SFX and Hagrid... and casting

[Flying Ford Anglia]

No: HPFGUIDX 57

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, voicelady at m... wrote:
> On Fri, 25 August 2000, "Steve Bates" wrote:
> 
> > I can't believe this just occurred to me, but aren't they going 
to  need some serious special effects to make Robbie Coltrane look a 
lot  bigger?  they need to make Hagrid look larger than life without 
making it look fake.  Neat trick if you can do it
> 
> Well, the FX people managed to pull it off quite well in The Green 
Mile, so I'd be willing to wager that the same technique will be 
applied here.


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I agree.  Making Robbie Coltrane look 10ft tall should be a doddle.  
I know what Dee means about Martin Short as the Mad Hatter.  I could 
hardly believe what they did with his head in that Alice adaptation.  
Incidentally, Robbie Coltrane was also in that film.  He played one 
of Tweedledum or Tweedledee, alongside George Wendt.  He's a bit 
taller than George, but not outlandishly high in stature.

The more I hear about this cast, the happier I feel.  A Shakespearean 
actor of Fiona Shaw's standing, playing a small part?  Ian Hart is no 
struggling bit part actor either.  They must be falling over each 
other to be in this film.  The funny thing is, hardly any of the 
actors (Rickman and Smith being the exceptions) have been suggested 
by us, but they all seem just right for the parts. 

I wish they'd announce who's playing Draco and Dudley and Filch and 
the ghosts and the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and all the rest.  I 
want to see them all NOW!

Neil [...will keep taking the tablets]