[HPFGU-Movie] Live chat with Chris Rankin on CBBC today + News about Cedric Diggory being cast (?)

[Hermione81]

Hey everyone!


CBBC hosted a live chat with Chris Rankin today from 7 to 8 pm GMT. I was
online, and it was quite cool! Some of the questions were interesting, and
Chris' questions were really good.
(I think that with my 23 years I must have been the oldest one connected, it
seemed like everyone else was in their teenage years.)

I was lucky enough to get three of my own questions answered, here they are
with Chris' answers:

- If you had to play a HP baddie (other than Voldemort), which one would you
prefer, and why?
- I think I've answered this one before 47 times ha ha! It would have to be
Tom Riddle. He's a typical film bad guy! Pure evil!

- If the Weird Sisters were to be played by a rock/pop band, which band
would you choose?
- Fantastic question! I think for true comedic value the Weird Sisters
should be played by... The Darkness. And not just because they're local!

- Whom would you like as a director for Order of the Phoenix if it gets
done? What about Tim Burton?
- I think Tim Burton would be fantastic, although Terry Gilliam was at the
premiere for POA, and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with Order of
the Phoenix. Would be cool if he did it. I'm a big Monty Python fan!


(The funniest thing is, I've spent the past two months telling everyone
around me that the Darkness just *have* to play the Weird Sisters in GoF!
:)))  )


There will be a transcript on the CBBC website, I think. Then you will all
be able to see other interesting stuff he said... Oh, one other thing I do
remember: when asked which position he would like to have on a Quidditch
team, he answered "substitue"! :)

BBC Newsround will also be having a special interactive chat about PoA
tomorrow, Friday 11, from 5.35pm. Check bbc.co.uk/newsround for more info.
By the way, it is said there that Cedric Diggory is to be played by Robert
Pattinson (there's a news tidbit with a pic -he looks quite handsome, but
it's difficult to judge by just a profile headshot).


Cheers,
M.


PS to those who mailed me about the American Cinematographer article: sorry
if I didn't get back to you yet, it's been a busy week (a good advice: don't
decide to completely re-organize your room the same week a HP movie opens,
especially if to do so you have to break down a mezzanine and de-construct
and re-construct shelves. Not a good plan. At all!) and I've had problems
with my email server. I'll try and send it again tonight.