Movie

[jferer]

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From: jferer
Subject: Re: Movie
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7] Movie
Date: 8/13/00 7:49 pm  (ET)

I wish I could be as optimistic as you are, nlpnt. I don't take much
comfort from it being Warner Brothers. Stephen Spielberg turned down
the directing job because JKR wouldn't sit still for Haley Joe Osment
being Harry. Then they got Chris Columbus (Home Alone[!]). The British
casting director has quit.
"Most of the budget will go into getting the SFX right?" The most
important element by far is the script. SFX have never, ever, saved a
bad movie. They have enhanced good ones.

Anybody is better than Disney? I agree with that in principle (They'd cast
Britney Spears as Hermione if they could get away with it) but they have
no monopoly on stupidity with adaptations. To rip off an old Microsoft
joke, "what do you get when you cross Disney and great books?" Answer:
Disney.

Thank goodness JKR has retained enough control to moderate the madness.