New Cast Embodies Iconic Trioโข in Latest ‘Harry Potter’ Audiobook Production
A fresh generation of actors is โstepping into the wizarding world, lending their voices to a new audiobook recording of the beloved Harry Potter โฃseries. Frankie Treadaway, Noah โLester, and Elsieโ Stanton have โฃbeen cast as Harryโฃ potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, respectively, bringing new interpretations to the iconic characters for a โขglobal audience.
This latest production arrives as the Harry Potter franchise continues to captivate listeners and readers of all ages, decades after the initialโ book releases. The audiobooks offer a unique โentry point for both longtime fans seeking a renewed experience โขand newcomers discovering the magic โfor the firstโ time. The actors, all relatively new to professional voice work, โexpress both excitement โand a sense ofโค responsibilityโ in portraying such well-known roles.
Treadaway described the challenge ofโฃ capturing โขthe essence โof Harry,particularly during transformative moments,stating,”The Polyjuice Potion,becauseโ when you recordโค that,it’sโค like,you have to really hone in on the actual soundโ of turningโฃ into someone else,and โขthat was oneโ of my favorite magic parts of it.”
Lester shared his pride in representingโฃ Ron Weasley, โขemphasizing theโข connection to โthe wider Harry Potter โคcommunity: “It makes me proud, honestly, to be representing such a great and โขfunny โcharacter, but then also,โค I don’t โขknow, it just makes meโฆ feel a part of โคthis community.”
For Stanton,the role ofโฃ Hermione is a dream realized.”I’veโค dreamt of thatโ since aโค really young age, and I’ve always looked up to all of the people who โplayed Hermione, like Emma Watson and all those people,” sheโ said.
The actors acknowledge โฃthe immenseโ global popularity of โคthe series, โขwith Treadaway noting, “I don’t think we’ll really feel that until it comes โout, I guess, because โthat just makes it more unreal.” โLesterโ echoedโค thisโฃ sentiment, adding, “It’s so popular around the world, which makes it more unreal that so โคmany people are going to be interested in this and we don’tโฃ evenโฃ realize it.”
All three expressed a strongโ desire โto continueโฃ acting,โ citingโ the enjoyable and fulfilling nature ofโ the โexperience. โLester encapsulated this feeling, stating, “It’sโค not work โif you do something that you love and, honestly, โI love acting so much.It makes me feel happy andโ it makes me feel like my true self.” The trio also emphasizedโ the strong bond they’ve โคformed through the project,playfully referring to themselves as “theโ proper trio.”
