[HPFGU-Movie] Re: dvd deleted scenes

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Faith said:-

>Doesn't JKR take any kind of active part in the movie though? Wouldn't she
>want a say, and step in if she felt something wasn't playing out right?

I have said this before, but I know there are several new members. Forgive
me if you have heard this before.

When an author sells the movie rights to his/her book, he/she gives up all
input into what goes on in the movie. The contract for the sale of the
rights may make certain stipulations (in the case of the HP books, received
wisdom is that JKR contracted for a live-action movie, not a cartoon, and a
British cast), but after the contract is signed, JKR has no further right
to intervene in the movie-making.

The producers of the HP movies have repeatedly stated that they want to be
true to JKR's vision; plus, they are filming a work in progress...they do
not know how the story will end.  They have to consult JKR on certain
points, to ensure that they don't change the plot in a way which will make
no sense in the light of yet-to-be-written events. This point was stressed
in the JKR/Kloves interview on the DVD.

Those are the two reasons why JKR is involved in the movies *at all*. Now
that she has sold the rights, she has no legal entitlement to involvement.

Regards,
Nicholas