Helena Bonham Carter in Harry Potter 5
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that Helena Bonham Carter has joined the all-star cast of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Bonham Carter will play Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius Blacks cousin and a Death Eater, who is one of Lord Voldemorts followers.
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that Helena Bonham Carter has joined the all-star cast of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Bonham Carter will play Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius Black's cousin and a Death Eater, who is one of Lord Voldemort's followers.
The studio also confirmed that composer Nicholas Hooper will create the film's score, reuniting him with director David Yates for whom he has scored multiple film and television projects, dating back more than 15 years. Hooper won a BAFTA Award for his work on the Yates-directed television movie "The Young Visiters." Their other collaborations include the telefilm "The Girl in the Café," written by Richard Curtis; "State of Play," which earned multiple honors, including seven BAFTA nominations; "The Way We Live Now"; and "The Tichborne Claimant".
Bonham Carter joins a cast of returning "Harry Potter" veterans, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who are reprising their roles as close-knit teen wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The stellar cast also includes Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, David Thewlis, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, David Bradley, Robert Hardy and Mark Williams.
As Bellatrix Lestrange, Bonham Carter is only one of several newcomers to the "Harry Potter" film franchise, also including: Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge; George Harris as Kingsley Shacklebolt; Natalia Tena playing Nymphadora Tonks; Kathryn Hunter in the role of Mrs. Figg; and 14-year-old actress Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood
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