[Xenalyte]

Sirius is played by Gary Oldman. Trust me, he WILL surpass your expectations.

[retrokitten]

I never thought of Gary Oldman as Sirius, but when I heard that I said, "Oh yeah!!" He is a wonderful actor. I didn't think Emma Thompson was the right choice for Trelawny, but she looks fantastic in the trailer. She can do anything.

I was pretty nervous reading the left wing rantings of the director, but the trailer looks really great.

I keep hoping that Tim Burton will be recruited to be a director, but I doubt it will happen. I've heard he doesn't have the best relationship with Warner Bros. even though he did a great job with the first two Batman movies. IMO, Goblet of Fire would be perfect for him. The special effects in that one are going to be great and seem like they would be up his ally- dragons, giant horse, merpeople, a giant ship rising out of the lake, all the characters at the quidditch world cup.

[JenB]

People keep telling me Oldman was a good choice. I've only seen him in "The Fifth Element", so I wouldn't know... he just doesn't quite fit the image of Sirius that I have. Ah well, I'll wait and see.