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Bertie Carvel talks about his role as Cornelius Fudge in the upcoming Harry Potter series (transcript inside post ⬇️)

Originally posted on r/Bertie_Carvel

Full transcript:

**So what have you seen in him?**

Um. If you can say it. What I haven't seen is any scripts beyond the ones that we've shot. And in fact, when I accepted the role, I hadn't seen any scripts at all.

**Is that true?**

Maybe I'd seen— I think I'd seen 2 episodes, but they didn't feature that character. So, you know, I'm flying blind. **Obviously I have the novels to draw on, so I— and I have, you know, certain expectations about the role based on who he is in the books, but that doesn't really mean anything. You know, they could write in any direction, and that's quite exciting. I know what story I would like to tell about a man who, in a world, in a darkening world, with a— an incomprehensible evil looming, a man in a position of power who has to kind of confront his own deep well of terror and fear and— for reasons that, you know, I'll invent and maybe get to put on the screen. It's like he's somebody who has been traumatized.**

Like, so— how much of this am I allowed to say, by the way? Look, it's just— it's a fact, isn't it?

**Okay, these are— look, this is me doing detective work on the script.**

I don't know what the script is yet, so. If you read Harry Potter, you think about the story, the kind of prehistory. Harry Potter fans in the audience will put me right here, **but like, as far as I read it, there's been this great war in the past, the First Wizarding War. We can think of it a bit like the World Wars in our version of the world, right? This awful, awful war, which was really awful. And then cut to 1991, when the story starts. I think it's a kind of return to normal, and that darkness has apparently gone away. My character's basically the Prime Minister of the Wizarding World. And what happens in the course of the stories is that that dark force, it turns out, hasn't gone away at all. And it's a question of, do you dare confront that? Do you dare believe that? And are you going to— are you going to do something about it? It was to John's point he made, you know, what are you going to do with that information? Do you dare actually respond to that threat and do something? Are you going to stand up and do something?

And my character is somebody who basically doesn't. He doesn't dare. That to me is political. It's urgent. It's relevant.**

**Will that be the strand of the story that's interesting to HBO?**

I don't know. Please, if you're in the audience, guys, that's the story you should tell.

u/Curious_Progress_ — 2 days ago
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From @AleandoraS: “Do you ever think about what happens to the characters you’ve played after their stories end?”

u/Curious_Progress_ — 2 days ago
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The IGS celebrates the art of TV at a time when no one, for example in my country, is protecting culture. My people don't respect culture. People take it for granted, without funding it properly. Politicians should take art and culture more seriously.

Bertie Carvel: "I feel an artistic responsibility to always tell the truth."

RIMINI – He played former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the hit series The Crown . He entered the world of Game of Thrones in the prequel spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms . He will next be seen as Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the television adaptation of Harry Potter . Whatever role he plays, Bertie Carvel always feels "an artistic responsibility to tell the truth and keep alive the imagination of himself and the public." The British actor spoke to CinecittàNews during the second edition of the Italian Global Series.

Carvel is the protagonist of a conversation at the Fulgor Cinema in Rimini to discuss his artistic journey through theater, television, and series.

How would you define your career?

My great fortune. I love the work I do. I'm very fortunate to have discovered my calling and to be able to pursue it. I let others summarize my journey. I feel alive as an artist, and it's fantastic when people connect with this aspect of my craft.

Why do today's audiences, more and more than in the past, follow TV series so closely?

TV series offer audiences the opportunity to use their imagination. Once upon a time, you had to wait between episodes, letting your imagination run wild. It's a bit like when I was a child, reading a book, and my parents would come and tell me to turn off the light. Sometimes, under the covers, I'd sneak another chapter, or I'd have to wait, letting my imagination flourish and the world unfold.

You played Prince Baelor Targaryen in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and will also play Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge. Did you feel a certain responsibility in taking part in sagas as important to audiences as Game of Thrones and Harry Potter ?

Partly, yes, but I felt fortunate to have done projects I loved. An artist's job is to honestly interpret a character, pursuing their own dreams, but also those of the audience. Whatever story I'm part of, if it's beautiful and means something to me, then I try to bring it to life as best I can. I combine my imagination with the artistic side. That's why I'm also interested in the entire costume and makeup side of things when it comes to roles like this, trying to create something truly realistic, to bring it to life.

The Fulgor was one of Federico Fellini's favorite places. Are you a fan of Italian cinema or Fellini's films?

At university, I took a course on European cinema, including Italian cinema. I remember being inspired by so many films, including Fellini's. It's wonderful to be here in the place where this great auteur was born. The Italian Global Series is a festival that celebrates the art of television at a time when no one, for example in my country, is protecting culture. My people don't respect culture. People take it for granted, without funding it properly. Politicians should take art and culture more seriously.

You have given body and voice to politicians several times in your career.

In The Crown I played Tony Blair, in the theater I played Donald Trump (in Mike Bartlett's play The 47th , ed.). I enjoy these challenges. I believe there's an artistic responsibility to the truth. My father was a journalist, as was my grandfather. We all have a responsibility in the way we tell stories, even if we do so differently.

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More from today's event (beware of the shoes inside the post). Courtesy of @AlessiaCrawley

Mediterranean Roberto looking at fanart with his specs.

u/Curious_Progress_ — 3 days ago
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From @solgarmr: "the funniest thing happened tonight. and by thing i mean. ahah. i met the king who never was, mr baelor targaryen"

The t-shirt!!!! 😂😂😂😂

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