Columbus Sets Sail for America // OotP ETA June '03

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Petra Pan <ms_petra_pan at y...> wrote:
> Being considered for the director's chair: 
> 
> - Alfonso Cuaron (loved his "A Little Princess"
> (1995)...also directed "Y Tu Mamá También," "Great
> Expectations" (1998), "Fallen Angels" TV Series, "Sólo Con
> Tu Pareja" aka "Love in the Time of Hysteria"); 

I just read this on IMDb--and I really do like the idea.  "Little 
Princess" is one of the better family movies in recent history (and 
one which has been woefully unrecognized, IMO)--beautiful visual 
style, above par cast, appealing to older audiences.  I'd love to see 
him take a crack at PoA (my favorite of the books so far).
 
> - Callie Khouri (wrote scripts of "Divine Secrets of the
> Ya-Ya Sisterhood," "Something to Talk About," and "Thelma &
> Louise."  Of these, she directed "Ya-Ya Sisterhood."); and 

Not familiar with her work :-/
 
> - Ken Branagh, Gilderoy himself.

I can't see it...but stranger things have happened.
 
> Also mentioned: "...Rowling has told her publishers she
> needs more time to finish [OotP], prompting Scholastic to
> assure antsy shareholders they can expect the book by June
> 2003."
> 

WHAT?!?!?  Say it ain't so, Jo!

~Christi