Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - - (Spoiler zone)

Alex · 11-25-2005, 09:33 PM

I certainly am not up to date on how the teenagers are wearing their hair these days. Though I did just spend Thanksgiving at a house where one kid had hair similar to this and was teased mercilessly about it by the other kids so it may not be trandy in this neck of the woods yet.

We'll have to disagree on how old they look (particularly Rupert Grint who was 16 and looks it), but I think we're old hat on that now.

Out of curiosity, even if you don't think it an issue in this movie, do you think these three actors can play the characters through all seven movies if they're made at the current pace? The actual-to-screen age disparity is only going to get bigger. Will it end up like the last season of Head of the Class when most of the high school students looked like they were ready for their first AARP mailer?

wendybeth · 11-25-2005, 09:51 PM

Good lord, actors play older and younger all the time- why would it be any different here? At this point, it would be more disastrous to try and replace any of the main characters. So far, they have made four movies in the space of as many years. The actors are all roughly the age of their characters as a result. They have three to go, and I don't see why they can't continue on as they have been doing. Daniel Radcliffe begins filming The Order of the Pheonix early next year, at the advanced age of 16. His character will be 15, and quite annoying. You may want to skip that one, Alex.

11-25-2005, 09:33 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I certainly am not up to date on how the teenagers are wearing their hair these days. Though I did just spend Thanksgiving at a house where one kid had hair similar to this and was teased mercilessly about it by the other kids so it may not be trandy in this neck of the woods yet. We'll have to disagree on how old they look (particularly Rupert Grint who was 16 and looks it), but I think we're old hat on that now. Out of curiosity, even if you don't think it an issue in this movie, do you think these three actors can play the characters through all seven movies if they're made at the current pace? The actual-to-screen age disparity is only going to get bigger. Will it end up like the last season of Head of the Class when most of the high school students looked like they were ready for their first AARP mailer?
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11-25-2005, 09:51 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Good lord, actors play older and younger all the time- why would it be any different here? At this point, it would be more disastrous to try and replace any of the main characters. So far, they have made four movies in the space of as many years. The actors are all roughly the age of their characters as a result. They have three to go, and I don't see why they can't continue on as they have been doing. Daniel Radcliffe begins filming The Order of the Pheonix early next year, at the advanced age of 16. His character will be 15, and quite annoying. You may want to skip that one, Alex. __________________
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