Casting

[Anne <urbana@charter.net>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> 
wrote:
> Ever since I read that JKR said they couldn't have found a better 
Harry Potter I was convinced.  Still, when I read the books I picture 
a sort of less good looking version of Daniel.  Make sense? 

Yes, I know. Daniel was "cute as a button" (did you say that, 
Richelle?) at 11, when he was first cast, but I don't think anyone 
had any idea he would, uh, mature quite as quickly as seems to be the 
case. (I'm still dumbfounded by it, myself... guess I'd forgotten how 
much kids, especially boys, change at that age. I guess Daniel got 
through the "potato-faced" stage pretty quickly and easily...) 
> 
>> 
> I think it's the "old soul in a child's body" that Chris Columbus 
goes on about that gives him that certain quality.

I'd certainly agree there.
> 
> >However, I strongly suspect that Toby Maguire's having played 
> >Spiderman, and having gotten to kiss Kirsten Dunst (which Dan 
> >mentioned he'd like to do) has a lot to do with 13 year old Dan's 
> >choice of his favorite actor ;--).
> 
> That and the stunts (climbing). He said he loved the chamber scene, 
climbing on the statue and all, because he felt like Spiderman.  

Didn't Daniel also do most of his Quidditch stunts and also the 
hanging from the Ford Anglia?? he's a bit of a daredevil, that one.

Anne U
(who wonders if Daniel will be taller than Gary Oldman by the time 
POA starts filming next spring....)