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09-19-2005, 12:31 PM
| | |  Newell: "I'm sorry about the Dursleys."
Sci Fi Wire has a new interview with Mike Newell in which he talks about varying aspects of ' Goblet of Fire'. He expresses sadness at the loss of the Dursleys, explains how he condensed the book and likens the tale to real life events. Quote:
"I'm sorry about the Dursleys, actually," he said. "Because I think there's a kind of a convention in the movies that it's enjoyable to see the Dursleys each time. But, in fact, if you read the books, the Dursley incident is absolutely tiny and not central at all."
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"People ask me, 'What was it like dealing with such a fantastical story?' And it wasn't a fantastical story to me at all," he said.
"It was absolutely real. OK, it's got wands and stuff like that, but you could say that this was what it was like living in Europe in the '30s. There was something really bad out there, and people were either going to do something about it, or they weren't going to do something about it.
And that really bad stuff was creeping ever absolutely remorselessly forward. It was getting worse. And so there are all sorts of things that you can do, really quite recent manifestations of this, that you can point to. And you can make a very real world out of it."
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09-19-2005, 12:35 PM
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|  I joined 2002!Jarvey
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the dursleys arent in GOF? huh that sucks, i wonder hoe the film will start.
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09-19-2005, 12:36 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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Bless! Mr Newell.. i am looking forward to GOF! much more than POA
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09-19-2005, 12:36 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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Originally Posted by Griffiths123 the dursleys arent in GOF? huh that sucks, i wonder hoe the film will start. We have known that for over a year that they were not going to be in it. There just wasnt enough time!
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09-19-2005, 12:39 PM
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| Dark Force Defence League  Ramora
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Im glad he mentioned the Dursleys! I was waiting for someone to say something about them! I laugh at them now, I think they are funny. I used to scowl at them  But now i start smiling when i watch them. They are just hilarious!! Haha You gotta love the Dursleys!! 
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09-19-2005, 12:41 PM
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| I joined 2002! Jarvey
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i must have been away when they we all found out the dursleys werent in it
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09-19-2005, 12:41 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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yeah but they arent really important untill OOTP! but i am pleased he has said Sorry!
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09-19-2005, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Griffiths123 the dursleys arent in GOF? huh that sucks, i wonder hoe the film will start.  It starts at the Riddle House, just like the book and then Harry wakes up at The Burrow.
Saying 'sorry' will endear him to fans. Great PR move!
I agree with the comments about the 1930's. There are similarities between the events pre-WWII and the magical war, most obviously the race thing.
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09-19-2005, 12:47 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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lol i liked when Eric Sikes spoke and he said the film begins with him dieing! how positive lol, but it will set the tone for the film
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09-19-2005, 12:51 PM
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I don't care if the durslery's are central or not I want to see dudley's tounge grow big and purple!!!!
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09-19-2005, 12:53 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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^yeah that is funny but well we wont be seeing it! lets just cross fingers they will be in OOTP!
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09-19-2005, 12:59 PM
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They probably will be. David Yates was trying to get permission to film London landmarks for the Advance Guard scene. So if that's there then the Durlseys will be too because they have to leave from somewhere.
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09-19-2005, 01:18 PM
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| Under where? Jarvey
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omg...i so didnt know the dursleys werent in GOF!! i wonder how its gonna start... | |
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09-19-2005, 01:22 PM
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09-19-2005, 01:39 PM
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Yeah, too bad about the Dursleys, I thought that scene was so funny in the book. But, it's true, you have to condense stuff and the scene wasn't integral to the plot of the whole movie. Quote:
Saying 'sorry' will endear him to fans. Great PR move!
Good point!
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09-19-2005, 01:40 PM
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It doesn't bother me too much personally that the Dursleys aren't in the movie. They may add a bit of comic relief, but as Newell said, there is nothing really that important in their part in GOF which ties with the main plot. All it would have done was that it would have shown as the start of the joke merchandise by Fred & George.
They'll probably be in OOTP though. Unless they decide to cut that out too because the book's huge to make in one movie. Has it been confirmed that it's going to be just one movie?
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09-19-2005, 01:43 PM
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All it would have done was that it would have shown as the start of the joke merchandise by Fred & George.
And one of the scans from yesterday has a picture of one of the twins and it looks like he's flogging stuff, so the film-makers will have found other ways to make sure that point gets mentioned. Quote:
Has it been confirmed that it's going to be just one movie?
It's never been suggested that it'd be two.
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09-19-2005, 01:51 PM
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Glad he said why he didn't put the Dursleys in. Like this interview
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09-19-2005, 02:42 PM
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i agree with him. it really isn't important to have them in the movie, because they really don't play a big part when compared to the tournament/voldemort/yule ball, etc..
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09-19-2005, 02:59 PM
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oh, i was lookin forward to the bit with the letter with six million stamps, o well
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09-19-2005, 03:14 PM
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i agree - the stamp part wud hav been cool
where will the film start then?
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09-19-2005, 03:21 PM
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The Dursleys really don't play much of a roll in GoF. However, it would have been nice to see some of the funny parts (I guess that's why you read the book). I do, however, think they need to be in OotP. It would be sad not to see them in any of the future movies.
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09-19-2005, 03:33 PM
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yes, they have to be in OotP
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09-19-2005, 03:38 PM
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I'm not to fussed about the Dursley's to be perfectly honest 
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09-19-2005, 04:20 PM
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hmmm...Dursleys....they make me angry....how can they be sooo mean to harry....uggghhh....
but i do like it when they are tortured...so i'll miss those scenes.....
well...can't wait now....it's getting unbearable......!!!!!
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