[HPFGU-Movie] Re: DH Movie Speculation

[Karen]

I don't know. Since Dobby really has a pretty important function in 7, I
think they may have him in 6. 

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>I agree with you on many points :-). Dobby and Scrimgeour will 
>be out. It's too late to bring back Dobby - we haven't seen 
>him for 3 movies now. As for Scrimgeour, I think that if they 
>wanted to introduce him at all, they'd do it in HBP, but they 
>didn't cast any actor to play him, so I doubt they'll do it 
>fot DH. Percy, Charlie, Bill and Fleur will be out (I don't 
>know why they brought Percy back in OotP in the first place). 
>
>Unlike you, I think there will be no wedding and no Shell Cottage. 
>They can have Harry's birthday instead of the wedding, and the 
>Trio can apparate from Malfoy Manor to the Burrow instead of 
>Shell Cottage.
>
>Changed scenes - there will be not seven Potters, but five 
>Potters - without Fleur and Mundungus.
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>Nothing else comes to mind right now - maybe later :-).
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>zanooda 
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>--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "stephab67" <stephab67 at ...> wrote:
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>> I should be grading papers but I thought I'd procrastinate a bit
>more
>> and start a DH Movie Speculation thread. Yes, I know HBP won't even
>be
>> out for a year, but hey, we can get ahead of ourselves, can't we? 
>> Everything's open to discussion:
>> -Director
>> -Scriptwriter
>> -Length of film
>> -Characters in/out
>> -Scenes in/out
>> -Scenes that will be in but changed
>> -Characters who might be given stuff to do that other characters do
>in
>> the book (sorry that's so unwieldy, couldn't word it any other way)
>> 
>> I'll start:
>> -Director: I'd love to see Cuaron come back.  He can do battle
>scenes
>> really well, I love his use of the wide shot, and, aside from Yates, 
>> he did the best job in directing the Trio.  I love the look of
>Azkaban
>> and think he'd do justice to the film.  
>> 
>> Having said that, I'd also be fine with Yates returning once again. 
>> He's now got the experience and there's something to be said for 
>> continuity in terms of style.  But Cuaron's got the slight edge.
>> 
>> I think it would be a huge mistake to bring in someone who hasn't 
>> directed an HP film yet, there's too much at stake.  People, even 
>> those who haven't read the books and have only seen the films, are 
>> going to expect WB to knock it out of the park for DH.  Hence, they 
>> need someone who already knows the drill, and the cast.
>> 
>> -Scriptwriter: I have to admit I'm worried about Kloves, especially
>in
>> terms of his characterization of Ron and Hermione.  I thought 
>> Goldenberg nailed both of them despite their limited screen time.
>I'm
>> going to reserve judgement on this until I've seen HBP.
>> 
>> -Length of film: I predict it will be close to three hours, maybe 
>> 2:45.  It's the last one, what do they have to lose?  There are so 
>> many critical scenes that I think it's going to be hard to cut deep
>to
>> make it a 2:20 or 2:30 film.  
>> 
>> -Characters in/out: In: Kreacher, obviously.  Out: Dobby. It's 
>> possible that Dobby might be back for HBP, but I doubt it, which
>means
>> that there's no way they'll bring him back for DH as it will have
>been
>> too long since he's been seen on screen.  I suspect Kreacher will
>save
>> Harry et al in Malfoy Mansion and be the one to die. It would in a
>way
>> make sense for Kreacher's character arc as well.  Goes from hating 
>> Harry to dying for him.  Griphook - in.  Ollivander - see bottom.
>> 
>> I also think Scrimgeour might be out.  They can keep Fudge since the 
>> filmgoing audience already knows him.  Why introduce another
>character
>> who only has, what, four scenes (if that) between HBP and DH?
>> 
>> I'm up in the air about Percy.  He was in OotP but didn't have any 
>> lines and wasn't identified by name.  I hope he's in but I'm not
>going
>> to be surprised if he's out.  Same for Charlie, as we've never met
>him
>> at all.  Bill I think won't be seen until DH.  I think the wedding's 
>> got to be in, but the writers can have Ginny or Ron say something at 
>> the end of HBP about Bill and Fleur getting married so there's no
>need
>> to actually have either of them in HBP.  Plus there's been no word 
>> that Clemence Poesy is back for HBP.  Xeno Lovegood - likely out,
>see
>> below.  Viktor Krum - out, especially if XL is out.  They'll have to 
>> just have Ron ask Hermione to dance without the prompt from Krum.
>I'm
>> up in the air about Aunt Muriel and Elphias Doge. 
>> 
>> Scenes in/out: Hmmm, hard, hard.  I'm sort of going to punt on this 
>> one for the time being, except to say that I think these will be
>in: 7
>> Potters, MoM, Ron's departure, Godric's Hollow, Silver Doe, Malfoy 
>> Mansion, Gringotts break-in, The Hog's Head/RoR, The Forest Again,
>and
>> Battle of Hogwarts. The Epilogue will be over the credits.  Lupin's 
>> crisis over Tonks and baby will be out. Ravenclaw common room will
>be
>> out, Hermione will figure out the diadem is the last Horcrux; I
>think
>> the Fiendfyre scene will be in (very cinematic).  Shell Cottage, 
>> maybe.  They could apparate after Malfoy's Mansion to The Burrow.
>But
>> where will Ron go when he walks out, unless he doesn't?  But how are 
>> they going to find out what's up in the WW if he doesn't?  Hmmm.
>> 
>> Scenes changed: All, but here are some examples: the wedding will be 
>> in but shortened, too much exposition.  Same for In Memoriam.  There 
>> will have to be another way to get the DD info out. Killing of
>Charity
>> Burbage will be out, the whole scene will be shortened to maybe
>Snape
>> telling Voldie of the day Harry will depart Privet Drive and the
>wand
>> discussion.  Camping reduced, but pivotal scenes still in.  Silver
>> Doe: Ron will still save Harry and pull the sword from the pond,
>but I
>> think that all of the Horcrux torture stuff will be gone although
>Ron
>> will still destroy it. I hope they don't give that scene to
>Hermione.
>> They'll probably skip the Xeno Lovegood house scene all together and 
>> just have Hermione figure out the story of the wand, the stone, and 
>> the cloak. Prince's Tale - in but also severly chopped.  Harry has
>to
>> find out about the real Snape somehow.  I really dislike the King's 
>> Cross chapter so I wouldn't be sad to see it go, but I think it will 
>> be in but severly cut. I might be in the minority but I wouldn't
>mind
>> seeing the entire Elder Wand storyline cut.  Probably won't happen, 
>> though.  If it's gone, then Ollivander's gone as well.
>> 
>> That's what I've got for now. Might think of more later.
>>
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