Los Angeles: Veteran star Helen Mirren, who will be hosting the upcoming series ‘Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses’, feels she will have to choose the green-themed house Slytherin in the Hogwarts magic school.
She said: “If I had to choose, I would probably choose Slytherin, because there is a punk about Slytherin that appeals to me. You know, the bad guys on motorcycles kind of thing. ”
In the best-selling book series by renowned author JK Rowling and his spin-off film franchise starring Daniel Radcliffe, the Slytherin house is full of darker wizards, including the Malfoy family, Bellatrix Lestrange and the infamous Lord Voldemort.
Mirren’s admissions come because she faces the four-part competition for Cartoon Network, which will see players compete in teams of three for their respective Hogwarts homes – whether it’s Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin.
Each home will then battle it out to answer questions about the beloved series in an effort to win a trip to the ‘Wizarding World’ theme parks in New York and Orlando, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Oscar-winning actress Mirren said the show was very “hard work”, she was also amazed at the Potter passion that is still held by many.
She told PEOPLE, “Gosh, it’s hard work. “It’s really hard work! What these people are doing is not a picnic. But I have to say, I had so much fun. I loved it. It was exhausting. At the end of each day, I just fell completely exhausted in bed. But it was great fun.
“I have no idea how deep and widespread the absolute involvement in these stories is around the world, across races, across genders, across ages. People are really very involved in these stories and I find that in itself a very nice story. ”
Source: Telangana Today