How "true" does Cuaron have to be? was Re: Cedric Diggory cut from PoA

[irene_mikhlin <irene_mikhlin@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Ali <Ali at z...>" <Ali at z...> wrote:
>
> This has made me wonder. How true must Cuaron be to the books? I 
know 
> that Heyman promised JKR a fairly strict interpretation, but is 
> Cuaron bound to follow that? I know that Columbus and Heyman are 
> still producers, but what sort of "artistic licence" will Cuaron be 
> allowed? Will he be allowed to tamper with the script if he 
considers 
> it too pedestrian?

I don't see how he can have too much licence before the books 5-7
are finished. The slightest change can have major consequences in the 
future plots, almost precluding them from being filmed!
Imagine if PS was adapted before PoA had been written. Imagine 
someone deciding that rats are disgusting and let's Ron have a toad 
instead - PoA goes out of the window. Or at least Crookshanks becomes 
a stork. ;-)
So unless WB decided they stop after GoF, I don't see big "artistic 
licence" possible.

Irene