the Pensieve scenes in OoP movie

[Steve]

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> In a message dated 12/16/2005 7:21:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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> I HAD to delurk to comment on this new information. Everyone 
> says Harry looks like his father "except for his  eyes".  Do
> you think Daniel will be playing James?  He could  wear contact 
> lenses to change his eye color .... ...  I just couldn't imagine 
> having another actor playing  Harry's father, when Daniel 
> resembles him so much  ;-)
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> Regina
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> ...  But I think I read somewhere that they're casting the
> "young" Lily, James, Remus, Sirius and Snape, so I  guess 
> Dan won't get to play two roles.  As for the contacts, I 
> suspect Dan  may have some allergies of some kind that 
> didn't allow him to wear contacts --  if he doesn't have 
> allergies, why didn't they dye his hair to be black instead of
> leaving it brown?  ...  But if the Pensieve scenes were shot 
> it enough of a distance, it wouldn't matter  what color his 
> eyes were, would it?  ;->  
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> Welcome to the board!  Glad you delurked!  
> 
> Lynda AKA "Abraxan"


bboyminn:
 
I read that too, but it was just general information about the
casting. I haven't read any official announcement of the fact.

As far as Dan's eyes, I don't think they will have to deal with that
issue until it become important in the books. Which given current
circumstances means not until the last book/movie. I suspect that Dan
at age 11 would have problems with contacts irritating him, that he
wouldn't necessarily have at age 16. So, until it actually becomes a
necessity to the films, I don't think they have to worry about it. At
that time they can give Dan green contacts which he will only have to
wear a few hours a day while shooting. 

Speaking of eyes, I was surprised that they didn't give Voldemort red
contact lenses in the GoF movie. Even if his eyese weren't /glowing/
red, I'm sure they could have come up with red tinted contacts. I
mean, you can get contacts that have yellow smiley faces on them,
certainly they could have found red somewhere. 

As far as Dan's hair, it is a very dark brown, and I think dark enough
that it doesn't really make a difference in terms of the authenticity
of the movies. 

Besdies given how short Dan's hair is now, I think they will, if they
haven't already, go to using wigs just as they have for Tom/Draco's hair. 

I'm really looking forward to movie 6 and 7 since Tom/Draco will
certainly have a more prominent role, and it will give actor Tom a
chance to shine and show what he can do.

As far as Dan/Harry playing the role of his father, I think with a
slightly different nose, which wouldn't be that hard, and some colored
contacts, Dan could easily play the role of his own father. Harry says
in the OWL Testing Penseive scene that he and his father are nearly
identical except for slight facial variations and eye color. I think
that would be fun for Dan; a chance to play a character with a very
different personality than Harry.

Perhaps though rather than match Harry/Dan's appearance, they are
trying to match the appearance of the actor who plays the adult James
in the movies. 

So, basically, I agree; it would be very nice, both for the actor and
for the audience, to have Dan play his own father.

Just a thought.

STeve/bboyminn