I’d be curious to hear what Michael Gambon thinks of this.

I. love. them. both. (Thewlis and Cuaron).

there are all kinds of junkies, though…

Funny…I never thought of Remus as gay when I read the books, but after seeing the PoA film I did! I wonder how much effect that movie has had on fans perception of him since he is so commonly represented as gay or bisexual in fan fiction.

” I didn’t like how it turned Tonks from an upbeat, enthusiastic person to someone who actually loses her powers because Remus won’t go out with her. “

Honestly? I always saw her losing her morphing abilities as a show of how terrified she was that Lupin, whom she quite obviously loved at that point, was running off immediately after his best friend’s death into what was essentially a suicide mission. Yeah, he wouldn’t go out with her, but more to the point, his life was in serious danger, and he didn’t seem to care a whole lot about taking care of himself. It’s very, very clear in HBP that that is what she’s so scared about, especially in the scene where Harry runs into her outside of the Room of Requirement.

As far as Remus being a gay man trapped in a marriage because they were having a baby together - maybe Jo did originally conceive of his character as being homosexual, but the end result was that he was straight enough to conceive that child in the first place. That scene in Grimmauld Place, when Remus wants to leave with Harry - that, I thought, just proved that Remus loved Tonks more than life itself. Here he was, finally having a taste of what it was to live happily, but society and the anti-werewolf sentiments were such that not only was he in danger, but Tonks (and their unborn child) were in serious danger as well. And that was, as Lupin says, because of him being lycanthropic. And he loved them so much that he was willing to walk away from that love, from that tiny bit of happiness he finally had, in order to keep them as safe as they could possibly be in the middle of a war. He didn’t love her selfishly, but he thought that by staying with her, he was.

The subtext in that scene is incredible. And if you need more proof, in chapter five, I believe, of DH, when he and everyone else are waiting for Tonks and Ron to return, he is so genuinely worried that it’s heartbreaking. Seeing his reaction when she does finally return with Ron—that and the way he reacted in Grimmauld Place, how could anyone think that he didn’t love her (and later his son) more than we’ve seen him love anyone in the series?

I adore David Thewlis as an actor. I think he’s incredibly talented and I love many of his films. I don’t think Lupin was properly cast in the films, but I do think Thewlis is doing a very good job at playing him. The only thing that did bother me were the homosexual undertones of the character, given the way Thewlis was playing him, and I’m happy to see that not only was that intentional, but that hopefully now it will be rectified in the film version of my favorite of the seven books.

” I didn’t like how it turned Tonks from an upbeat, enthusiastic person to someone who actually loses her powers because Remus won’t go out with her. “

Honestly? I always saw her losing her morphing abilities as a show of how terrified she was that Lupin, whom she quite obviously loved at that point, was running off immediately after his best friend’s death into what was essentially a suicide mission. Yeah, he wouldn’t go out with her, but more to the point, his life was in serious danger, and he didn’t seem to care a whole lot about taking care of himself. It’s very, very clear in HBP that that is what she’s so scared about, especially in the scene where Harry runs into her outside of the Room of Requirement.

As far as Remus being a gay man trapped in a marriage because they were having a baby together… maybe Jo did originally conceive of his character as being homosexual, but the end result was that he was straight enough to conceive that child in the first place. That scene in Grimmauld Place, when Remus wants to leave with Harry – that, I thought, just proved that Remus loved Tonks more than life itself. Here he was, finally having a taste of what it was to live happily, but society and the anti-werewolf sentiments were such that not only was he in danger, but Tonks (and their unborn child) were in serious danger as well. And that was, as Lupin says, because of him being lycanthropic. And he loved them so much that he was willing to walk away from that love, from that tiny bit of happiness he finally had, in order to keep them as safe as they could possibly be in the middle of a war. He didn’t love her selfishly, but he thought that by staying with her, he was.

The subtext in that scene is incredible. And if you need more proof, in chapter five, I believe, of DH, when he and everyone else are waiting for Tonks and Ron to return, he is so genuinely worried that it’s heartbreaking. Seeing his reaction when she does finally return with Ron—that and the way he reacted in Grimmauld Place, how could anyone think that he didn’t love her (and later his son) more than we’ve seen him love anyone in the series?

I adore David Thewlis as an actor. I think he’s incredibly talented and I love many of his films. I don’t think Lupin was properly cast in the films, but I do think Thewlis is doing a very good job at playing him. The only thing that did bother me were the homosexual undertones of the character, given the way Thewlis was playing him, and I’m happy to see that not only was that intentional, but that hopefully now it will be rectified in the film version of my favorite of the seven books.

OK, now Lupin I CAN see as gay (ditto Sirius, especially how Oldman plays him).

Look, Cuaron calling Lupin a gay junkie means absolutely nothing, and Dumbledore being gay does not make every other character in the books gay as well! Have any of you thought of the possibility that Lupin was scared that his son would be a werewolf, not that he didn’t love Tonks? Or that he didn’t want to marry her because he loved her so much he wanted her to have a better husband than him? Just wondering…

Mom Weasley: Maybe Cuaron did envision Lupin as some form of junkie (could he have been craving his wolfsbane with those unfortunate hairy and aggressive withdrawal symptoms), but if that vision something as extreme as a meth addict I believe you would have seen some of that in Thewlis’ performance. However, Thewlis portrayed Lupin as thoughtful and melancholy as he is described in the books, so Cuaron must not have been that mercenary when it came to adapting Jo’s book to film. Sorry to seem so defensive, I just wish things weren’t taken so literally and that the HP fandom would calm down for awhile and not be so quick to judge.

I never read evidence of mutual love from that scene in chapter five. Tonks ran into his arms, and Remus seemed mad at her for no reason. That, and his running away to try and join the trio, seemed like a man desperate for any excuse to escape. In the end, he went back for the sake of his kid.

I’m sure mutual love was intended between them, but from the vague bare bones in the books, Remus and Tonks’ relationship is pretty wide open for interpretation.

As far as Remus’ sexuality, there’s no reason he couldn’t have been with Sirius first, then Tonks after Sirius died. I just wish Remus/Tonks hadn’t played out in such a weird way.

Hahah when he says children he sounds disgusted!

Haha, Alfonso didn’t have it wrong, we all know that Remus is acctually gay and were in love with Sirius!

Alfonso thought Remus was gay? Well, duh.

Remus is still sorta gay in my head (or at least bisexual, R/S FTW!)

I REALLY want Alfonso to direct Deathly Hallows, It was a shame he wasn’t picked for HBP, although I LOVE David Yates directing too.

Don’t forget! A director will tell an actor WHATEVER HE THINKS THE ACTOR NEEDS TO HEAR to get the performance the director wants.

Perhaps Thewlis was going for a too broad manly-manly-rowrrrrr-grrrrr! werewolf-monster thing and Cuaron wanted him to refine his performance. That’s what “gay junkie” sounds like to me: Someone with a secret-secret he’s hiding and fighting against.

David is so cool.