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NOVEMBER 22, 2004 at 8:11 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: Various
Alfonso Cuarón, director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was quoted at the recent DVD launch party as saying that he would love to come back to director another Harry Potter.
From The Leaky Cauldron
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Later on if I could I would love to come back and work on another Harry Potter film. It's a gift, it's a gift. It was one of the best years of my life, doing this film.
A reporter then asked him about his experience working with children:
I don't think they would appreciate you calling them children! They are teenagers, they are young adults, maybe. It's fantastic. They're amazing. It's an amazing group of actors. At this point they are such experienced actors, they are ... interacting with some of the best actors in life.
And on another note Variety is reporting that Cuarón has signed a three-year, first-look production deal with Warner Brothers.
Jeff Robinov from Warner Bros. had this to say:
We had a wonderful experience with Alfonso on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and have been long-time admirers of his work. His deal will give us the opportunity to collaborate with Alfonso on movies that make the most of his artistry and vision and continue to offer him the mainstream worldwide audiences that our studio provides so successfully.
Does that mean we can hope to see Alfonso directing another Potter movie in the near future?
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Ethereal Fairy
Points: 3077
harrypotterfreak_4life says:
Wow that is great I am a big fan of his and I think the PoA movie is the best so far. I think he stayed true to the spirit of the book instead of just photocopying it.
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 8:10 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 370
Lady Dionise says:
I also hope that Curaon never directs another HP movie. There were quite a few things that he did to POA that I did not like. He also ruined the movie of another one of my favorite books, "A Little Princess" in some ways. Bring back Chris at least!!
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 8:25 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1856
Rupert Baby says:
Thats great, i really think he did an awesome job on poa and i would love to see him direct another of the films in the future. Good luck to him on all of his works and poa comes out tomorrow, i cant believe its so close!!!
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 9:04 PM EST
Lady of the Rings
Points: 4117
Padfoot4387 says:
Alfonso Cuaron would definitely be wonderful for the franchise! The script and stuff was a bit short, but that wasn't his doing; he understood the teen actors and their angst and stuff and really captured the spirit of the whole thing! He must come back! And why not for OotP, since it is such a dark installment and he'd be good for it. (then again, we don't know how dark HBP is- yet)
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 9:26 PM EST
True Gryffie
Points: 2593
Harry_Potter_Lover says:
I think he is a great director....I was just upset about some of the things that were cut....from pictures, they looked like the had fun times!
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 9:38 PM EST
Squib
Points: 149
Ninakix says:
I didnt like him so much... I liked hius visual contributions, but not his script stuff. Sometimes the "artistry" just seemed forced.
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 10:10 PM EST
Brightest Star in the Sky
Points: 3762
Siriusly Black says:
AAAAHHHH! NOOOOOOOOO! I didn't like him at all he strayed WAY to far from the story. He didn't even explain who the marauders were (he easily could have done it instead of showing the Whomping Willow 400 times and putting in all of that Ron/Hermione love stuff. That so doesn't happen until GoF). He ruined the best book in the series.
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 10:49 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1246
TybaltTheCannibal says:
It'd be great if he directs another one. I loved what he did with Prisoner and since he's pretty familiar with the actors and the story it seems like it would be easy to bring him back.
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 10:50 PM EST
Vader's Veela
Points: 3858
seekerfan says:
Well, I loved POA so I'd welcome him to come back.
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 11:18 PM EST
Hogwarts Psychologist
Points: 4236
Patronus Wiz says:
I would love to see Cuaron come back. In fact, I surprised he couldn't for GOF, but I understand that would have delayed filming. The only thing is, I hope if he does come back, he doesn't add too much foreshadowing. Although, tehre's not a lot of foreshadowing left to do....
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 11:33 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1525
veta says:
Well I hope he comes back to direct the fifth film!!! He had done a great job with Prisoner of Azkaban and I really hope he can direct the fifth film if he can. I love his style of angles and the way he shots scenes and I really love the music in the film(Even though it wasn't composed by Alfonso.).
Posted Nov 22, 2004 at 11:51 PM EST
The Faerie Queene
Points: 3278
merri maven says:
Even J.K. Rowling loved Cuaron! She told Alfonso Cuaron should be faithful to the spirit of the book. And he did, watching his vision of PoA was a magical experience for me.
The first two movies were okay, but Chris Columbus mainly directed a xerox copy of each book. I appreciate him for all of the foundation of the movies (sets, actors, etc.), but he did not succeed in making me feel the same magic I feel when reading Rowling's books.
If people can't look beyond what is included about the book, then they would not appreciate the awesome cinematic experience that Cuaron brings to all his movies. His interpretation of HP3 have made people to bring up the idea of an Oscar nomination. Even though we all know that Hollywood would never do that, only Cuaron's name was brought up, not Columbus'.
If you want the movie to be exactly like the book, don't watch the movie. You'll only get disappointed and will not be open to other directors who are creative genius'. Complaining about wanting to create 5 hour movies will attract all HP fans, but it will prevent people new to the HP books from caring about HP at all.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST
Witch
Points: 832
latinabloomlova says:
Oh my god! oh my god! i really hope he does because i loved how he directed PoA and he got a lot of favorable reviews. he made hp look a little older and darker and added flair to hp films. besides.....i'm mexican american....i support any good latinos.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 12:03 AM EST
Witch
Points: 576
lac87 says:
Bring him back for the 5th movie! Bring him back for the 5th movie! Get rid of the director that's directing the 5th book!
By the way, I loved the 3rd movie!
-Double crosses fingers for good luck!-
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 1:01 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1414
Hp Fan 9374 says:
I don't wont him to come back because he said "Harry Potter reminds me of a gay kid, which I directed in another movie;" or something like that.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 2:34 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1247
Matt12 says:
I hope that he doesnt come back for another movie, he wrecked the third movie something chronic!!! I guess thats my opinion and its also not my decision though.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 3:59 AM EST
School Librarian
Points: 6733
bookworm says:
Oh wow that would be soo cool! loved what he did to POA and hope he comes back he madfe the best in the series so far. be great if he did/could come back
:)
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 4:40 AM EST
The Charmer
Points: 4321
Amarantine says:
It'd be incredibly cool if he came back because he brings so much to the film! It's not at all faithful to the book, but as a film in itself PoA was genius! It brings it right up to date, I mean, in PS/SS and CoS the kids dressed like the Famous Five! They needed to grow up, and Cuaron did that for them, so now they're proper teenagers and easier to relate to...I hope he comes back!
~*Aquilus*~
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 5:29 AM EST
Witch
Points: 728
Hermione Double says:
Well, he seems like a nice enough guy to work with.
I better the actors would agree.
And will he come back...I'm not sure.
I do kinda think he cut and rearranged a little too much in the third movie, but I do recognize that that was unavoidable.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 7:10 AM EST
Witch
Points: 916
SnapesSlave says:
I would love to see Cuaron come back. What he did with PoA was just amazing~!
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 8:55 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 881
Gryffindor says:
Well it said he has three movie now to do for warner brother and there is three movies left to make hmmm are you thinking what I'm thinking.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 11:24 AM EST
Witch
Points: 562
nearly-headless-spring says:
I agree that Cauron did NOT ruin the PoA film, he could only do so much with what was given to him. I think he did a really good job with the script that was ALREADY WRITTEN BY SOMEBODY ELSE. Cauron can not be blamed for "not holding true to the book", he can't re-write the script!!
I think he did a very good job of capturing the darker sense of the third book. Of course this movie is not as happy-go-lucky as the first two, that's because the third book is much darker!
Personally, I would love to see him come back. I think his work on PoA was exeptional and that he would be a very good choice for the director of The Order of the Phoenix.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 2:01 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 82
christobal says:
Yeah it could be cool if he came back but the 3rd film was so different but it was still cool.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 2:13 PM EST
Profesora de la Paz
Points: 2824
Sassafras says:
I think that he did such an amazing job, I would love to see him return for another HP film. Yes! That reminds me...have they settled on a new director for OotP? I know they wavered several times. It's so hard to keep track.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 2:59 PM EST
Witch
Points: 725
Dobby Is My Master says:
AAAHHH! This is scary. He murdered crucial parts of PoA like not explaining who wrote the Marauders Map. I think that if he did another movie I would die.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 4:50 PM EST
Auror
Points: 4040
Dan's no.1 fan 4ever says:
Yeah! He can come back. He has done an amazing job with POA! :@) I think he's great.
Posted Nov 23, 2004 at 4:59 PM EST
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