The Dursleys and HBP movie

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Jade B <jade76_2000 at ...> wrote:
> Personally I think it's too soon to know which "quotes" are even 
correct. We have Richard Griffiths who said hes not in HPB and said 
that Spielberg IS among the directors considered for Deathly Hallows 
while Daniel flatly denies it. I dearly hope that the Dursleys not 
being in HBP is one of the rumors that can be disspelled soon. I 
simply love that scene in the book and I REALLY want and think it 
needs to be in the film.

Steph:

Everyone who is going to be in HBP has already been cast/contacted, 
so it's probably true that there are no Dursleys in HBP.  Clemence 
Poesy also said that she hasn't been contacted, either, so we now 
know Bill and Fleur won't be in it.  They've already been filming 
for six months so if they haven't already been cast/contacted they 
likely won't be.  Actually, as much as I like the Dursleys, and 
would have liked to have seen that scene, I can see that they'd 
ditch it as it doesn't really add to the story aside from being 
funny.  They could just show Harry and DD leaving the house to go to 
Slughorn's.  

As for the Spielberg rumor, Where did you hear that he's still in 
the running?  I hope he isn't as I think he'd make a total hash of 
it.  Daniel is probably a pretty reliable source on that matter so 
I'm going to hope that he's right.