Harry Potter director thinks Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy would be a perfect Voldemort in new TV show

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"That would be amazing"

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Casting rumors for the Harry Potter TV reboot have been heating up over the past few months, with plenty of names for Snape and Dumbledore in the mix. The franchise's main villain is now getting some of the limelight with one name consistently being linked with the big bad: Cillian Murphy.

The fan-casting has already got the approval of original Voldemort star Ralph Fiennes, and now it seems Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is also on board. The filmmaker, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies – The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets – shared his thoughts on Oscar-winning Murphy to Entertainment Weekly. "Well, Cillian is one of my favorite actors, so that would be amazing," he told the publication.

Fay Watson
Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.