Let’s dreamcast a Harry Potter television reboot on HBO Max
By WiC Staff
Jack Gleeson as Draco Malfoy
Jack Gleeson may be in his 20s now, but he still looks almost as young as he did when he portrayed Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones. (Plus, this is our dream cast, so let us dream that this Harry Potter reboot happened when Gleeson was still around the right age to play Draco. Because honestly, that would have been a perfect match.)
We know from watching Game of Thrones that Gleeson’s got the “spoiled brat” act down, but he never really got to explore beyond that. The eldest Baratheon (ahem, Lannister) sibling was a fairly one-dimensional villain who vacillate between being annoyed and furious. Draco would give Gleeson a more multi-faceted role to play.
The thing about Draco is that, although he’s an antagonist to Harry and his friends, he’s also the product of his upbringing. The same can be said about Joffrey to a certain extent, but the cracks in Draco’s armor show more frequently. By the time he’s serving Lord Voldemort, it’s clear Draco is questioning his involvement with the Death Eaters — and it’s this vulnerability that would be interesting to see Gleeson portray.
Of course, that mean streak the actor showcased so often as Joffrey will also come in handy during all the scenes that see Draco bullying Harry and his friends. If nothing else, we could count on Gleeson to make us hate him in those moments. (But he’ll still get more love as Draco than he ever saw as Joffrey.)