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Finally, an Adult Is Cast as a Volturi

Michael Sheen has joined the cast of New Moon as Aro, the leader of the Volturi, the mysterious Italian leaders of the vampires. I have been supremely unhappy with the choices of child actors for most of these leaders because as good as they may be, they simply do not have the gravitas I believe is needed to inhabit these characters.

Who is Michael Sheen? You may remember him as Lucian from the Underworld movies. Or as the father of Kate Beckinsale’s daughter, if you follow the British tabs. Or as journalist David Frost from the Oscar-nominated Frost/Nixon. He is an actor who has the chops to make Aro an interesting character. I can’t wait to see what he does with it.