I thought it said bill nye, as in like the science guy... I was like, uhm ok?

I don't really see him as a good scrimgeour.

Is this the Science guy? He looks to weak and frail for Scrimgeour... Scrim is supposed to look muscular, is he not?

it might be dedalus

I think he would make a great Scrimgeour... he's played so many different roles, and he fits them each really well... I mean, he was excellent as Davey Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean. This is great, I'm a big fan of Bill! =D

lol i thought of the science guy at first too lol.......anyway......I think he looks kind of like a Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour is supposed to seem strong, but aged, and not neccessarily muscular. When I read the books I pictured someone like Victor from Underworld. With the right makeup and hair I think he'll do very well.

lol i thought of the science guy at first too lol.......anyway......I think he looks kind of like a Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour is supposed to seem strong, but aged, and not neccessarily muscular. When I read the books I pictured someone like Victor from Underworld. With the right makeup and hair I think he'll do very well.

or mundungus

Awesome! I love him in Love Actually and of course Pirates of the Caribbean. I think he's probably going to be playing Scrimgeour. He has a really important scene in which he gives Harry, Ron, and Hermione all the stuff Dumbledore left to them. :D

@javan_weasley: they already cast a guy to play Mundungus.

Aberforth perhaps?

aberforth is already casted jaqtkd. though that's what i thought at first too

Bill Nighy is BRILLIANTTTTTTT! I'M ECSTATIC!

hahahaha YES i was not the only one he thought 'OMG... bill nye the science guy is in harry potter!?!?!?!?' but then i saw nighy. and i realized. and i have no clue who the hell he is so i could care less if hes scrimgeaour or whoever. just so long as he does the character justice... and i suppose his face *could* hold a *trace* of scrimgaeour. btw sorry if i am royally killing the spelling of the minister's name, but im too lazy to go look it up :-P

I bet he does play Scrimgeour because Yates said he wanted Nighy to play him in HBP if the could fit him in.

YOU GUYS ARE FORGETTING THAT HE PLAYED DAVY JONES IN "PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN".. IF HE CAN DO THAT, HE CAN DO RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR ANYDAY!

Ohhhhhmygosh! That's awesome!!! When I read this news, my mouth dropped open, and it's still open! He's a great actor! I can't wait to see what role he is playing... but I think that the role Scrimgeour would actually be a good fit for him!

I'd be willing to bet he is going to play Xenophilius Lovegood. I think he would be cracking for that role!

I'd be willing to bet he is going to play Xenophilius Lovegood. I think he would be cracking for that role!

I love Bill Nighy =) BritishSam isnt Xeno already cast? Rhys ifans is playing him

i originally thougth he would be Xeno, but then i remembered Xeno was already cast, so i thought of scrimgeour...and then i read the rest of the article! lol

i think he's going to be Xenophilius Lovegood. he looks like him

i thought scrimgeour immediately. he'd be a good xenophilius but scrimgeour needs some weight and seniority (more than xeno, who has also been cast already of course) and nighy could probably do it in his sleep. and he was fantastic in pirates of course. and for those of you who thought bill nye the science guy, come on now. bill nye is a pretty unmistakeable guy. even if you don't know nighy, you should be able to distinguish him from nye. *shudder*

Yes! This is awesome! He is so great at whatever he does!

Wow, I can see him doing a good job as a character in Harry Potter! He was fantastic as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean!

Awesome. I think he will do great. FYI he was the one who played Victor from Underworld.

He's great as Victor and Davy Jones! Obviously he's a professional with the green screen and a hell of a lot of makeup. Come on, bring on Scrimigeur! :D (or however you spell it). And yes, Rhys whatever is playing Xeno. Also, I heard the scene with him giving Harry and all that Dumbledores things was cut? Weren't they gonna replace that with DOBBY giving them the things, and the mirror that was cut in the 5th movie? Just what I heard... o.O

I wouldn't necessarily (or at all really) consider Scrimgeour to be a "good guy". I dont' care if he died without revealing he knew where Harry was. He was not a good guy. BUT, from Bill's words, I don't necessarily think he's playing a good guy. He says a "goodie" which could just mean a good role - could be one of the deatheaters and he thinks it's a good role to play....

This is very exciting! I LOVE Bill Nighy and I think he would be a perfect Scrimgeour. The adult cast in the HP movie just keeps getting better.

I'm pretty sure Xeno has been casted already, but this guy seems like he'd do a great job for him. But I'm sure he'd be a great Scrimgeour as well. Isn't he supposed to be in HBP though?

wait but is Scrimgeour even in DH? Like I know they mention him at the wedding but does he actually make an appearance?

When I read the book, I imagined Bill Nighy as Scrimgeour in my head. I had heard that Billy Connelly was to play Luna's dad, but someone else has been cast for that. Scrimgeour isn't a character that I would think of as a good guy, and Nighy says he's going to play a good guy. I hope he's Scrimgeour, it would be great casting.

Yes, emma_sophia he is in the Dumbledore's Will chapter

TO: jhh7487, He is Victor from Underworld!

Sue Upton from TLC twittered that it has been confirmed for the role of Scrimgeour

He's a great actor. He was in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy too, right? And at least he shows a proper respect for the books, even if he hasn't read them ; )

ohh thsts awesome.. tho i would prefer him as xeno lovegood...!!! see here for more http://www.hetalc b.dragonadopters.com/

I would love to see him as Xenophilius Lovegood.

I think he's going to play Tonk's father....Ted Tonks.

Well Ted Tonks...or Elphias Doge

ohh yea.. dodge sounds like him.. i don't think that ted tonks will have a major part to play in the movie.. i really liked him in PoC.. i think he is best suited to play Xeno! see here for more info on bill's role in deathly hallows and adopt your own magical dragon http://www.heta lcb.dragonadopters.com/

oh well i didn't know that thanks iwantolando05 i didn't know that, but he might still be dedalus. and who'd they cast for mundungus?

He's definitely playing Scrimgeour! That character has to be cast because of the Will of Albus Dumbledore scene in which Ron gets the Deluminator, Harry gets the Snitch, and Hermione gets the Tales of Beedle the Bard. It's a VERY important scene. And David Yates has already said that if he casts anyone to play Scrimgeour it will be Billy Nighy. So that's definitely who he's playing. Dedalus Diggle is short and is only in the book for like 2 seconds.

They ALREADY CAST XENOPHILIUS LOVEGOOD months ago. He's being played by RHYS IFANS!!!

DAVY JONES from POTC!!! yayyy!!!!

BILL NIGHY?! That is freaking AWESOME!

Yes I know! He was so freakin' awesome as Davy JOnes and he's already worked with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman in Love Actually and of course David Yates in State of Play so he'll fit right in!!

so i guess this means the new minister chapter won't be in hbp.. i guess he just incorporated it by adding the scene with the bridge collapsing.. I think he would be a good xeno but scrimgeour?? he's too skinny..

it could be ted tonks!!! he was in the beginning and the middle which would be right around the part that they end the first dh movie...

It's been CONFIRMED that he's playing Scrimgeour. XENO has already been cast and Scrimgeour is described in the book as being tall and lean.