Hagrid's Mortality (was: Re: 'Fan' quote)

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No: HPFGUIDX 56897

 Becky Walkden <runningbecky2002 at y...> wrote:
> 
>  Me:  Of COURSE (the movies are indicators)!  The simple fact is, 
the studios would NOT waste money on hiring an actor to play in a 
movie when his character is no longer going to be there!  And 
conversely, since they wanted the same actors for all seven movies, 
there is no other concieivable explanation for only giving him a 5 
year contract when there are 7 movies to be made! I think you can 
rest with an absolute certainty that Ms. Rowlings was extensively 
consulted before handing out those contracts. Huggs Becky


I disagree. First, 7 year contracts aren't long enough to make 7 
movies.

Perhaps the studios begged for a 7 year contract, but Robbie Coltrane 
held out. He is a much bigger screen presence in the UK than the US, 
so it is quite possible that he is betting that he'll be able to 
command a larger salary for subsequent re-signings if his face 
becomes more recognizable to US audiences.

Finally, if the ghosting theory floating aboutis accurate, perhaps 
Hagrid will appear in that capacity? Therefore, maybe both scenarios 
are possible. Hagrid dies, yet his character continues on.


(My first post - easy on the curses, because even I'm afraid it might 
tip too much towards movie discussion.)

Angie

ADMIN NOTE: 
This thread, like a certain flying car, appears to be steering inexorably towards the Whomping Willow of discussing the movie on the main list.

Any poster who wants to reply to Angie's post by discussing the actors' contracts should do so on the movie list 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Movie/

Any poster who wants to reply to Angie's post by discussing Hagrid reappearing as a ghost, or any other reason that Hagrid might be a major player in only 5 out of 7 books should do so on the main list.

Any poster who wants to do both will have five house points taken off for being an insufferable know-it-all ;-)

Thank you

Pip
for the Administration Team