[HPFGU-Movie] Messrs M, W, P & P

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/26/04 8:25:19 PM, editor at texas.net writes:


> 
> From what I understand, she gave Cuaron a very general guidance, but was not
> involved on the sort of level that would have had her "approving" changes or
> being "convinced" of anything. Can anyone point me to someplace that shows
> she was a part of the development or production to this degree? Because if
> she wasn't, the "JKR allowed it" is not a valid support for this omission.
> 

>From the Charlie Rose interview and also some magazine interviews (Premiere 
for one), Cuaron said that her   input consisted of being consulted on things 
he was planning on doing that weren't in her universe. She wouldn't actually 
approve or disapprove, but she was diplomatic enough to say, 'that doesn't exist 
in this universe' or 'that's okay for this universe' or 'that character can't 
say or do that because it contradicts something later on', etc.
Cuaron also   said in the Charlie Rose interview that she told him 'not to be 
literal to the book, but to the spirit'. He found this liberating as well as 
constricting; sort of a contradiction since one then has to figure out what 
the spirit of the book is ;-)

I have read this in more than one place and heard Cuaron say it on Charlie 
Rose. As an example of something that didn't exist in her   universe; the little 
people he wanted to be jumping on the piano keys ;-) She told him that there 
were no little people in her universe. She also vetoed a graveyard on the 
grounds of Hogwarts. 
As for the whole sticky issue of where the explanation of the Marauder's Map 
should go, no one has talked about this in interviews (other than the mention 
in EW mag about how the   details would probably be in future films), so we 
are all speculating. However, JKR has said that this is her favorite film of the 
three and she said that she couldn't imagine anyone who read the book not 
being totally happy with it. She also said she was totally happy with the movie.
This was during one of the behind the scenes specials that aired recently on 
POA - either HBO's, E!, or A&E, can't recall.
Cindy


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