In another view, when i saw a picture of Rhys Ifans on BlogHogwarts.com, He really looks like a relative of Luna Lovegood.

I think he looks a lot like Xeno or at lest the way i imagine him.

Harry Pothead

I think he'll probably play Xeno.

There are quite a few left to be announced.

Just because he's Welsh that doesn't mean Xeno will be.

he looks eccentric enough

yea, he kinda looks like he can be evanna's dad

I won't lie -- I'm rather disappointed to hear this. And for 2 reasons.

First, while I think Rhys is a quality actor, I'm sorry but he just feels too young for Xeno.

But actually more importantly, for awhile now I'd reeeeeeeeeeeeaally been holding out some hope that the producers would find a way to cast Stephen Fry in this series, and Xeno seemed the PERFECT part for him in what's obviously the only movie remaining to be made. I thought they would've cast him if nothing else as a thank you and a tribute for the truly awesome job he did in reading the audio versions of the entire series. In fact I've still not read a single sentence from a Harry Potter book, I went thru the whole saga just listening to Stephen read it to me in his great voices.

And now that Xeno's cast, I can't really think of any other solid part that they'd think it worth it to get Stephen for

^ By that logic, they'd have to cast Jim Dale too.

I see where you're going of course, but I don't think necessarily. I mean, even aside from having done the audio books, Fry is a lifelong character actor of the screen, he fits right along with all of the other "who's who" of UK greats they've filled the cast with along the way. Jim Dale, he primarily (if entirely) does voice work, doesn't he?

I suppose. I just don't think they shouldn't do novelty casting, particularly since in that instance it'd be typecasting, of sorts. He'd been seen as Stephen and not Xeno, I think.

I think this is great casting!

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