Future Movies/Children's' Futures

[Morrigan //Vicki//]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GulPlum [mailto:plumeski at yahoo.com]
>
> Whether or not Harry is shorter than Ron is irrelevant, as long as
> Dan remains thin-framed - if he comes out on the other side of his
> inevitable growth spurt in the next couple of years as too "butch",
> that could perhaps be a bit of a problem, but by then he'd have made
> perhaps 3 of the movies so the audience could suspend its disbelief.

I agree.  It would be interesting to see what Rupert's and Daniel's parents
look like, not that it would be completely conclusive by any means, but we
might get some idea as to whether they're likely to become more or less Ron-
and Harry-like. :)

*much snippage of good stuff*
> In summary, Warners will be under intense pressure from the
> Radcliffes either to give Dan a break for his 15th and 16th years and
> delay filming of whatever movie's then current until after his exams,
> or alternatively to recast the role either for that movie, or
> permanently. As I've said elesewhere on this subjest, I'm glad that
> I'm not in any of the parties' shoes - it's a tough decision to make
> from whatever persepctive!

What I'm MORE afraid of is that they'll see this, or perhaps the children's'
changes physically, as reasons to replace them with other actors at that
point.  I simply can NOT see anyone but Daniel, Rupert, Emma and Tom playing
the main children's' roles.  Then there's always the possibility that the
kids themselves or their parents may decide that doing the films is no
longer in their best interests.  Considering what I've heard about the
treatment and handling of the kids on the film, this last seems most
unlikely, but you never know.  Maybe they'll get sick of acting or as being
known as the Harry Potter kids.

The only positive thing I can say is that all of these challenges have been,
to a certain extent, met and managed in the past.  There have been children
starring in TV and film since the mediums came into existence, and there are
laws as well as other rules to keep them doing well in these situations. (I
just read the article in _Cinefex_ magazine about doing HP, fascinating
stuff btw, and they talked about how difficult it was to do the Quidditch
scenes when the kids were different ages and they had different rules to
follow, trying to get the whole thing done)  Sure, there are examples of
fame and fortune doing children less than good (Macauley Culkin, pick up the
phone), but there are many others who have gone on to do other things with
their lives, or have continued to act.  I think that the parents involvement
in their children's careers and the emphasis on the CHILD and not the money
or career is what makes the difference.

> Incidentally, one thing for which Dan R. appears to be completely
> unprepared (at least right now) is the celebrity circuit: he got an
> award, televised the other night on UK TV, as "most promising showbiz
> newcomer" (which he knew about before the day - this wasn't one of
> those "and the nominees are..." type awards). Standing up to make his
> acceptance speech seemed to be VERY difficult for him and he looked
> even more shell-shocked than he did at the London premiere of the
> first movie. That Alan Rickman was there getting an award for his
> stage work didn't seem to help, either (especially as Rickman ended
> his speech as Snape). :-)

I don't think it's a matter of being unprepared.  I think the boy is just
naturally incredibly shy.  If you compare interviews with Dan to interviews
with Rupert or Emma, who both have _less_ acting experience than Dan, they
both do much better.  Rupert especially is able to be quite gregarious, and
Emma does come off a little like Hermione (best example being her citing a
report she did on Japan when asked about whether she wanted to visit there),
which I find quite amusing. :)  Daniel is definitely not the first performer
who is naturally quite shy who manages to do well despite that, and it's
certainly possible that as he gets older, the shyness will dissipate
somewhat.  I myself was painfully shy when I was young, and now I do very
well unless in a large crowd.  I even LIKE speaking in public. ;)

I also have to say that I'm quite jealous you were able to see the Variety
Awards.  I have a sound clip of what Rickman said, but I'd really like to
hear Daniel's speech, or even better, see both!  It sounded delightful.

Morrigan
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