Cimorene

hm... well, he's kind of old for the part too although not as old as la rickman. i wish they could have cast age-appropriately for those movies, really i do. gary oldman's a great comedic actor, but how will he do as sirius? was my doubtful opinion, pre-r&g. but now i believe he will be quite fine although he by no means fulfills my mental image of sirius (i'm totally stuck on rufus sewell for that).

anyway, what i mean to say is: tim roth might be more age-appropriate, but it's hard for me to imagine anyone doing a better job than rickman. i mean, really, he's absolutely brilliant even despite being notably too old for it. you forget.