[HPFGU-Movie] Cedric Diggory cut from PoA

[Richelle Votaw]

In a message dated 07/01/2003 11:23:59 Eastern Standard Time, 
mad_about_harrypotter at hotmail.com writes:

>> What do you guys think of this? It was only a small part in PoA, but 
>> I think it's important to establish Ced's existence in order to get 
>> the full impact of his death in GoF.

Audra writes:

>Look at it this way: it's going to be REALLY difficult to fit PoA into even a 
>3-1/2-hour movie, and I don't know how long the movie is going be, but they 
>are going to have to cut a lot.  It IS important to establish Cedric's 
>character to get the full impact of his death in GoF, but remember, GoF is 
>going to be TWO movies.  His character will be established in the first 
>movie, and he will die in the second.

The way I see it, if Cedric has been cut, that means the Hufflepuff team as a whole has been cut.  Harry's got to fall off the broom in Quidditch, so they must have changed it to have them play Slytherin.  The way I see it they've GOT to have two Quidditch games.  One for Harry to fall off the broom and Gryffindor to lose.  And the other for them to win the Quidditch cup.  So I think they'll perhaps combine the fake dementor game and the Quidditch cup game.  Have Crabbe and Goyle dress up as dementors and have Harry Expecto Patronus them and catch the Snitch out from under Malfoy at the same time.

David Heyman (or Steve Kloves, can't remember which) said PoA would be the same length as or slightly shorter than CoS.  So they've got to cut a lot.

As for GoF being two movies, I believe it was Steve Kloves who said they were looking at it and as the script writing went along would determine whether it would be one or two movies.  But the way they were talking sounded like they were leaning toward two.  Maybe WB is waiting to see how the two Matrix movies do (May and November).

Richelle


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