Wait, WHAT?

From The Mary Sue:

In an attempt to show off all the glory that is their Britishness, the open ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on Friday may just feature a pretty epic battle scene–headlining Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort and the eponymous hero of Mary Poppins. It’s a pairing we never knew we always wanted? Possibly? We don’t know, we’re still pretty flabbergasted by this.

This is all totally just rumor, but it sounds completely bananas.

And so obviously, I'm so hoping that they do it.

(My excitement caused me to have a full-on Emily Byrd Starr ITALICS FREAKOUT.)

Comments

[tanita]

☺ Well, yes. I'd heard there's supposed to be a tribute to British literature or something, throughout the years... so there's Caliban/The Tempest, William Blake and ... Frankenstein. Because, you know, Mary Shelley was British.

But what kills me: "The show is said to open with a tribute to Britain's pastoral history, featuring a collection of livestock including 12 horses, three cows, two goats, 10 chickens, 10 ducks, nine geese, 70 sheep and three sheepdogs.

Those go riiiight along with the cauldron, the monsters, and the dancing nurses (to honor the NHS. I kid you not.) This is WAY better than laughing at the half-time show at the Superbowl. WAY more nightmare inspiring. Cannot WAIT. ☺

[Blink]

I know that Frank Cottell Boyce has a hand in it so it might just be brilliantly true.

[Furries @ Furries-happyclub.com]

Finally the opening ceremony will be something worth waiting for!
What if it turns out that Mary Poppins IS Voldemort…