[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Kloves or Cuaron??

[juli17 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/6/2004 1:54:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
diana at slashcity.com writes:

Then her agent did her a disfavour.  Other writers have specified that they
want creative control over their movies - and they get it if the studios
want the book bad enough.  At that point, JKR was doing well enough that she
didn't *have* to have the money - she could have held out longer than Warner
Brothers and company.  She could have even insisted on waiting till the
books were all finished if she wanted creative control but didn't want to
take time out from her writing.  The books are only getting more popular, on
their own, without the movies, so waiting wouldn't have hurt her - it would
have kept WB from cashing in on the current wave, so I imagine they would
have folded sooner than she.

Diana W.
Her agent didn't do JKR a disfavor. She made her own decision, which was
that she didn't want more creative control than she already has (and she 
does have some). She's more than willing to separate her books from the 
movies. That's her choice and her right. As for the money, she has more 
than plenty, as you say. I'm sure she sold the rights to the movies as much
for the fans as anything. I for one am immensely grateful that she did, and
that she had no interest in holding out until all the books were finished. The
actors have come to represent the characters for me. JKR seems to feel
the same way about them. 
Julie 


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