Cuaron and the book

[nicholas at adelanta.co.uk]

Celestina said:-

(snip)

> He had
>asked Cuaron how he intepreted the character (who also hadn't read
>the books)

On the TV special which was televised in Britain on the day on which PoA
was released, Cuaron said that he hadn't read the book before he saw the
script; but went on to say that he was then sent the book after expressing
interest in the script. He didn't actually say that he then read the book,
but he did say that he found the book so interesting that that was what
made him want to do the movie; the implication is pretty plain.

That was Cuaron talking to camera, so is reliable. I have the show on
video, and will look up his actual words if you want.

Cheers,
Nicholas