[HPFGU-Movie] Who will die and who will live?

[Katze]

angela_burgess wrote:
> 
> In response to many people wondering about which characters will live
> and which ones will die, I would like to say that I don't believe we
> can take what the actors say as proof-positive that a charater will
> survive through a certain book.  Remember that WB has not signed on
> to make movies for all 7 books, nor has Chris Colombus.  Therefore it
> seems unlikely that WB would know whether or not certain characters
> need to be around for all 7 books/movies.

Richard Harris said that he had to sign a 7 movie contract to get the
part. So I would think that WB is planning on doing 7 (even if they
haven't signed) if they are asking actors to sign up for 7 movies. Or
perhaps they haven't decided, but want the same actors incase they do
decide in favor of 7 movies.

Here's a quote from Harris during an interview back in November:
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IT WASNT BECAUSE I didnt like the material or the people involved,
says Harris. I just didnt like the idea that if you said yes and you
did it, then you were committed if they did seven, and I would have to
do seven.

I hate that kind of commitment. I hate the idea that my life in any way
is sort of restricted.

Twice divorced, Harris adds: Thats why my marriages broke up. I hate
commitment, and Im totally unreliable anyway.

In the end, though, Ella held sway.

 She called me and said, If you dont do it, papa, Ill never speak to
you again, and I thought, I cant afford that. I have to do it.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/655323.asp
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Rowling has also given Coltrane and Rickman information regarding their
character, and warned people not to ask questions cause they won't talk.
So...she's giving people privy information.
Though, I don't think this has anything to do with their future, but
maybe more back information on the character. I would love to read a
book that has all the back information for all the characters.
 
Here's a fun interview with Coltrane. Doesn't give anything away, except
that he's only signed for doing 2 movies at the moment.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/657633.asp

> Lastly, as far as Dame Maggie Smith saying that she is up for all 7
> movies assuming she lives that long, why is everyone taking this to
> mean that she is predicting her own death?  I read this as her saying
> that she would like to make all the movies assuming her *character*
> lives that long.  But that's just my opinion.

The actual interview gave a different impression. She did not respond in
any form regarding her "character" living that long. The question was
directed and Dame Maggie Smith, not McGongall. She simply said "If *I*
live that long, yes." So when I watched the interview I took it to mean
that she wasn't sure if she'd live that long. The was my impression
though, and I'm constantly looking for clues because the suspense is
almost unbearable. I do see how she could've been talking about her
character though.

I believe Harris made a similar statement about being 100 years old or
something when the 7th movie shoots (probably off the cuff...but I'll be
able to verify tomorrow after I watch the Rosie repeat show).

> In any case, this has all been to say that I believe that JKR is
> keeping secrets still and I don't think she is likely to let slip who
> will die and when versus who will live.

I do agree with this, but I also believe that Rowling likes to keep our
interest and will throw out tidbits to keep us thinking.

JMHO
-Katze