Released this Saturday, January 1, Harry Potter, returning to Hogwarts, 20 years after the premiere of the first part of this saga. This special event, airing on HBO Max, brings back the stars of the world’s most famous witch series. Among them Oliver and James Phelps, the actors who play the twins Fred and George Weasley In the novels of J.K. Rowling.
In this note, learn about some of the curiosities of these twins who contributed their unique share of humor to the saga of magic. His jokes ranged from funny to serious. Ron Weasley’s older brothers They have become beloved characters for Potterheads, even today.
Fred and George Weasley: twins in real life
James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martin John Phelps They are the actors who played the twins Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter saga. They were born in February 1986 in Birmingham (UK).
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From an early age, they both showed a keen interest in theater, until he debuted in 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Both are 1.91 meters tall and usually share their love for Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters on social media.
Oliver and James Phelps first appeared in the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Photo: Warner Bros.
This was the choice of the Weasley twins for Harry Potter
James Phelps remembers the circumstances of his experience “as if it were yesterday”. “It was one of those moments that completely changed your lifesaid the actor. His mother had heard about the choice of actors for any of the roles in the first film. The event will be on Tuesday.
“That means we’ll have to skip a school day. James remembers saying to his mom, OK, let’s go. Already in the acting process, they were lucky enough to pick a class of guys who led straight with the auditioning director.” I doubt we really got the papers Who put us in the right tail, ”said the representative of the Fotogramas website.
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Oliver and James Phelps did not know what their characters would be.
Brothers Oliver and James Phelps admitted that, shortly before filming Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, they still They didn’t know who would be Fred and who would be George Weasley. Given this, they decided to ask director Janet Hershenson.
After asking if they were joking, a file Head of the test section “for 20 seconds” With J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus, business personality. “We’re talking about five minutes ago when we were supposed to start, we still don’t know who Fred was and who George was,” Oliver recounted on the regular rather than regular podcast.
Oliver and James Phelps appear in the recently released Harry Potter, Back to Howarts. Photo: EFE
What happened to actors Oliver and James Phelps?
When Oliver and James Phelps played Fred and George Weasley, they were 15 years old. Today at the Harry Potter premiere, I’m back at Howarts, They are only 36 years old. They both continue to work, albeit not in productions of the scale of the wizard’s saga.
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The twins have appeared in small films and television. They keep better memories of the last Harry Potter installments than the first, because they were more adults. “Every year I get a letter from a friend who laughs at my hairstyle or at my high-pitched voice. Now I love Deathly Hallows so much moreJames told Cultura Ocio in November 2017.
How do you differentiate between Fred and George Weasley?
YouTube user Invisible Cloak, a Harry Potter fan, detailed some details The characteristics that make Fred and George Weasley unique. This follower of the saga can see that Oliver has a mole on the right side of his neck. Meanwhile, James has scars on his nose and left eyebrow that he got when he was young.
As mentioned by Invisible Cloak The Phelps brothers are not normal redheads, but they are brown. Follow YouTuber Oliver’s voice is deeper than James’s. These days, siblings are easy to tell apart because they wear different hairstyles.
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