[the_old_crowd] Re: Voice from the past

[voicelady]

---Jo wrote:
Thanks, Jeralyn.  That must have been so much fun!
I've noticed that the actor playing Neville looked very different in  the glimpses I've seen in some of the trailers for PoA.  I'm a bit  worried that he's changed enough that the powers that be (at WB) may  want to replace him for not being Neville-ish enough, which would be  a real shame, IMO.

What do you think from having seen him in person?  Would the movie  makers value continuity over getting someone who was still a bit  more like book-Neville.

Jo S., who would miss the original Neville terribly, even if he has  become a bit less cuddly :D.------

Well, at the extreme risk of sounding like a pedophile, he's still quite cuddly, but just not in a "There, there, have a cookie, Neville" sort of way. ROFL

You know, I don't really know. I didn't recognize him at first, but my husband realized who it was right off the bat.  And when I was speaking with him, you could definitely tell it was the same kid.  And he's so appealing as the character, that the producers and director could just ask him to put on a few pounds for filming, and the makeup people could take care of the hair easily enough.

And if they don't change him physically for the film, I think that would be okay, as well. Kids hit puberty and grow up, right? A line could be tossed in as an aside - "Wow, Neville, you grew over the summer!"

I think the powers that be will keep him. He's associated with the part, and all of the kids have formed a bond that will only enhance any future films.  I think we're still good.

Jeralyn, the Voicelady