dscott8 wrote:dreamrider wrote:
It is exteremely likely, again from what David has said so far, that the team will inquire as to David's leanings on the type of actors for major roles, and maybe have him meet the final cut candidates. The HP polks did this much for Rowling.dreamrider
I don't think we can extrapolate from Rowling's relationship with Warner Bros. Rowling had the absolute mega-hit book series of the century, and the studio was willing to meet her demands in order to get the franchise. IIRC, her contract required up front that she have casting input (which, thank the Goddess, kept Haley Joel Osment out of the role of Harry).
While we all love Honor Harrington, we have to face the fact that this movie series is not going to have the preproduction mega-buzz of the Potter saga.
Right!
If DW sold the number of books that Rowling did he would never have to write another word for the rest of his life and his kids would never have to do anything but manage the estate after he was gone.
I have been watching the goings on with the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ever since the rights were sold. I read the books and saw the Swedish version of all 3 films and thought that they did a real good job. Early reviews of the American version seem to be pretty good and Rooney Mara (go Giants, go Steelers), who was not very well known, gets good reviews for the title role. So we do not need a mega-babe like Jolie, etc. for the Honor role. Just a "type" who can act and has a pleasing appearance. We are not fan-boys. At least I'm not -- not any kind of boy, anymore, in fact.
Now I wish that IMDB would get the project off of IMDBPro so we can follow what is happening, if anything, without paying for it. Amazon--grrr.
