[HPFGU-Movie] Tall Harry

[Susanne]

Hi,

Friday, September 06, 2002, 10:29:27 AM, primroseburrows at yahoo.com wrote:

> The deal is, and it's probably what worries some people, is that Danny
> looks and sounds older than he actually is. Tom Felton is almost two
> years older, and doesn't look it. With the delay in the books, and the
> fact that IIRC Warner is only contracted for four films, I think people
> might be worried that he'll outgrow the role. 

Yep, that's what I think most people worry about.

When they picked Daniel, he looked young for his age, and
they probably didn't expect him to start looking older than
his years quite this soon.

And with Harry supposed to be smaller than his age, they are
afraid he'll grow too far away from the image a lot of
readers have in their minds.

Doesn't matter if he grows into a handsome young man, they
want to see Harry as described in the books.

Their is enough worry about the eye and hair color our
there.
If Daniel now grows into a sturdy young man, the image fits
even less.

I have to admit to having seen the movie first, having been
dragged to it by my husband and daughter, who read the books
together.

So for me the characters in my mind look like the actors.
Doesn't really matter to me, if they don't quite match the
book description.

And I hate having new actors take over a beloved role!

But not everyone has liked the actor choices to begin with,
from what I've read.

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Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net