Glowing, and to put in modern sharp colors would be horrible." "It's rather winning," says Branagh of the character, "hisĬombination of total confidence with an absolute absence of talent."ĭesigning his wardrobe, costume designer Lindy Hemming departed from theīook, which described Lockhart as wearing pastel colors. Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart, the vain Defense Against the DarkĪrts teacher - a role that was much sought after by British actors last Making their Potter debut in Chamber of Secrets are Dobby, a funny,įorlorn, computer-animated elf, Miriam Margolyes as Professor Sprout and Much abandon as the hearts of his many female admirers." Matinee-idol looks, Branagh steals scenes with as Gilderoy Lockhart, a narcissistic wizard with The host of British actors appearing in the film. Offset by a star turn from Kenneth Branagh, another of "The scarier moments in The Chamber of Secrets are He's a breath of fresh air and very funny to boot. There's only so much hogwash at Hogwarts an audience -or at least a grown-upĪudience - can handle. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts.īranagh's just what the new movie needs because, at 2 hours and 40 minutes, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry soon discover when he takes up the post of Nearly as obsessed with him as he is with himself.īut he's all hokum and very little hocus-pocus as students at the Hogwarts Wand-waving Elvis- who's a superstar in the magic community. Lockhart is an Order of Merlin (third class) wizard with a first classĭegree in vanity and an outrageously flamboyant hairstyle - like a blond The flash-harry wizard with matinee idol good looks and an ego to match. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Branagh plays Gilderoy Lockhart Steals the show in the new Harry Potter film. Thought) had been sputtering on the back burner for several years now, who But it's Kennethīranagh, the former Royal Shakespeare Company actor whose film career (we and a very familair schoolboy in wire rimmed spectacles. There's a flying Ford Anglia, a giant snake, a host of super-sized spiders "I didn't want people to see Gilderoy and say, 'Oh my God! That's Hugh Grant.'" "Ken seems to disappear into any role," says Columbus. Though Hugh Grant, star of Columbus' "Nine Months," was considered for the role, the director believed Branagh would mesh better with the other professors. The most notable addition to the franchise's troupe of British thespians is Kenneth Branagh, who plays Hogwarts' newest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Kenneth Branagh snippets from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Reviews In the Company of Ken - The Examiner, 2 December 2002 Roles That Are Poles Apart - National Post, 29 November 2002 Making Light of the Dark Arts - canoe.ca, 26 November 2002 Kenneth Branagh: A Shakespeare in Their Engine - Tachydromos, 23 November 2002 His Gilderoy Lockhart Character Steals Harry Potter Film Harry Potter's Chamber of Hormones - New York Post, 2 November 2002īranagh Conjures His Magic for Potter Film - Daily Breeze, 16 November 2002 Top of the Fops - Total Film, November 2002 Kenneth Branagh Revels in Playing Conceited Fop - Reuters, 26 October 2002 "Branagh strikes a perfect balance as the idiotic teacher Gilderoy Lockhart, who manages to make women swoon every time he flashes them a smile, while immensely irritating the men around him, not least Professor Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)."Įxcerpt from the first 'Harry Potter' review by "Walkabouter" "My little companion loved Kenneth Branagh, as the pompous, preening Gilderoy Lockhart, teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts, who screws up every magic spell he tries to cast." "Soon (Radcliffe) might match up to the standard of Kenneth Branagh, who steals the show as hilariously smarmy Gilderoy Lockhart." Some images may be clicked for a larger version "Richard came in and looked at the phoenix, and said 'wow they train these animals marvelously these days,'" Columbus said.The Kenneth Branagh Compendium: Gilderoy Lockhart Director Chris Columbus and Daniel Radcliffe during "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts." Nick Wall / HBO Max But Harris, who was succeeded by Michael Gambon in the films after his death, didn't know that, according to Columbus and Radcliffe. In their conversation, the two shared a laugh while describing filming the scenes that involved Harris and Fawkes, the phoenix that served as Dumbledore’s animal companion. Richard Harris, aka OG Dumbledore, thought Fawkes was depicted by a real bird.ĭuring a portion of the reunion, which featured Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter) and director Chris Columbus (who directed "Sorcerer’s Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets"), the two recalled filming certain scenes with Harris, aka the OG Dumbledore. Here are ten things we learned about the films after watching the reunion.
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