concerns about PoA -Age vs Looks

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Tuesday, April 22, 2003, 2:11:31 PM, bboy_mn at y... wrote:
> 
> > So age is irrelevant, the actors could be in their 30's and still
> > play the parts, AS LONG AS they retain their very young childish 
> >looks.


> 
> I don't really see the point.
> 
> Why would the actors have to retain "very young, childish"
> looks, if they are characters that are growing up in the
> books.
> 
> ...edited....
> 
> All the kids who've been following the story are changing,
> too, and new, young viewers probably wouldn't expect 16 year
> old Harry to look like a little kid, either.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Susanne     

bboy_mn:

You missed the point, it's not about IF they change, for certainly
they will and have changed; it's about HOW they change.

If Daniel is 16 and looks 30 he's (pardon the French) screwed, but if
he is 30 and looks 16 then he can continue to play the part.

Note the examples I gave in my original post.

Fred Savage - changed dramatically once he was firmly into puberty. I
have always suspected that was one of the reasons the show was canceled.

Micheal J. Fox - because he is small and looks young, has always
played parts much younger than he was. In the third "Back to the
Future" movie, Fox was 29 and played a highschool kid. Ben Affleck, on
the other hand, who is 9 years younger than Fox will NOT be playing
highschool kids when he is 30 (note: he's 31 now).

Frankie Muniz - who is short and very boyish looking, will probably be
able to play young characters for a long time. Like M.J.Fox, Muniz
could conceivably play a teenager when his is 30. Although, his
features are starting to sharpen, ft the change is too drastic, and
the 'cute boy' look goes away, it very possible the Frankie Muniz as
an actor will go with it.

Macaulay Culkin, who is 23, short and has boyish good looks, is still
able to believably play a teenager.

So, again, it's not IF you change, but HOW you change. Puberty has
been the death of many young actors.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn