The Harry Potter film saga is one of the most beloved by fans of the 2000s generation. Its stories, but especially its characters, have marked the fans of the young wizard. Therefore, it is not surprising that each statement from his cast does not leave his fandom indifferent. On this occasion, Gary Oldman was surprised with his statements. The actor who in four films of the saga gave life to Sirius Black has said about his character that “he would have acted differently”, although fans loved his interpretation, the star describes it as “mediocre”.
“I think my work is mediocre,” said Gary Oldman, at the same time he considered that he was not giving the best interpretation of the character, as did Alan Rickman, who gave life to Professor Severus Snape in the eight films, according to his statements. On the latest installment of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor explained that it was all about how much preparation (he and Rickman) did, especially Rickman as opposed to him, who he chose not to do. Rickman also reportedly received inside information from creator J.K. Rowling on Snape’s future.
“Maybe if I had read the books like Alan, if I had been aware if I had known what was coming, I honestly think I would have interpreted it differently,” Oldman said.
“I’ll tell you what it is, it’s like anything. “I think if I sat down and saw myself in something and said, ‘Oh my God, I’m amazing,’ that would be a very sad day because you want to do the next thing better,” he said. “They saved me”
On the other hand, Gary Oldman, who participated in the films Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and The Deathly Hallows, Part 2, said on The Drew Barrymore Show how grateful he was for these movies, along with The Drew Barrymore Show trilogy, as they came around the time he became a single father.
“At 42, I woke up, you know, half-divorced and I had custody of these kids,” he told Barrymore, noting that the two sagas “saved me because it meant I could do the least amount of work for the most.” amount of money and then be home with the children.”
The winner also referred to a scene he filmed for the Harry Potter series, which he described as the worst he has had to do throughout his acting career. This is the scene in The Prisoner of Azkaban where the Dementors are absorbing the soul from Sirius Black’s body next to a frozen lake.
“It took forever. It was slow,” Oldman explained. “What they did was they built this lake inside the studio, and they cooled it down and froze this lake, and I had to just lie there for a week, day after day, doing nothing.”
Lastly, Gary Oldman lamented that his character was “killed off too soon”; However, his interpretation is one of the most praised in the saga.
This story was written in Spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva.
