition to enjoying Caesar within the extra trendy “Planet of the Apes” motion pictures. Voldemort famously killed Harry Potter’s parentsand Serkis appears keen to tackle that activity for HBO’s small display screen reboot.

On a current episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the place he was selling his new animated movie adaptation of “Animal Farm,” Serkis was offered with the concept of ​​enjoying He Who Shall Not Be Named within the “Harry Potter” present, which dropped its first trailer back in March. The premiere season, titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” after the primary “Harry Potter” e-book, is because of arrive in December. Serkis responded effectively to the concept, saying:

“Definitely. I’m just waiting for the call basically, that’s a cool one. Mind you, Ralph’s [Fiennes] got big boots to follow.”

“I’d have to think seriously about that. I’m not going to ruin that right now,” Serkis joked when pressed to show what his tackle the character may be. “No, I’m not going to do it right now.” The actor additionally quipped, “Oh yeah, I’d chop my nose off. Very happy to do that.”

To be crystal clear, this wasn’t one thing Serkis appeared to be pondering earlier than host Josh Horowitz introduced it up. All the identical, he does look like a superb match. Cillian Murphy won’t be playing Voldemort in the “Harry Potter” seriesso somebody has to.

The “Harry Potter” TV show cast is full of new faces to fill Hogwartsalong with some acquainted ones. Dominic McLaughlin leads the best way as Harry, with Arabella Stanton enjoying Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout enjoying Ron Weasley. HBO has spared no expense tapping a number of different high-profile, A-list expertise to fill out the remainder of the ensemble, however Voldemort stays a serious query mark even with Season 1 now effectively into improvement.

Warner Bros. and HBO plan to totally adapt each “Harry Potter” e-book, with the present spanning a full decade. To maintain the prepare operating on time, they may seemingly have to solid the villain sooner reasonably than later. HBO reportedly wants Marvel star Paul Bettany to play Voldemorthowever that has but to be confirmed. So, in concept, there’s nonetheless time for Andy Serkis to get his hat into the ring.

It appears unlikely that Serkis would be capable of match this into his actually busy schedule, although. “The Batman Part II” is on the point of start filming quickly, with Serkis reprising his position as Alfred Pennyworth. Even greater than that, he is set to direct “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” which is able to see him enjoying Gollum once more as effectively. That’s a colossal endeavor that will probably be getting underway quickly, with “The Hunt for Gollum” probably serving as the first of many new “Lord of the Rings” movies.

It would not be a stretch to think about Serkis may have an element to play in no matter comes subsequent. He’s a busy man and a decade-long dedication looks as if it could be a troublesome factor for him to handle.

“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” debuts Christmas 2026 on HBO and HBO Max.