Professor Umbridge has been cast!
 

It was previously rumoured that Imelda Staunton was to play Professor Umbridge in 'Order of the Phoenix'.

The actress appeared on 'This Morning' earlier today and confirmed that she will play the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor in the fifth film. She said that she has not yet received a script but that she is definitely going to be in the film.

The news is also confirmed on the shows website:


Note: This would have been up MUCH earlier if SS hadn’t died on us. Sorry for the apparent ‘lateness’. The irony being we were actually one of the first sites to know about it. *grumbles and kicks the server*

Aaaaawwwww... Awesome news still! She looks like she'll be a great Umbridge! :yes: And I mean that in a nice way! ;)

That's great news (though I already had read them >_<) :) I'm sure she'll make a great job at playing a nasty professor!

I think she's OK

I knew it! I hoped she would get it after I heard the rumor. I can't wait to see her performance!

guuud but so early han???

Yay. She is going to be brilliant!

That's great! I know she'll do a good job :D

so true....i absolutely hate her......sometimes, i pity the make-up men in such big films....they've such a hard job.....poor ppl
and about the server......it happens all the time......

Oh, yeah. :D

She looks all right.

But can she be a real witch?
 

She looks perfect for the role! Exactly what I had pictured Umbridge to look like! :D

Good move for the OotP film. Now about Luna....:D

I didnt exactly picture her like this, but maybe bec i saw her all pinkish and stuff.
However i think she'll be a great torturer.

She isn't even in the umbridge costume yet.. is she? Where is she in the make up and stuff? All I saw where pictures from her other movies.

O_o

Although, I can see why they picked her.... she seems to be a very seasoned actress.

YEA!
She's really good; I really want to see it now.
She looks the part; and yes, I love to loathe her!

Well production hasn't begun on OotP yet so you can't expect to see her as the character.

Cool beans......I wonder how she will act out umbridge?

SHe is a great actress and is very poular at the moment!

I just relised there is no fat lady in GOF?

that's cool. I haven't seen her in anything, that I can remember. hopefully, she will be a good Umbridge

cool she looks like shell be great! i cant beleve their already starting this spoiler thing for ootp gof isnt even out yet and im alreay dieing to see it :(

she\'ll look good, i know she will. well not really but i was wrong about cho.