Er verschenen gisteren en vandaag heel wat berichten over het feit dat Rowan Atkinson in de nieuwe Harry Potter zou gaan spelen, maar dit blijkt niet waar te zijn.

[url2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_3376000/3376933.stm[]BBC Newsround[/url2] meldt het volgende:

[eng]Rowan Atkinson's agent has spoken to Newsround Online denying rumours that he is set to play Lord Voldemort, or any other role, in the Harry Potter films.
Warner Bros. insiders also say that no casting decisions have been made yet.

Rumours had been flying on the web, in papers and in respected film newspaper Variety that the Mr Bean and Johnny English star was lined up to play He Who Must Not Be Named in Goblet of Fire.

But Janette Linden his agent said: "There's no truth whatsoever that Rowan will be in the next Harry Potter movie." [/eng]