No! Film and merchandise stuff

[Scott]

Simon wrote:
"I was visiting the Leaky Cauldron news site (http://www.the-leaky-
cauldron.org/) this morning when I ran across an article 
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2001_06_10_archive.html#4046790) 
saying that Celine Dion had recorded a song for the film, written by 
the duo responsible for My Heart Will Go On. I feel I may have to go 
off and kill myself. I can imagine little worse than a song similar 
to the Titanic theme playing out as the film ends. The confidence 
that I was finally getting about the films production and the feeling 
that we may actually get a decent film has now totally evaporated. I 
am not at all happy."

--Did you have to ruin my day? I have nothing against Celine Dion, 
"Titanic", or "My Heart Will Go On". However I DO NOT WANT IT IN 
HARRY POTTER! Perhaps what's worse is the title- "The Boy Who lived". 
Those of us worried that it would become an over used slogan ad 
nauseum seem to have our worst fears reaslised.

Simon also wrote:
"There have been many comments on this group about the hair
colour of Hermione being too blonde in the pictures done by Warner 
Brothers. I feel that most of the WB pictures look positively ok when 
compared to these. How much blonder is Hermione, who has brown hair 
in the books, going to get? The WB pictures at least seem to have her 
with light brown hair but these latest pictures seem to have her as 
an outright blonde."

--Note to WB: HERMIONE IS NOT BLOND! I just don't understand *why* 
they give her blond hair in the artwork. It's mentioned numerously in 
the books, and by the movie stills we've  seen Emma has brown hair as 
well. I guess the artist didn't bother to read the books OR consult 
with the filming people. BTW, I thought Harry and especially Ron 
looked just as bad.

> Does anyone get the impression I am not in a good mood?

Scott
Who is now in a not so good mood as well, and is more and more 
convinced that we should've handled the movie. ;-)