David Thewlis last played Remus Lupine in 2011 Harry Potter franchise. Decades later, fans still admire his werewolf character, and the actor enjoys meeting them.
“It’s fun, because in Harry Potter they are children,” he says screen time, and added, “And kids get very impressed and very impressed, and it’s a lot of fun to make kids happy.”
Despite such an outpouring of love, Thewlis does not like speculation about whether he will appear in the Harry Potter reboot show. In fact, he says it made him “sick.”
His reasoning for not reprising his role is simple. First of all, he’s 62; that age is too old for the werewolf character. The second is that he doesn’t want to do it even if it’s offered to him.
“I feel like I’m way too old to play my original character, and no, I wouldn’t want to get into it again. I’ve had enough. I’m tired of talking about it, honestly.”
It’s worth noting that Thewlis skipped HBO Max’s 2022 reunion special Return to Hogwarts.
In addition to Thewlis’ lack of interest in reprising Remus Lupine, Iwan Rheon – best known for his role as Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones – voices the werewolf character in Audible’s Harry Potter audiobooks.
In HBO’s TV adaptation, it’s not clear who will play the role because it hasn’t been cast yet.
In the meantime, Harry Potter is expected to air in 2027.
