No more Emma?!?!? NO!!!

[Steve]

---  "Chris Whittaker" <flowerchild4 at ...> wrote:
>
> I just read an article on Newsweek online via HPANA, 
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14966267/site/newsweek/
> 
> In it Emma says she is unsure if she will continue with
> the final 2 HP films.  She says she will have to "just
> go with the flow".  
> 
> I can't imagine the WB continuing the films without 
> her. If they did have to find a different actress at 
> this stage, I suspect the films would flop, or 
> certainly not do as well as in the past.  I don't think
> replacing Emma at this stage would bode well for them,
> even if they still had Dan and Rupert.  I just hope 
> (and pray) that the powers that be can convince her, 
> and all the others, to continue to the very end.
> 
> Chris (flowerchild4)
>


bboyminn:

Put yourself in their position (Dan/Emma/Rupert). You
are involved in a fanchise that is a long term commitment,
you like what you do, but you'd like to do something else
as well. You are working for a company that is making
billions off the franchise, and you have wisely (very
wisely!) elected to sign up for the films one at a time.

Now it is time to do the last two. Do you say, 'Oh goody
goody, I don't care about the money as long as I'm having
fun.' Or, do you say, 'Oh, I don't know, it is fun, but
it's such a huge commitment, and it's taking away from the
rest of my life.' Now finally ask yourself, which one do
you think is going to net you a larger paycheck?

I don't want it to sound like I think it is all about 
money or that thier actions are so cold and calculated,
but none the less it is partly about money. For  person
their age, that money means a secure future. I suspect 
even the minor players like Tom (Draco) are doing a lot
to secure their future. It is the money they make now 
that will allow them the flexibiity to pursue whatever 
future they the choose.

I know Tom was set to quit the fanchise. He really wanted
to go to the university and study fisheries management.
But I suspect a few additional Zeroes on the end of his
paycheck swayed him. Those 'few extra zeroes' are what is
going to assure the Tom can comfortably go to the 
university and concentrate on his studies when it is all
over. 

Again, I don't want to make it sound like it is all about
money, but all the Potter Kids are at an age when they 
have to start thinking about their future, and part of 
what has the ability to insure that future is a large 
stash of money in the bank. I suspect Emma is weighing
the worth of that money in the bank against, the lack of
that money and the free time to live her life. 

Note while most kids her age are working at McDonalds or
in some department story, Emma has lots of free time 
between movies. Further as they get older, and now that
Emma has finished her A-Levels, the films can proceed 
faster. More time can be dedicated to filming and less to
the child labor laws and school tutorials. I believe they
are actually shooting the current and next movie at the
same time, much like Lord of the Rings was shot. If they
can get more of the film production schedules to overlap,
that faster they can make the films and the more time off
they can have between films. 

Also, now that they are older, artistic consideration 
come into play. Dan said he loved the Sixth book, but 
would have to wait until he saw the script before making
up his mind. In the beginning, the basically took 
whatever was given them, recited their lines and did 
their best. Now the quality of their work is a reflection
on them, and the quality of the script and directing 
affect the quality of their work.

I think we are just seeing the normal complication and 
conflicts of growing up and become a fully realized
independant person. 

I really wouldn't worry about it. I suspect the money 
and the quality of life that money insure will weigh
heavily, and in the end, the accumulated wealth will 
outwiegh the short term free time. Keep in mind, it is
not about the money, but about the freedom, flexibility,
and opportunity that money brings.

Although, if Emma really is not having fun, then no money
can make up for living a miserable resticted existance. If
she, or any  of the other characters, do decide to leave, I
trust that they will have made the best decision for 
themselves, and I will support them in that. 

Better to be happy than rich, though is even better to be
happy AND rich.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn