Dan stopping after PoA? was Re: Tom Felton taking a year off?

[Ali]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "GulPlum" <plumeski at y...> wrote:
> 
> *HOWEVER*, Dan will be 15 in summer 2004 and embarking on the first 
> year of his own GCSEs that September (most GCSEs have a major 
element of "continuous assessment" over two years) and judging by his 
> parents' attitude (and, seemingly, his own now), they are going to 
> have to prioritise, and choose between his education and his film 
> career. 
> 
> Yes, he's done well with his on-set tutoring, but this is slightly 
> different. I very strongly suspect that this is what Columbus had 
in  mind with his cryptic "If I were a betting man" spiel. The 
production  team thus will also have to prioritise, and decide 
whether to launch  into making GoF with a new leading man (not 
fogetting that if Tom's  decision to bow out of acting next year 
comes to fruition, Draco will  also need to be re-cast, although he 
doesn't have much of a role in  GoF and wouldn't be needed much), or 
to wait until summer 2005 and  continue with Dan. (Under British law, 
during the summer holidays,  kids from 15 can work all the hours they 
want.)
> 
> All in all, I consider it *exceptionally* unlikely that GoF will be 
> made immediately upon completion of PoA.

Following from this, I noted that the "interviewer/commentator" 
during the premiere on Sky News said that they had heard that Rupert 
and Emma were going to carry on, but there was doubt over Dan. As a 
caveat, IMHO, she was one of the worst "interviewers" I've seen - 
which after Blue Peter and This Morning is really saying something. I 
think she called the actor playing "Crabbe", Harry's cousin! Anyhow, 
whilst I don't *think* I can put too much weight behind what she 
said, it did interest me that she said it at all. 

Education is undoubtedly a big issue for the Radcliffe's and I'm sure 
that they'll be looking at the possibilities for their son's future 
knowing the difficulties of escaping being type-cast, or indeed being 
cast at all as Dan gets older. I think education is also a big issue 
for Emma's family as I've heard her say a few times that she's got 
important exams this year - which can only be the Common Entrance 
Exam, I think.

BTW, I watched both the Sky News and the webcast for the premiere. 
Despite the fact that my picture of the webcast was only about an 
inch across, it was still better watching that than the cringe-making 
commentatory on Sky.

Ali the addict!