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DECEMBER 31, 2004 at 8:31 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
The current issue of Premiere magazine has published the first picture we’ve seen of Miranda Richardson
in costume as Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which is currently filming.
According to the article courtesy of MuggleNet:
Another year at Hogwarts, another director charge. As the first Englishman to direct a Potter flick, Mike Newell brings his own school days to bear as Harry faces not only his own fire-breathing dragons in the Triwizard Tournament but also his greatest challenge yet - the resurrection of Voldemort.
"This story is about the return of the being of evil," says Newell. "Harry is the vital ingredient for the potion which will bring Voldemort back." Like He-Who-Must Not-Be-Named, Daily Prophet hack Rita Skeeter makes her first appearance in this fourth installment of the series.
"She's completely brash and completely hateful," says Richardson, who likens Skeeter to 1930s gossip queen Hedda Hopper. "She's written the deal before she even gets there, really."
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Witch
Points: 756
MeerzBeerz says:
wow she looks ultimately cool, saw in sleepy hollow, what a actress to pick, Miranda we salute you!!!!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:14 PM EST
Points: 10
tennischic32 says:
Great! She's such a good actor. I think she will fit rita's part well, but then again, can anyone really fill her shoes??
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:16 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1899
Hermione5 says:
Hey!Wasn't she supposed to be red-haired (or how d'you say it?) ???? And stylish??
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:21 PM EST
Student
Points: 281
shogunyush says:
that's exactly how I had imagined Rita. This is going to be a perfect fit for the movie!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:22 PM EST
Witch
Points: 556
hpbri says:
She looks good for the part. I pictured her a little bit more evil looking, but it's ok.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:24 PM EST
Student
Points: 286
Ginnyrocks!! says:
I think Miranda Richardson will be very good for the part of Rita Skeeter. It sounds like the movie is coming along pretty well. Still can't wait for the movie!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:26 PM EST
Lady of Godric's Hollow
Points: 5292
GodricsGirl says:
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
I knew she would be perfect. I have loved her work for years.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:27 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1737
HermyG13 says:
She looks just as I had imagined the character...That's the scene right before the first task when, for some reason, Hermione is there with the competitors.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 562
nearly-headless-spring says:
Wow, she does make a good Rita Skeeter! Nice pic. I can't wait to see her in the movie! I hope they make her character as deplorable on film as she is in the books. I've heard that Miranda Richardson was really good in Phantom of the Opera, so I'm sure she will do justice to this part. They just can't leave out the acid green quill!!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:55 PM EST
Legilimens
Points: 3013
Extendable Ears says:
She's such a great actress...and she looks great as Rita!
On a critical note: I wish that the press would stop discussing what happens at the end of the book! It will completely ruin the film and/or book for anyone who isn't familiar with the story. I don't understand why it has to be mentioned...the end happens. Yes, it changes the landscape of the story afterward, but what is the purpose of discussing it?
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 12:56 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1031
HPfanatic10 says:
I think she looks a lot like Rita Skeeeter, she would probably be good as her with a little different touch of makeup of course.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 1:09 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 27
McGonagall's Apprentice says:
Extendable Ears, do you really think the movies make sense to people who aren't familiar with the story anyway? That was my only real criticism of the third movie; it would have been so easy to include the scene in which Lupin explains that he, James, Sirius and Peter were animagi. . .yet without that scene, the entire sequence in which Sirius and Lupin reveal the truth about Peter to Harry makes little sense to viewers who are thinking logically.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 1:30 PM EST
Witch
Points: 794
*Celandine* says:
Wow, she looks great, never pictured her as a blonde though, I always saw a red-head!!
Wonder what scene that is....
~X~
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 1:50 PM EST
The Last Herald-Mage
Points: 2621
darrrrkwind says:
Interesting picture. Somehow I imagined her hair differently, but that's okay.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 1:58 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2103
Q4LyFe says:
I also imagined her hair differently but she still looks excellent. Wow I hate how they put out all thsee pictures cause it just makes me want to see it even more.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:19 PM EST
Witch
Points: 518
tonks06 says:
Awesome..more pictures!! She looks like a perfect Rita Skeeter! Although for some reason I always forget Rita has blonde hair..but she fits the description perfectly! I can't wait for this movie!! :(
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:29 PM EST
Wind Made Solid
Points: 2579
GryffindorGrad99 says:
Wow, she looks almost exactly how I pictured Rita Skeeter to look! The movie is going to be so great, I can't wait!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:32 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 361
LaDonna says:
To tell you all the truth that isn't how I pictured Rita Skeeter at all, but I'm sure she'll do a great job in GOF. I can't wait. I just sort of pictured someone more well bugish, like a woman that looked like a cross between a mosquito and beetle.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:35 PM EST
Dan Radcliffe's Lovah
Points: 8780
JaDa Radcliffe says:
Oooh.. Here she comes to make Harry's life miserable.. Great article and great picture.. I'm soo excited already!!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:43 PM EST
Squib
Points: 198
Muggle Princess says:
Yay! I'm happy to see that at least Rita doesn't look like a muggle! (Rather disappointing to see Hermy and Harry in street clothes again though)
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:57 PM EST
Witch
Points: 790
The Flying Ford Anglia says:
She looks exactly how I would have imagined her. I can't wait for the movie. And Happy New Year to everyone!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 2:58 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 408
miss potter says:
Wow kool! but i didn't picture rita to have blonde hair!!! mybe i didn;t read the discrpition of her well! yah british director whoppie! i can't wait for this movie to come out! seems like its going to be the best movie soo far! Great hpana keep the news coming! hehe i haven't posted in a while since xmas!!yah!!!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 3:01 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 464
b34n13 g1rl says:
Dude she looks awesome. just as i had pictured her looking. i think she will do a terrific job in this movie. work your stuff miranda.
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 3:05 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1208
danradcliffelovr says:
Finally some new news! They did an awesome job on Rita Skeeter. She's exactly like I pictured her. I can't wait to see Miranda portraying Rita in the movie!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 3:14 PM EST
Witch
Points: 755
harrypotter equalslife says:
Great! She looks like the perfect Rita Skeeter, almost what I imagined her to look like!! I CANT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HaPPy nEW YeAR!!
*Theresa*
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 3:15 PM EST
Witch
Points: 571
messer_padfoot says:
I would have thought Rita Skeeter to be more a brunette. And look more, flamboyant, with definitely a lot more height on Harry. But, I like seeing more pictures from GoF!
Posted Jan 1, 2005 at 3:26 PM EST
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