Actors ages, new directors and GoF musings (was actors ages)

[Saitaina]

<GoF is going to be hard So much information. I wouldn't surprised if
they broke it into 2 movies (as someone else suggested), and do a back
to back release. Ooooh!!! Can't get my hopes up though, since that will
be at least 4 years away.>

They most likely will split GoF into two movies and release them not back to
back but in the holiday rush, such as Thanksgiving weekend/Christmas break
week so that they hit the time when kids are off and looking for something
new to watch/do.

I would like to put in my bet that they split it right down the second task.
Thus giving a cliff hanger and dividing it generally in the middle  (Or
maybe I consider the middle because that's where my book cracked,) It would
be the easiest way if they do two movies to get people to go watch the
second, all the kids will want to know what happened to Harry :)

<GoF has not been tackled yet. Chris Columbus stated that he wasn't sure
if he wanted to do more movies, so they may have to find someone else.
That could be a detriment, because the new Director might want different
people.>

It is unusual for a new director to re-cast mid project just because he
wants new people.  Movies and telly shows change directors faster then they
change the production reels and the new directors rarely change much about
the movie besides acting styles in certain scenes.

I think the only reason they'll change actors, is personal wishes on the
actors part or problems with having that one actor continue to work on the
project.  The only thing I worry about is with the popularity the young cast
receives they will receive offers for other projects and we may lose them to
those rather then aging and personal issues.  It's rare for at least one
cast member not to be swept up flurry of offers they receive while tied to a
popular project and I do see us losing at least one cast member to such a
thing though I hope it's not one of the trio (Dan, Rupert, Emma) so that we
do get to enjoy them in the roles they are so well in.

Back to the issues of directors though, I do think we'll have to lose our
current director any way due to his style of movies.  While I'm not usually
one to judge until I see what they have to offer, based on Columbus's past
works I don't think he could handle GoF and later movies with the right
touch of darkness that they deserve.  Sorcer's Stone was easily a light
movie with some dark aspects but overall it wasn't the sort of film I would
expect to be dark, and scary, and one to instill fear in a person and Chris
was a perfect choice for it.  But GoF and future movies are darker, more
fearful in content (the resurrection of Lord Voldemort, Barty Crouch SR.'s
madness, generally Durmstrang.) and I hold reservations that Columbus' could
portray it properly and pass that fear and darkness onto us through the
images he shows us.  But, I could be completely wrong and may re-cant upon
seeing what they give us.  I've been known to be surprised before by a
directors work so we shall see.

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