[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Alan Rickman interview (now with a movie rant)

[Richelle Votaw]

Anna writes:

> Ok, Curmudg, er, I mean Amy Z,
>
> I take it you are not a Ron/Rupert fan.  Yes, He JUST turned 14 this
> past month, so, what about it?  And I believe Tom Felton(aka the-one-
> who-shall-wear-leather-pants) turned 14 this past spring (March
> maybe??);

Actually, Tom Felton will be 15 next month.  Which means he'll be 16 by the
time they finish filming PoA.

> and I think Emmma Watson is only 12.  So does that mean

Correct.  She'll be 13 in April.

> that all of the child actors are not "character-age" appropriate??
> Not to mention the actor who is playing Tom Riddle (his name escapes
> my gray matter at the moment, although I believe it's Christian
> Coulson).  I think that he is actually in his mid-twenties in RL, and
> is playing a sixteen year old.

Yes, it's Christian Coulson.  He's 23, will be 24 in October.


> I guess my point is that yes, these kids, if they continue playing
> the roles that have started their careers (for most of them), will
> probably eventually reach a point where they are older than their
> screen alter-egos.  But as long as I don't see Harry with a five-o-
> clock shadow, and Hermione *BUSTING* out of her uniform, I think I
> can live with a few years difference between actors ages vs.
> characters ages.
> I mean, this *is* just fantasy after all, isn't it??

Amen.  If Harry shaves often and Hermione wears a loose robe, what's the
problem?  I mean, by the time PoA is completed we will have:

Daniel Radcliffe age 13/14 playing 13 year old Harry, okay, so that's about
right.
Emma Watson age 12/13 playing 13 year old Hermione, just right there.
Rupert Grint age 14/15 playing 13 year old Ron, close enough for me.
Tom Felton age 15/16 playing 13 year old Draco, and who's to notice?
Richard Harris age 72/73 playing 150 year old Dumbledore--oh sorry, getting
carried away.

Anybody know how old Bonnie Wright is???

Richelle