Steven Spielburg disses the movie

[tenpinkpiggies at hotmail.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., kabuki_darling at h... wrote:
> I just heard on the radio a major insult from Spielburg, about the 
> upcoming HP movie. It went something like this:
> '"The Harry Potter is too easy, I purposely passed on the chance to 
> direct it. At this point in my career, I need a challenge. I want 
to 
> film more...authentic films. Harry Potter is like ducks in a barrel 
> (*what does that mean?*). It'd be taking a million dollars to put 
in 
> my bank."' You get the gist. We all know that he just didn't like 
> that they didn't want Haley Joel Osman for Harry Potter. And what's 
> this about authentic? As if his little alien films are much more 
> authentic? Don't get me wrong I think he's made some great movies 
but 
> still...
> 
> Sylph

Well, I suppose this just hints at the fact the the right director 
got the job (she says with crossed fingers and baited breath).

ps. "Shooting at ducks in a barrel" = doing something that is so easy 
for one that it is unfair, or at least profoundly unchallenging. 
Cheers,
-Cornflower O'Shea

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