Our influence in replacing Richard Harris (with Ian McKellen?)??

[boyblue_mn]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Barry Hill <barry at p...> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> All this talk about Harris not playing his role as authentically 
> as hecould makes me wonder what influence the "general public" 
> has on the choice of actors in sequels.
> 
...edited...
> 
> Assuming we were talking about a politician, it would in theory
>  at least be possible to get him to step down and be replaced.
> 
> Would a petition be enough to do the trick? ...edited...
> 
> Of course, there are many other issues to be considered: 
> settlement payouts; Harris sueing for breach of contract; 
> Alternative actors (e.g. McKellen)'s availability, etc.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> How about starting a poll to gauge the general feeling 
> towards Harris:
> - Happy
> - Satisfied
> - Unsatisfied
> - Unsatisfied (would sign petition)
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  Barry

First, let's remember that Richard Harris is OLD. When you are old
you start to lose the need for diplomacy and stop tip-toeing around
what's on your mind. You just say what you think bluntly. So when 
you hear about any somewhat negative comments he may have made in 
interviews about his role as Dumbldore, you need to consider that 
for someone that old life is too short to care about what other 
people think.

Next, Harris didn't really want the part because he didn't want any 
long term comments hanging over him. Remember, he's old which means 
he wants to live the remander of his life freely without it being 
controlled by other people. When you are OLD you just don't have 
time to put off until tommorrow what you really want to do today. 

I've said before in a different thread that I think they will rush
the first 2 movies, then take a break so they can give the actor 
time to stablize physically or get past their adolesent growth 
spurt. It's very difficult to film a movie when your actors grow 
a 12 inches between the start and the end. Remember movies are 
shot out of sequence, do Harry could be 4'8" in one scene and 5'8"
in the next. POINT is I think after the second movie, they will 
take a break, and that will give Harris time to consider his 
commitment to future movies. 

If he decides to stay in, I think he will do an excellent job.
He has already shown us that he can do the gentle whimsical 
Dumbledore, and given his skill and expreience as an actor, I
think he will be able to portray the angery and powerful 
Dumbledore as well.

I've also said before that because he is so hidden under the make
up, he could easily be replaced with another actor if it becomes
necessary.
he will do an excellent job.