Alan Rickman interview (now with a movie rant)

[lupinesque]

Anna reported:

> a BRIEF mention of HP; Mr. Rose asking him (sarcastically) if he 
> was planning on doing HP for the rest of his life!  Mr Rickman, 
very 
> eloquently correcting Mr. Rose about the life span of HP, and 
> how "the books" only go for seven years, so after that, he (AR) is 
> done (!!!!)
> Sooooo, does this mean we will be watching this great actor play 
the 
> Potions' master for the next few years?? ;-) I hope so!

I hate to say anything approving of Charlie Rose, on principle, but 
his math might be better than AR's.  They haven't begun to shoot 
movie #3 yet.  Let's try a sample schedule:

film PS: done (2001)
film CS: done (2002)
film PA: on schedule to be completed late 2003
film GF (1 movie or 2?): completed early 2005?
film OP: mid-2006?
   
At current rate of 2 1/2-3 years per novel, book #6 also completed 
mid-late 2006?, just in time for screenwriter to grab it and turn it 
into a screenplay so they can start shooting.

film #6: 2007?

Ditto on book 7--novel completed early 2009?.  HPfGUers finish book 
24 hours later, finish discussing it 3 weeks later, go into mass-
suicidal tailspin and are saved only by the fact that there isn't 
enough cyanide in the world to do all 47 million of them in.  
Besides, they have to hang on long enough to see

film #7: early 2010.  Alan Rickman a mere 66 years old.  However, 
prematurely aged by having been sent Texas memorabilia in the mail 
weekly for ten years despite numerous restraining orders, he totters 
to the mailbox on the day of the premiere, and finds a Lucite-encased 
Skrewt Spawn with attached love note from a Ms. Amanda Geist, who has 
enclosed a copy of her divorce decree and a proposal of marriage.  He 
collapses and spends the rest of his days in a very nice ward of St. 
Mungo's, tragically robbing the English-speaking world of a fine 
stage and screen actor, but entertaining his fellow residents with 
long fervent speeches about Deflating Draughts. 

Amy Z
noticing that since Rupert Grint just turned 14 and should therefore 
be heading to his fourth year at Hogwarts in a few months, they are 
already two years behind schedule, but if his Culkinization proceeds 
apace as it appears to be doing, it might be best for them to get a 
new Ron shortly anyway

P.S.  Joywitch, I hope it's okay that I borrowed your Curmudgeon 
costume--will have it back to you freshly cleaned by tomorrow.