Daniel Radcliffe on HP 5 movie

[acroyear]

Empire: Movie News:

“I think the problem is that Harry can be seen to come across as quite petulant in the book, and I don’t actually think that’s the case,” [Daniel Radcliffe] explained. “I think when JK Rowling puts things in capital letters I don’t think that necessarily means he’s shouting. It could just refer to the sort of energy behind what he’s saying. I think that’s one of the things that people object to about the book, is that they don’t want a manic-depressive superhero.” Both he and Heyman assure us that Harry will not be just a petulant teen in the film version.

Comments

[jocelyncs.livejournal.com]

What're they talking about--of course he's shouting! I actually liked that aspect of OOTP, that even our little superhero can be a three-ring brat. Flawless heroes are boring; I hope Heyman remembers that.

films are not novels.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

the point being that you can READ and imagine that but it simply will not work on film. It will look very flat, very two-dimensional, and seriously interfere in the many other aspects of a movie that make a scene succeed or fail.

he'll have his yelling moments, but without more contrast, the film won't work.

Re: films are not novels.

[cozit.livejournal.com]

I had the thought that at least some of the rants in there were done as low-level, intense, growls between teeth type communication.

We'll see.