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APRIL 24, 2004 at 7:30 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Emma-Watson.net
Thanks to Jo at Emma-Watson.net
for scans of a recent interview with Alfonso Cuarón from the May issue of Xpose magazine. In the interview Y tu Harry También Alfonso discusses how he felt about taking charge of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and about his hesitations of taking the job.
From the interview:
"Actually, you know that for me I thought it was going to be very hard. A Little Princess helped a lot, in the sense of being a film that the audience likes and that producer David Heyman liked and Warner Bros liked, and that the whole thing helped the decision of me making this film. It had proven that I could work with the kids, and in that sense it was very influential on this movie, because my latest movie then was Y Tu Mamá También and people would make the case that that's not a good transition..."
"You didn't want people go to into this third movie and feel that they're in a alien world - they have to feel that they're in the same universe, and it has to be recognizable enough, but at the same time I want to have fun adding of my own, and the great thing is that I felt so comfortable with this, because I loved the book. And after been Harry Potter ignorant when it was offered to me, I read the book and it was great."
On page 4 of the interview is a very interesting article about how they made the dementors. You can read the whole interview here.
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Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1645
morgana witch says:
Cool. I REALLY want to see that movie!!!!! I think I'm going to go crazy. I'm really looking forward to seeing the dementors. I hope their as cool as they seem like they're gonna be.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:37 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1157
lizzie5987 says:
Great! more info about them :). i think Alfonso did a great job ! (thumbs up) for him :) and all the things that he added are just going to be good for the movie, i trust him. the on;y thing that has me worried is the new director for the fourth movie, i really don't know how good he is
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:38 PM EST
Pixie Liaison
Points: 11797
carina says:
Hmm.. I wrote a post earlier and I was the 1st to post but I guess it was too short. Oh well, I love new interviews.. as I said before, and I can't wait for june 4th!!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:38 PM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 9051
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
Very nice. It is about time that we hear some more on the thoughts of the director. He played a big role in the movie, and it will effect the future ones as well.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:39 PM EST
High Inquisitor
Points: 23488
KT Lady says:
This is cool how we can hear stuff first-hand from Alfonso! I cannot wait to see how they do the demenTAHS in the mmovie! *rubs hands together* I think Cuaron is gonna do a GREAT job! :)
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:41 PM EST
Points: 2593
Stella_ says:
This is great, I love reading interviews with him. He always has something interesting to say about the movies, characters or cast, hehe.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:53 PM EST
Points: 175
InvaderGaz says:
If Rowling had not stepped in and said no to a few things he wanted to "add" it would have been totally alien. It will only be half alien as is. Hes right about the transition. It wasnt a good one. But warner brothers thought the third movie could use some of it.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 7:55 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1157
lizzie5987 says:
Hey everyone! at the end it says that there is going to be more ingo in the next edition, if anyone has it please post it!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:01 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1158
Moonbake says:
I can't wait! This is so exciting. This movie is going to be so great!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:07 PM EST
Obliviator
(Moderator)
Points: 8471
Prof. Dish says:
Do you think anyone will just write all of the interview out? For some reason my computer is dumb and when I bring up the scans, it immediately resizes the pictures to fit and I can't read the article!!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:08 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1772
MelancholyMarie says:
Cool! That's really neat how they made the dementors, and the look really spooky, so I guess that method worked. And it's says there will be another interview with him in the next issue. I'm interested to see that.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:09 PM EST
Professor of Astronomy
Points: 3288
Prof Aurora Sinistra says:
That great!!! I like knowing how the directors interact with the kids they work with. It sounds like Alfonso is a great guy to work with!! I can't wait to see his artistic flare that he's brought to the harry potter world.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:25 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1286
JessicaRadcliffeForever says:
He's doing a great job. I love how the movie is scarier. If this was all real, it would be scary knowing Voldemort could sneak up behind you and perform the Avada Kedavra curse on you and you couldn't do anything about it.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:26 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 385
nish929 says:
the movie's not even out yet, but alot of people already love it... I haven't seen any of his movies... are they good?
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:32 PM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
Sounds great! It'll be interesting on June 4th to see how his style of directing compares with that of Chris Colombus.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:36 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1987
tigerlili_08 says:
I love interviews-
they just are so exciting when they make you think about POA :) I really hope Alfonso did a good job...
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 8:38 PM EST
Witch
Points: 722
lotusblossom75 says:
A new director in this case I think is a good thing. I think this is going to be a wonderful movie and I am sure that Alfonso did a great job!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 9:11 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 472
hermionee says:
I have to read this later...I'm a going to bed. Come on June 4th!
GO LEAFS GO
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 9:29 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1059
DarkMagic13 says:
I can't wait untill PoA. I loved the Little Princess, that was my favorite movie of all time when I was younger. I'm sure PoA will come out wonderful. That article was really interesing, thank you for posting it.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 10:15 PM EST
Witch
Points: 644
basketballkoty50 says:
Cool, he did a really good job with this movie from what i have seen, so now all we can do is wait for the movie for him to prove us right!!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 10:27 PM EST
Curse Breaker
(Moderator)
Points: 3786
Galilea says:
I still am a bit nervous about Cuaron being the director. I hope his style blends with the other 2 movies. The article about the making of the dementors was interesting. They still had to use CGI in the end.
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 10:30 PM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
What a great article! I want to know what comes after and will probably blow everybody's mind! I have hope that not everything big and changing has been given away! There will be new stuff to see on June 4th!
Posted Apr 24, 2004 at 10:52 PM EST
Witch
Points: 660
Draco's little secrete says:
Pretty cool waiting so much to see this movie cant wait to see it wish it was out now. 40 more days to go. Yeah!!!!
Posted Apr 25, 2004 at 12:20 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 463
Erika Potter says:
Ohhh I can't wait anymore for the movie!!! there are so many information now!!!! ohhhh my gosh!!!!! I can't still believe there's going to be a premiere here in mexico oh my god!!!!
Saludos
Posted Apr 25, 2004 at 1:12 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1525
veta says:
Wow i see, cool! The interview or whatever is quite long, and it is hard for me to read it from the computer. It is quite interesting but sometimes I got lost where I was reading, and it is very detailed and lots of information, cool. That's all and I hope there will be new pictures of the movie or the actors...
Posted Apr 25, 2004 at 1:19 AM EST
Witch
Points: 707
i_love_tom says:
I actually don't have time to read the interview right now but i'll read it sometime later. It sounds good though!
Posted Apr 25, 2004 at 2:16 AM EST
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