The age of Harry's parents

[Steve]

---  "Theresa" wrote:
> 
> ... I still believe that they should have gotten someone who
> looks similar to Dan but looks to be 20ish would have been 
> better. ... My grip is that  other than in the mirror why didn't
> they pick actors who were younger? 

bboyminn:

Part of my earlier point was that if Harry's parents take on a more
dominant and visible role, they probably will be recast. Also, I
suspect part of the casting was based on available actors. They chose
the best from what they had to work with.

While I certainly can't read the minds of the casting directors, I
also wonder if they weren't trying to cast actors who created the
preception of parents, in a sense, playing on a stereotype of what
'parents' look like. To a little kid, his parents look more like
ancient dinosaurs than young active vital people in their 20's. To
cast parents in their 20's would have created more the preception of
partying college students than good and wise parents.

> Theresa concludes:
>
> ..
> Oh and I thought Dan had mentioned now that his GCSEs were 
> completed he would have more time but the producers would most 
> likely stick to a similar schedule for filming. So would he not
> have more time for filming and could play young James? Just 
> curious. I would still love to  see that. But alas, I am not 
> the producers/director so I don't get to  pick. sigh!
> 
> Theresa
>

bboyminn:

I believe I heard Dan comment in an interview that he was studying for
his 'A-Levels'; Advanced test that are necessary if he plans to go to
college/university. So, he still has a lot of serious studying to do.
I'm also pretty sure that Dan said he would, as much as possible, try
to maintain the same filming workload he had when he was studying for
his GCSE's. 

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn