[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Our influence in replacing Richard Harris (with Ian McKellen?)??

[Saitaina]

Just a few small notes to say regarding this topic-

Regarding: a petition to get him replaced- The Warner Brother's company is
famous for ignoring any form of fan petition.  They do things their way and
that's the only way for them.  A petition will do nothing more then be a
waste of time and energy and annoying to all those who do not wish to
participate in it.  Also, the only true petition is a pen and paper
petition.  You know, the ones that get passed around every few years to get
things changed, new laws made (in America at least), and for general causes
that want support.  Electronic petitions are ignored the moment they cross
any desk or computer of the intended.  'Their easy to fake so why bother
taking them seriously when it's probably some lone person with a nice
computer program' is the mentality regarding such electronic petitions.

Regarding: Having him replaced at all-This far into the game I'm sure that
the casting directors as well as Chris Columbus are willing to stick with
their current Dumbledore rather then changing mid ship.  It's hard to get
used to new actors in the middle of a project and you try to hold onto the
same cast you started with for as long as  you can.  I don't think they
would willingly replace Harris as Dumbledore unless for a big reason.  Added
to their un-willingness, he IS signed for 7 movies (well, a movie version of
7 books), it would take a lot to get them to break his contract and cost a
great deal to buy out the rest of his time.  In most cases, to break an
acting contract as the studio, you have to pay out the remaining salaries as
if they worked the full time, that would cost a lot for very little work and
I doubt Warner Brothers would even consider it an option.  They like to
watch their money stay with them.

Regarding: Harris's skill as Dumbledore-Everyone will have differing
opinions on this.  I went to the movie expecting him to be horrible and upon
first viewing, he was.  But when I went back, I tossed away my evil
expectations (having already proved myself right) and found that I was in
fact, wrong.  Of course he wasn't DUMBLEDORE, but then, who is?  No one can
live up to the character they are cast, because that character has a life of
it's own.  Richard Harris did fine trying to put more life into a character
already filled with it and while he could never be Dumbledore in every sense
of the word, he did bring the character to life in such a way that it was
enjoyable for me to watch.

Maybe if you let go of what you expect, good or bad, you will be able to see
the talent he did bring to the role, and realize that while not perfect, he
did give it a good go.  And remember, they did cut out many of the great
lines, sadly keeping his character in one dimension.

I think we should give him time before we judge, giving him at least one
more movie to see if he can offer what we want in the character before we
criticize.
Saitaina
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