GoF and beyond

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Susan XG" <SusanXG at h...> wrote:
> 
> Nia:
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> ... I'm so sick of people saying that Daniel, Rupert, and  Emma will
> be too old for their characters. They are the perfect age!!! 
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> Most TV shows cast people in their mid-20s to play teens. 
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> I think when they renegotiate their contracts, they should just sign
> on for the rest of the films. 
> 
> Susan :o)

bboy_mn:

These are great kids, and our primary concern should be for their well
being not for our entertainment.

A three main characters/actors seem to enjoy what they are doing, but
at the same time, they are at a critical stage in their education. Dan
and Rupert have standardized test coming up, and how well they do on
those will effect if and which university they will be able to get into. 

Also, their parents, especially Dan parents, appear to want their kids
to live as normal a life as possible. But show business and fans are
very fickle. The teen heartthrobs of today, are the ashes in the
dustbin of tommorrow, and that can be very devistating to a kid. It
has to be very psychologically tramatic to go from being adored and
loved buy the entire world to being totally forgotten. That makes
entertainment a very dangerous business.

When was the last time you hear anything about Devon Sawa, or JTT. How
about Edward Furlong (Terminator 2) or Fred Savage (The Wonder Years)
or Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock) who gave an outstanding dramatic
performance in the movie 'Sweet Jane'; REALLY OUTSTANDING? How about
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek, Stand By Me) who has 43 movie and TV credits,
and 23 notable TV guest appearances, and has worked with such notable
actors as Richard Dryfus. I saw Lucas Haas from the movie 'Witness'
with Harrison Ford, on the 'Twilight Zone' tonight, he's an amazing
dramatic actor who has made 23 movies and has appeared on 10 TV shows,
but when was the last time you heard anything about him?

I'll take new actors anytime over screwing up the lives of these kids
for my entertainment pleasure.

For the record, I want them to do it. I would love to see them in all
the movies. I would also like to see Dan and Rupurt involved in other
areas of entertainment. I'd like to see Rupurt in a different movie.
I'd like to read some more of Dan's writing.

On a different subject, I think they are getting screwed on their
salaries. I think they should do some serious negotiating before they
sign up for movies 4 and above. Frankie Muniz (Malcom in the Middle,
Agent Cody Banks) recieve US$5,000,000 for the first Cody Banks movie
which grossed US$45,000,000 in US distribution, and another Cody Banks
movie is being shot right now. That's another US$5,000,000 in the
bank. Dan got US$2,000,000 for Chamber of Secrets which grossed about
US$800,000,000, and he only got that because the British Actors Equity
Union step in on his behalf.

I don't think the kids should be in it for the money, or more
importantly, they shouldn't be concerned about money, but I also think
that Warner Brothers owes them a fair share.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn