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AUGUST 29, 2004 at 10:48 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: Cinema em Cena via OdFHP.com
Acclaimed independent film director Mira Nair
has been invited to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, according to Brazilian entertainment site Cinema em Cena.
The site links Warner Bros.' choice of Alfonso Cuarón, a relatively obscure director prior to helming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, with their report. Nair directed 2001's Monsoon Wedding and the just-released Vanity Fair.
When contacted by HPANA, an intern at Nair's offices in New York said she wasn't aware of any such announcement, but now The Times of India has quotes from the director saying she read the book over the weekend and is "still deciding":
I never let fame go to my head: "I'm getting offers to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I read it over the weekend. I'm still deciding... I'm not letting all this go to my head. I'm grounded. I practise detachment, it helps me keep my balance. I'm a Dilliwalli [someone from Delhi], only an asana [a position in Yoga] gets me on my head! My son Zoharan's excited. I've seen all the Harry Potter movies with him."
Thanks to OdFHP.com and our own Geri for the tips.
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Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1343
Devoted2Draco says:
I like the idea of dierent directors, and finally they are asking a woman! yay but im not sure if i like the idea of a fan directing, just becuse they mite biased to a character or scene or something. but im glad she is trying to keepa level head about all of it.
Posted Sep 15, 2004 at 9:52 AM EST
Ravenclaw's Heiress
Points: 3926
PhoenixFire says:
I've never heard of this director before...but if she does decide to do it...hopefully she'll do a wonderful job...
Posted Sep 18, 2004 at 10:40 AM EST
Squib
Points: 171
bowtruckle3797 says:
Ooooo it will be interesting to see who ends up directing!!
Posted Oct 26, 2004 at 12:16 PM EST
Squib
Points: 154
Evans says:
I dont think shell do it... i just know it...bu tif she does it , it'll be probaly a damn long movie, indian directors make an average 3 hour movie so itll be long ..kewl!!!
Posted Nov 20, 2005 at 11:10 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1675
lissir10 says:
~*~I have never heard of her but if she is directing OoTP I hope she is good~*~
Posted Feb 25, 2006 at 6:33 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2424
bonniewrightrulz says:
Well,she doesnt turn out to be the director.I wouldn't have minded a female director,as long as she's good,i dont see the problem.
Posted Jul 3, 2008 at 3:24 PM EST
Rickmaniac to the Core
Points: 2564
snaily says:
Ooh yeah! I remember this tidbit from back then.
She's a good director. It would've been interesting to see the film from her point of view.
Posted Dec 22, 2008 at 8:02 AM EST
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