Possible New Director for OoP

[garybec]

 Becki wonders, not that it really matters;
The quote at Mugglenet from the article-interview of Nair says;
 "I read it over the weekend. I'm still deciding... I'm not letting 
 all this go to my head. I'm grounded. I practise detachment, it 
 helps me keep my balance." ... "I'm a Dilliwalli, only an asana 
gets  me on my head! My son Zoharan's excited. I've seen all the 
Harry 
 Potter movies with him." 

 My question is, how could she be reading it. I thought Steve Kloves 
 was 'on the fence' about writing OotP.  Even if he has decided to 
do  it, he couldn't possibly finished it in a matter of weeks.  
Perhaps she is just reading the book?  

 Becki
 Asian_lovr2:

 I'm just venturing a guess, but maybe she meant she was reading 
Harry
Potter over the weekend, not specifically reading OotP. 
I find it unusual that they aren't going with mainstream Hollywood
 directors. On one hand it could just be daring movie making, on the
 other, it could just be an attempt to get indie directors who will
 work cheap.
 I seriously doubt that there is enough of a manuscript available for
 anyone but the publishers to evaluate. Although, I also expect that
 JKR is getting close. She is pregnant again, but say it won't 
interfer with the book. No matter how many nannies she can afford, a 
new baby
 in the house WILL interfer. That makes me suspect she intends to  
the book done before she delivers. It may not be on the store 
shelves,
but I suspect the bulk of it will be in the hands of the publisher. I
just can't see anyway that having a new baby won't slow things down.
Just a thought.
 Steve/asian_lovr (was bboy_mn)

Becki's back;
I agree with you Steve on the directors.  I do find it odd that they 
would even approach someone without a screenplay in hand.  Perhaps 
they are just approaching directors to see who may be available and 
interested.  I wonder if Mike Newell has already declined. I seem to 
remember hearing that Curan waited to declined GoF until almost of 
the end of shooting.  And now that I mentioned Curan, what about 
him?  Since he already has the repore with the cast, and he was so 
successful with PoA, why wouldn't he want to do it?  I am not so 
sure about having a woman director.  Would it add too much of 
a "soft touch" to a movie that should be anything else but?
(not to sound sexist, I am a girl after all...)

I guess as long as it does justice to  the Weasley Twins' "exit", 
and the hospital scene with Molly getting educated about 
what "stitches" are, I'm alright with whoever the director is.

And as far as the HBP goes, I hope your right.  I was disapointed to 
hear at Edinburgh that she was only halfway finished.  But if you 
think of it, organizing it would be the long, hard part.  Putting it 
all together by actually writing it, may be the easy, and hopefully 
fastest part.
Unfortunatly for us, with the release of the OotP in paperback, the 
publishers have enough to keep themselves satisfied  for awhile.  
Not even considering the mental states of all of us 
potterheadmaniacs who are grasping to every clue she gives us in 
hopes of yet another theory.

OK..Becki will stop rambling on now and go pick her garden...