PoA Movie: Director announced

[GulPlum]

(type in message subject duly corrected) :-)

"Felicia Rickmann" wrote:
> Ah if the BBC says it's true then it must be. 

It's since been on just about every news service, both online and in 
the real world. I originally noticed the article because I went 
looking for it, having read the story on the BBC's teletext 
service. :-)

>  Even if half the link fell off my copy of the post, they even 
mention The Little Princess.  Can anayone tell me if it's out on 
video as I would like to take a look.  Especially as one or two HPfGU 
fans liked that.

Yes, it has been released. BTW the title is "*A* Little Princess". I 
think I even saw it going cheap in the HMV sale last week...

(I have no intention of getting it myself BTW.) :-)

> Many thanks for the confirmation.  Now find one about who plays 
Remus Lupin, unless of course they are going to have something akin 
to the Search for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, i.e. a 
worldwide search for a British (ahem) actor to fill the shoes of 
cinema's most thought about role in years!

A start date for principal photography hasn't been confirmed yet, but 
it's expected to be around Easter-time, which means they have a long 
time to make up their minds. Besides, as with Lockhart, there's lots 
they can film before getting around to casting Remus or Sirius.

I wouldn't expect an announcement until well after Christmas. In any 
case, there'll doubtless be loads of speculation (planted by the 
production team) about who's in the running before the final decision 
is made... :-)

I suspect there won't be a major search, but the production team will 
go for known "faces" for both parts. The only issue is whether 
they'll play as loose with the ages as assumed from the books as they 
did with Rickman (who I agree was an inspired choice, but the fact 
remains that he's considerably older than book-Snape would appear to 
be).

-- 
GulPlum AKA Richard, UK