Jim Broadbent cast as Horace Slughorn
Jim Broadbent cast as Horace Slughorn In an interview with our friends at Dark Horizons, actor Jim Broadbent has confirmed that he will be playing the role of Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince:

Broadbent: Yeah I had basically three months in Lincolnshire in the summer and suddenly now I'm back on the rollercoaster again and I've got to finish off Indiana Jones next month and I've got a bit on Young Victoria and it's all been sort of stacking up and then I'm doing Harry Potter.

Question: Who are you?

Broadbent: Who am I? He's called Horace Slughorn. He's a retired teacher of magic who's drawn back out of retirement because he's got some secrets they need in the battle against the Deatheaters and he's quite star struck as a teacher and he's drawn back into the fold because he likes to notch up celebrity students, and he's drawn back by Harry.


Check out the full interview for details on his costume fittings and what kind of character he's been scripted to portray. Thanks to Alex for the tip!
Posted by Andrew on Sep 17th | 264 Comments
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Posted by harry8voldemort Sep 17th 2007

today my b-day


Posted by teachingrocks Sep 17th 2007

OK, now that I've looked at several pictures of him on the linked website, I think he's got eyes and chin to be Slughorn. I've seen some of the movies he's been in, but never paid much attention to him...guess that could be the sign of a good actor: he just seems natural in the role. I wonder if they're going to cast Bob Hoskins at all? If so, for what role?


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Sep 17th 2007

He looks to red to be slughorn in my opinion...0_o


Posted by mcg1555 Sep 17th 2007

Awesome casting choice with him, he's PERFECT for the role!


Posted by hermyown7777 Sep 17th 2007

Wow he looks PERFECT!! I am getting so excited for this movie! He seems to know the character very well too..... SO MUCH NEWS TODAY!!! YAY!!! PROPS TO ANDREW!!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Guys: I won the caption contest yet again! :D Look for Mugglenerd and Hayley, they are my captions! :D PARTY AT THE SLUG CLUB! (But wait....I killed Sluggy off in my fanfic....so, PARTY AT THE GRYFINNDOR COMMON ROOM!)


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Sep 17th 2007

congrats Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Hu sband which one is yours?


Posted by grndtheftxautumn Sep 17th 2007

eeeeeehhh i like brian blessed better. but who knows? they might dress him up well.


Posted by phoenixknight Sep 17th 2007

GREAT! He looks EXACTLY like SLughorn.... Now all we need to know is who the hell will Lavender Brown and Tom Riddle will be?


Posted by slytherinprincess922 Sep 17th 2007

OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!!! He's gonna be amazing!!! Cant wait for it!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Dragon_Queen: mugglenerd and hayley's captions are mine! :D


Posted by phoenixrising28 Sep 17th 2007

I'm so glad there's a lot of news now.there hasn't been much news in a while.He looks like he'll make a good Slughorn. that's pretty much what i though he'd look like, just more Slytherin-like, but i'm sure that'll change once he's on the set...


Posted by sirius_lee Sep 17th 2007

hes a sluggy


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

I killed Sluggy in my fanfic! deathlyh7212007 dot livejournal dot com


Posted by Guru_Frederick_Weasley Sep 17th 2007

he is the ultimate slug... what a legend


Posted by HPbrownLove1 Sep 17th 2007

he looks like a slughorn.. all this is just making me want to see the movie even more!! im so excited! i hope they dont leave out too much! which they probably will because of time restraints, but theres no harm in wishing, is there??


Posted by sirius_lee Sep 17th 2007

dracos detour will be i it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! aslong as tey have lots and lots and lots and lotsa tom felton stuf... itll be the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

HEY SIRUIS!!! arent you lucky jkr opened the book tour to canada!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

HEY SIRUIS!!! arent you lucky jkr opened the book tour to canada!!


Posted by honeydukes0209 Sep 17th 2007

yes! lots of news after days withougt...that's great! he's just how i pictured slughorn! i am soooo excited for the new movie with all these new actors and actresses coming to HP movies!!


Posted by Matrinka Sep 17th 2007

OMG! I love Jim Broadbent! He's such a terrific actor - the man is an utter chameleon and FULL of wit and charm. Wow! BRAVO to the casting director! I couldn't be happier about this! EXCELLENT choice!


Posted by Steph Sep 17th 2007

I knew it knew it knew it!!!! Always thought he'd be slughorn, think he'll be pretty good! :)


Posted by buddika Sep 17th 2007

oh wow! That's exactly how I imagined Professor Slughorn to look like.


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

AH ANY CHEESECAKIANS!


Posted by performingmonkey Sep 17th 2007

This is great casting. It's just a shame that Slughorn didn't end up having any sort of a role at all in Deathly Hallows. I was so sure that he would be involved when Harry found out about the Lily/Snape connection.


Posted by sirius_lee Sep 17th 2007

i have NO IDEA who this guy is, but he looks exactly like slughorn!!!!!!!!..... first luna and now him?.... ppl at casting for hp are actually doing good these days! its incredible!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide? No escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor buy, I need no sympathy, 'cause I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low, anyway the wind blows desn't really matter to me, to me. Mamma, just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead. Mamma, life had just begun, But now I've gone and thrown it all away! Mamma, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry, If I'm not back again this time tomorrow, Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters Too late, my time has come, Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time Goodbye, ev'rybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth Mamma, ooh, I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all! *guitar solo* I see a little sillhouetto of a man. Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me! Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Figaro! Magnificooooo... I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me! He's just a poor boy from a poor family! Spare him his life from this monstrosity! Easy come, easy go, will you let me go? Bismillah! We will not let him go! LET HIM GO! Bismillah! We will not let him go! LET HIM GO! Bismillah! We will not let him go! LET HIM GO! Let me go! We will not let you go! Let me gooooooo.....no no no no, no no no no no! Oh, Mamma Mia! Mamma mia, let me go! Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!!!!! *rock guitar solo* So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? So you think you can love me and leave me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me baby, just gotta get out, gotta get right out of here! *more guitar* Nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really matters to meeee......any way the wind blows...*gong*


Posted by lost_diadem Sep 17th 2007

He looks like a really good Slughorn! I approve of the way he looks, I just hope the acting is up to scratch! I'm sure it will be though considering they cast Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix and she was excellent so I think they're on a roll of good actors!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

nice one dr is my husband nice one no one i know knows all the word to it!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Lost_diadem: Yeah, let's hope Hugh Laurie is Scrimgeour, and Naomi Watts is Narcissa! :D


Posted by Luxmbrg_Harry Sep 17th 2007

At least he has read the book...


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

yeha and it hought the naomi watts as narcissa was just a rumor?? oh well i hope not shes perfect for it.


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Remi: I LOVE THIS SONG! It's so random.....and even Freddy Mercury said it was just random rhymes! :D Thanks for the compliment, did u hear I won the Caption Contest? :D Look for Mugglenerd and Hayley's entries, they're mine!


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

hi people isnt he a great slughorn...is anyone there


Posted by darkatheart33 Sep 17th 2007

He's perfect for slughorn! just as i pictured him


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

I killed Sluggy in my fanfic! ;( deathlyh7212007 dot livejournal dot com


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

wow yours are simply wonderfully funny just what i needed a good laugh from my italian project.... darn my lack of understanding what my teacher said because i was to busy staring at the guy that hates me but i love him....


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

darkatheart isnt he the best that how i picured him to ii mean come on who didnt?


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Awww, thanks Remi. Who's the crush? Mine's Dan Radcliffe.....*drools* D on't u love Bohemian Rhapsody?


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 i kno just how u feel except mie a guy in my math class and ccd bt he doesnt kno i exsist!! im heart broken i needed a break from french ugh so confuzung


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

yes its wonderful sometimes when im in the shower i starting singing at the top of my lungs songs from it and then the next thing you here is my mother screaming SHUT UP YOUR HORRIBLE!! and his names teo he's amazing but he doesnt like me he actually wants me to die but well hes just awesome i mean he plays like football andbaseball and he wrestles hes just amazing


Posted by PotterLove06 Sep 17th 2007

He seems good for the role.


Posted by HP_4EVER Sep 17th 2007

Oh he looks perfect for Slughorn!!!!!!


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 r u talkin to me or daneil radcliffe is my husband? cuz idk who ur talkin to


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

well both of you! i ahte to leave people out! the more the merrier!!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Remi: Sooo....wanna check out my fanfic? deathlyh7212007.livejourn al.com


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

ok so idk if its too personal or if ill get killed by mugglenet police bt wut grade r u guys in and wuts ur fav book and movie


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Sep 17th 2007

okay wel im in 8th grade i jsut turned 13 on saturday and my fav book is half blood prince and my fav movie is number 4 oh and dr is my hubby its awesome im reading it right now


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Sep 17th 2007

Remi: Haha! I turned 13 on August 11! And I'm in 7th grade! W00t! I'M OLDER THAN THOU!


Posted by mylove600 Sep 17th 2007

im in 9th and my fav book is 4 and fav movie is 5 i trun 15 tomarrow and happy belated bday




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