Moaning Myrtle

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Steve Binch wrote:
> I was just thinking about the character/actor of Moaning Myrtle and 
how well
> she seamed to fit the role (after seeing the clip). Then it accured 
to me
> that in book 4 (I can't recall if she appears in book 3, I don't 
think she
> does) the young actor playing Myrtle will be about 3 years older. I 
wonder
> if they already shot the scene that she's in in GoF, or if they'll 
just drop
> her part and have Harry discover the singing egg on his own. Any 
thought? Or
> has anyone heard anything about this?

err... I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say. Shirley 
Henderson is not a "young actor", she's in her mid-thirties, so the 
aging issue doesn't arise. I've not seen the clip in question (see my 
comments in another thread a couple of days ago) so I can't say 
whether she does a good job of playing a teenager. However, the fact 
that she fooled you seems to indicate that she's done a great job. :-)

The first conscious notice I took of her was a couple of months ago 
in a British movie called "Once Upon A Time In The Midlands" (which I 
notice from IMDb is due a *limited* release in the USA but not until 
the middle of next year! - go see it! A "chick flick" that guys will 
enjoy!) in which her character is perhaps a little younger than her 
own age. She's one side of a romantic triangle with Rhys Ifans and 
Robert Carlyle, and she has a daughter whose twelfth birthday is part 
of the plot (don't worry, all of that is established within the first 
couple of mins of the movie, so I've not spoiled anything). Her 
squeaky voice, small (and may I say, not particularly ... err... 
developed...) stature make it very easy for her to be able to play 
any age with the right makeup and lighting. 

Furthermore, she's already confirmed that she's signed up for any GoF 
movie (this month's Total Film magazine).

So all in all, I can only repeat: what's the point you're trying to 
make? :-)