concerns about PoA -Age vs Looks

[etonbuffy]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- 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


Maybe it was just bad directing, but I never thought any of the three 
main actors were right for the parts.  So bring on a new cast!

Tam