Gary Oldman Returning to Harry Potter
I would’ve thought that Gary Oldman’s return to the Harry Potter franchise was a foregone conclusion. Apparently not…
With Oldman not signed to a multi-picture deal, his return as Sirius Black for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was apparently in doubt. However, according to a number of Harry Potter sites, Oldman’s manager Doug Urbanski has confirmed that his return is finally a done deal. Here’s the story from HPANA.org:
“I’m so relieved and happy,” said Urbanski. “I can’t put my mind in the place of the producers, but I would’ve thought that when they read the book, a call to us would’ve been very high on their list. Obviously, the character of Sirius Black is key.”
“Since they had no option for Gary on this film, he was a free agent. Last week, we told them that Gary had another movie, and it was just a question of doing a deal,” he said.
Of the negotiations this morning with producer David Heyman, Urbanski said, “It was the most mature, simple and friendly negotiation that I’ve ever done.”
“It’s a wonderful role. Gary read the script last night, and he read part of it to me on the phone this morning. The end of the story is, Gary’s in it. It’s a terrific script, and he’s so happy to be back.”
Sounds a bit desperate to me, but as long as he’s in the movie, I’m happy. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is currenly shooting and is scheduled for release in November 2007.
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