Jason Isaacs, who portrayed Lucius Malfoy within the authentic Harry Potter movies, responded to HBO’s casting of Johnny Flynn within the function for its upcoming TV reboot. Sharing his ideas on social media, Isaacs praised Flynn and supplied playful recommendation as the brand new collection continues to take form. Flynn, identified for Emma and Stardust, joins the forged alongside Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby because the Dursleys, and Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley.
Jason Isaacs thinks Johnny Flynn is ‘good’ for Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter collection
Jason Isaacs shared a video on Instagram reacting to the information of Johnny Flynn’s casting within the new Harry Potter TV reboot. He known as Flynn “an excellent actor” and “a monstrously proficient renaissance man.”
He mentioned, “I simply heard that the good Johnny Flynn shall be taking part in Mr. Malfoy within the new HBO TV collection, which is sensational information for Harry Potter followers.” Isaacs additionally praised Flynn as “a very pretty man” and expressed pleasure to see what he brings to the function.
He adopted up the video with a light-hearted submit on X (previously Twitter), saying, “A improbable actor, a beautiful man and, irritatingly, a slightly good musician too. Couldn’t have handed the snake-topped baton on to anybody higher. Simply please don’t make him sing…”
Isaacs and Flynn beforehand labored collectively on the 2021 movie Operation Mincemeat. Flynn’s casting marks a big replace for the reboot, which has begun saying its ensemble forward of filming.
Isaacs additionally shared on Instagram, humorously writing, “Thrilled to be passing the keys to Malfoy Manor to @johnnyflynnmusic… Simply have some respect to your elders and depart my hair merchandise within the drawers please.”
The collection, set to stream on HBO, shall be showrun by Francesca Gardiner and directed by Mark Mylod. Extra casting particulars proceed to emerge as manufacturing gears up for the newest adaptation of J.Ok. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
Initially reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.