Thoughts on GROWING Actors.

[jaerae33]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "boyblue_mn" <boyblue_mn at y...> wrote:
> I know there is some concern about the HP actors changing
>  physically to an extent that they deemed no longer suitable
> for the roles. I think that's just plain stupid.
> 
> Harry growing and changing is written into the book. He gets
> taller an has to buy new robes, etc....
> 
> So I think they should just let the character grow on screen 
> the way kids grow in real life. They all seem like reasonably
> normal kids, so I don't foresee anything usuall in their 
> development.
> 
> Also, keep in mind that most TV and movie teen are played by
> people in their 20's. So you are not going to see much 
> physical change the way you would with a real teen. Plus, 
> fictional characters never age. They are perpetually stuck at
> the age they were in the first story.
> 
> I think that's a mistake to expect that in the case of Harry 
> Potter. I think they should let everything develope naturally
> just they way it does in real life.
> 
> I think there are some characters that could be replace, like
> Dumbledore. With his long hair and beard, you really don't get
> that much of a sense of what he really looks like, so another
> actor could set in.
> 
> But I'm pretty sure they would have an impossible time 
> replacing  Daniel Radciffe, and a very difficult time
> replacing Rupert or Emma.

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True, as it would be great for the main cast members to continue on 
through the rest of the movies, is that really feasible?  I mean, in 
order for the kids to age along with the characters, they'd have to 
do a movie per year.  If they lose even one year, the actor's 
physical and mental appearance may have changed too much from the 
character's.  Now take into consideration the amount of time that GoF 
is going to take to film.  That would hardly leave enough time for 
rest before having to film the fifth book, which from what I've heard 
(possible rumor) is also around 700 pages, so could take just as long 
as the fourth to make.  The last thing we would want is to see the 
kids become burnt out on filming by the 6th or 7th film.  Let's face 
it, seven years of continual filming, with little break, could tire 
one out. 

Though it would be tough to replace Daniel, Emma or Rupert, as well 
as many of the others, I could definately see it happening in some 
cases.

-Jillian