That’s why Ben Barnes keeps getting asked about Sirius Black
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With decades of popular film and television projects under his belt, it’s no surprise that actor Ben Barnes has been cast as various characters by fans across the internet. It might be interesting to know that before Netflix produced shadow and boneBen was a popular fan cast for the character he plays, General Kirigan/The Darkling.
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Fans have consistently offered their opinions on who should play Ben next. However, no one is as vocal as Harry Potter Fans who have spent over a decade hoping Ben will play a young version of Sirius Black, the character portrayed by Gary Oldman in the films.
So what’s up with Ben Barnes and Sirius Black? Here’s the inside info on this piece of fan lore.
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Ever since Dorian Gray, fans have wanted Ben Barnes to play young Sirius Black.
The idea of a novel or a TV series is based on it Harry Potter Characters known as “the Marauders” began when the characters were introduced Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
The characters James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupine and Peter Pettigrew were notorious troublemakers at Hogwarts School and later in life also members of the Order of the Phoenix. The characters are not as present as in Harry Potter except as adults, so fans can imagine their youth.
When asked at the Bath Literature Festival in 2013 if she would ever write a prequel series or novella about the Marauders, notorious author JK Rowling declined, claiming that she “doesn’t like prequels,” per hypbar. Despite this, many fans have created entire fleets of fan fiction, fan films, fan art, and more to celebrate the characters and their interpretations of them.
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Most of this movement arguably started on fanfiction forums and Tumblr, but quickly migrated to TikTok. The hashtags #marauders and #themaraudersera have a total of six billion one hundred and five million views. The videos are a mix of fan cams, fanfiction links, theory videos and more. Many videos feature Ben Barnes as Sirius, while others show more general excitement about the characters.
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In 2009, Ben Barnes starred Dorian Gray, an adaptation of the classic novel by Oscar Wilde. Many fans saw parallels between Dorian’s wealthy but hedonistic personality and Sirius Black’s personality, and so fan casting began. Another popular fan cast is Andrew Garfield as a young Remus Lupin after his appearance in never let Me Go.
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Recently in A Reddit AMA At Ben Barnes, a fan asked, “Have you at any point in your life read any fan fiction about a certain long-haired convicted murderer who turns into a dog at will and his group of friends while they were at school?” in reference to the Marauders.
Ben replied: “haha no but I know what you are referring to!! #gryffindor”
It’s always inspirational when fans of a particular character or group of characters are so passionate about them that they constantly push for those characters to have their movies, TV shows, or books. At the moment it appears that Ben Barnes is not involved in any Sirius Black related content but it is safe to say that he is aware of the love for his online acting!
https://www.distractify.com/p/ben-barnes-sirius-black That’s why Ben Barnes keeps getting asked about Sirius Black