The film - cast

[flying_ford_anglia]

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Subject: Re: The film - cast
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Date: 8/23/00 11:01 pm  (ET)

<<Harry (Daniel) said today: "I went on the broomstick yesterday and
flew around a big room, and that was really fun,"

More at:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/newsid_893000/893314.stm
 >>

Thanks for posting that, Nick! For those who didn't check the above link,
there are some great photos of the three children picked to play the
leads. I love the one of the the three of them together, in which Rupert
Grint's hair seems just about the right shade of red and Emma Watson's
unbushy hair seems too blonde. I'm quite happy with these choices now
that I've adjusted my own, not-very-clear-anyway mental images.

I laughed at some of the quotes from the three actors, which indicate just
how scarily *young* they are: "I think I'm a tiny bit like Harry because
I'd like to have an owl," says Dan Radcliffe. Bless him! Not the sort of
thing an adult would say is it? Can you imagine Richard Harris saying: "I
think I'm a tiny bit like Dumbledore because I'd like to have a phoenix"?

BTW, Richard Griffiths is a wonderful choice for Vernon Dursley. He is
very corpulent and can be quite odious. He was in the recent TV adaptation
of 'Ghormenghast' [sp?].

Now, all we need is a good Draco, Dudley and Petunia. Draco will be
quite difficult to get right, I think.

Neil