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Well I thought all three interviews were nice and can’t see why there’d be any bashing at all. I thought it very generous what Dan said about Rupert’s comic timing and I completely understand his desire to do the darker stuff and excitement about the 7th, and Emma came across as very intelligent. Rupert was sort of Rupert, which is cool.

There’s always bashing of the actors when any type of news emerges about any one of them.

I think Emma discussed Hermione, because she plays Hermione, and nothing she said was false. I don’t remember Dan ever discussing any other characterization but Harry’s. So, why can’t Emma discuss Hermione? We don’t even know the questions that the interviewer asked her. He could have said, how do you like the way Hermione has developed over the series, or what is Hermione’s role in Harry’s life. I also liked what she said about the books not only being for kids, and the different themes and details Jo wove into the stories. It was nice to hear one of the actors discuss the books. Dan has also discussed the books before. I like hearing how the actors interpret the books, and their characters.

Leave Rupert alone. Some people are shy, and that’s not going to go away completely. Shy, introverted people will always be like that to some extent. They can get used to certain situations and become much more comfortable with themselves, but they’re not going to suddenly be giving away personal details or speaking for long periods of time. Dan, Rupert, and Emma are all different personalities and you can’t compare them; Rupert is never going to be like Dan and Emma in interviews because he’s much more introverted than they are, so stop bashing him for it. It’s been six years and he’s an adult now, so we know that it’s not just a phase, but the type of person he is, so we should get used to it, because people can’t change who they are.

And Dan was just stating the type of scenes he prefers to shoot; it doesn’t mean that he’s implying that he doesn’t like filming HBP.

I hate when people bash the young actors. Why don’t you try thinking about things from their point of view before you throw insults at them. None of the trio satisfies me with their performances, and I think they all need a lot of work, but there’s a difference between critiquing their acting and bashing their personalities and insulting them. It sort of amazes me what people find to complain about in such small articles.

@ T_D_O, I agree with you completely. VERY WELL SAID!!!

Well of coarse when Dan is asked if he’s looking foreward to the Ginny scenes he will say he is. LOL! What’s he going to say when directly asked the question: “I’d rather kiss a fish.” LOL. Please, he’s a professional. He has to sell it even if he’s not interested in it. When asked what scenes he is looking foreward to, he doesn’t offer any romantic scenes. Not like he did when he kissed Katie. When he has his own choice of what he likes, he states it. He likes the dark, more complicated scenes. Not childish romance that he obviously has grown out of. Really after Equus do you think he’ll even remotely get a thrill out of teenage romance anymore? He clearly is swaying his career away from childish things. It’s understandable he’s looking foreward to a script that will give him that and that script is DH. It’s where Harry focuses on what he hs to do and becomes a man in his own right. And he does that without a romance.

Do you notice, how nobody, but nobody, but nobody, in any of these interviews, ever mentions extended DVDs. It seems that all of the interviewers, including surprisingly enough our own Melissa or her like, never broach this most obvious of subjects.

Dan says how seriously they take the whole project and he says this by reference to the work on the DVDs. wELL…gOOD BUT…...

I only wish they would take it half as seriously as Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema did with the Lord of The Rings. Their extended DVDs were brilliant -and PROFITABLE !!!!!

Dan wasn’t directly asked about the romance in either interview I provided, dear. In both interviews HE was the one to bring it up, not the person interviewing him. Even more recently during the Ootp DVD launch an interviewer asked him about RUPERT’s kissing scene and Dan brought up the fact that HE got a kiss in the movie too (“I kiss his sister!”). Once again he was not asked about his character’s romance, but he CHOSE to bring it up and was very good-natured.

And when speaking of looking forward to the scenes with Ginny he didn’t specify any one scene because notice he said “ALL the stuff with Ginny” as he was being directed to the next interviewer by his PR person.

And yes, Ginny was not physically present in DH much but she was constantly in Harry’s thoughts. She represented his future, the life he hoped to have when his ordeal was over. His dream of a family came true in the end and it was Ginny he was standing with in the end, seeing their children off to school.

Well said Marissa! I have no doubt that Dan is looking forward to the Ginny scenes just like he stated before. I wouldn’t exactly call them all light either. Their break-up was very angsty and heart-wrenching. No lightness there.

I wouldnt waste my time Marissa. People like certain characters more than others and ship certain ships, so then they tend to read into interviews what they want to hear out of them. Whether thats how the actors intended it or not. Silly really. They are fans of the books, just like us. In the end its JK Rowling’s opinion that finalizes things. Save the other mess for fanfiction.

I honestly hope they don’t emphasize the romantic comedy aspects of this book too much. Yes, there were light moments in HBP- but I agree with jane’s earlier comments on page 1. I thought the book was more about harry learning of voldemort’s past with those dramatic pensieve scenes, the horcruxes, snape, malfoy’s plans, harry’s relationship with dumbledore,etc. I always considered the romance as subplots and comic relief- like the yule ball in goblet of fire. I hope they strike a balance and stay true to the dark undertones of the film, especially with the finale.

“When asked what scenes he is looking forward to, he doesn’t offer any romantic scenes. Not like he did when he kissed Katie.”

@ Marci, I think Dan talked a lot about the Harry/Cho kiss because he was constantly asked about it. The “first” of anything always gets the most attention from the media. The second time around is just not considered as interesting.

You also say that DH is “…where Harry focuses on what he has to do and becomes a man in his own right. And he does that without a romance.”

Without romance?? During his time at the Burrow, Harry thinks about Ginny a lot. They also have a great snogging scene in Ginny’s room. And of course, in the end, he and Ginny marry. Sounds a lot like romance to me.

I think this interview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yCcFRh0Z6-Q (1:52-2:26) <-is one of the few where Rupert doesn’t use much filler language. He looks enthuasiastic (he usually just looks chillaxed) and his sentence is coherent. He spoke in a way that’s unusual for him, and that’s very refreshing even if it’s a short bit. If you watch the bit following Rupert, you’ll see Bonnie who reacts similarly. I dunno if any of you have noticed but Bonnie has the same problem as Rupert. It can be VERY annoying to hear her interviews because she’ll say “sort of” every other word. But not in this one! It’s great; whoever interviewed them here should follow the cast to every single press junket. As for Dan and Emma is not their fault they like to talk; they just repeat themselves every interview anyway. Emma always talks about how she just believes that the films are getting darker and darker, better and better, Hermione does this and this for Harry. Dan does the same (minus the Hermione bit) but adds some funniness and charm plus a few vocabulary words here and there (e.g., leviathan). Rupes just is. I love them all.

Cool interviews. David Yates and David Heyman are both right Chris Columbus deserves a standing ovation and a round of drinks for picking the three actors that he did. I think it’s funny how Dan isn’t excited about doing the lighter stuff, he wants to get to book 7 where Harry almost gets killed like 10 different times. Emma seems to really know her Harry Potter and also knows alot about her character and how Hermione’s mind works and I think that’s brilliant. Rupert is the same as usual. He didn’t say anything new. Just the same, “it’s kinda scary,” “it’s cool,” and of course like a million, “yeahs.” but whatever he’s cute so i forgive him for it.

I’m with Dan Rad all the way. Wish we could just skip HBP and move on to Deathly Hallows. Plotwise, there’s nothing much there except for the Harry/Dumbledore scenes. That’s why the filmmakers want movie 6 to be a light romantic comedy. How else could they fill the 2 hour mark?

And the expanding of the Lavender angle is tacky but actualy funny since lavender was previously in love with Harry and when she couldn’t get him, had to settle for the next best thing.

BTW, this is another article talking about Rupert’s inarticulateness. But at least, the reporter added another word to Grint’s vocabulary. He doesn’t just say “cool”, he also says “sort of”. lol

Let me add my two cents to the discussion going on here:

1. HBP shouldn’t be turned into a lighthearted romantic comedy. THis is the book where Dumbledore died for Dobby’s sake. And puhleeze… why are they enlarging the Ron/Lavender thingy? The romance to watch out for in this book is Harry and GInny.

2. The trio are all grown up and their personalities are now pretty much set. Dan is “charming but serious” as one reporter says. Very eloquent too. And talks sense. I’m with him on getting on to DH and I might just skip HBP if Yates makes this all too romantic. Emma tends to be like bossy Hermione and exaggerate her importance in the movie. She did something like this too on the GOF DVD. Droned on and on abut Hermione’s great role in the DA. KInda understand her. Luna stole some of her lines in OotP. As for Rupert, it’s just not being shy. As one reporter says it, there’s nothing much there to begin with. I’ve always suspected that he hasn’t read the books so how can he talk intelligently about it? Just no acumen there.

“And the expanding of the Lavender angle is tacky but actualy funny since lavender was previously in love with Harry and when she couldn’t get him, had to settle for the next best thing.”

Um. You actually have read the books, right? Lavender was never in love with Harry.

Calm down Harry/Ginny fans! I’m sure your beloved “romance” will be in the film, done just as well as it was in the book. Yay for mary sues and chest monsters!

Refreshing back pointers in cinematic arts, film is definitely diverse compared to a book. So, I believe that comparing the two is a misconception and would most likely lead to bewilderment or disappointments. Weaving a film out of several equally essential plots and subplots from a hundreds of pages book is like picking the best strawberry in a very immense field! that’s bloody hard!! and is really a talent.

Im very excited to see this talent again from the director, producer, all members of the cast especially the trio, and most importantly the minds behind those wonderful films without forgetting of course the great mind who sets all brains to work. Thanks Jo!!

T_D_O, we are not bashing Ron. We are stating a fact – he is rubbish at interviews. Period.

While I think HBP is the “romance book” of the series, there will still be dark bits. They’re not going to leave out Dumbledore’s death or Snape killing him for crying out loud.

I am looking forward to seeing Harry and Ginny’s kiss, though. That was so cute in the book.

Whoops! I meant to say Rupert not Ron! I think Ron would have been okay at interviews – look at how he brags about how well he played in quidditch in the later books. Very good at talking it up. Some of his arguments with Hermoine become very verbous and witty. Our rupert grint however seems limited to monosyllabic replies, simple re-reflection of questions asked or resort to common teenage expressions of the day – ‘cool’! ‘wicked’! etc which was endearing when he was 13 but nauseating when he is 19.