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Originally posted by JenMarie
I'm assuming that Fleur's character falls under the same clause that ALL actors in the movies must be English... unless otherwise needed. Apparently the only non-English actor in the movies so far is the guy who plays Seamus... because he's Irish. Perhaps the French teen audition selections were limited. Hell, I'd love to play Tonks in movie five, and I could probably train to learn an English accent, but I wouldn't be able to. It sucks, because Renee Zellwigger can get away with in in Bridget Jones, but we can't for Harry Potter. Oh well.
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The actress playing Fleur is from Paris, that actor play Karkaroff is from Belgrade and I believe the actor play Krum is also from Eastern Europe somewhere (sorry I can't remember which country).
While there are a few American actors that can pull of a very good English accent, there are many who...for lack of a better term...just suck!
I think J.K wanted to make sure the casting director did not cast an actor like this, just because they have a big box office draw.
I wish I could find her exact reasoning for this. But I'll admit I am gratefully for this stipulation. I for one would hate to have seen Haley Joel Osment (sp?) playing Harry Potter.