The stars of Harry Potter got scoops on set from JK Rowling
I think this is pretty much a given that JK Rowling would give the three main Harry Potter actors big scoops; after all, they do have quite a history together!
In a world filled with magic spells, where problems can be solved with a flick of the wrist, the old adage still applies, a delighted J.K. Rowling told reporters: Be careful what you wish for!
That held particularly true for the stars of the “Harry Potter” movie series, she said, who all wanted to know what was going to happen to their characters as the last “Potter” book approached…until, that is, she started to tell them.
“I think they were always petrified of asking me,” she said, smiling broadly. “I went down to the set and Dan [Radcliffe] and I had a real chat and it was great. And I said to him ‘Dumbledore’s giving me a bit of trouble.’ And he said, ‘But Dumbledore’s dead!’ And then immediately ‘Don’t tell me! Don’t tell me!’”
But that didn’t stop Radcliffe from “pretending that he knew the ending of book seven,” Rowling laughed, saying his loose lips got him his just desserts. “He went down the corridor to the other kids, because they were still being schooled at the time, and he said, ‘She’s told me, I know what happens,’” Rowling related. “Of course, then he was besieged and started to panic.”
“He got a little taste of what it’s like to be me,” the author cackled. “Serves him right!”
Surely, though, some bits of information were necessary to play it right– and none more so, apparently, than what was to develop between a certain pair of would be lovers.
“I told all of them little bits, [but] I told Emma Watson the most,” Rowling said of the actress who plays Hermione Granger, who in the seventh novel finally gets her romantic moment with Ron Weasley. “She nearly fell off the chair laughing when I told her who she had to kiss.”
“But if it’s faithful to the story she has to kiss both of them,” Rowling added, indicating Harry as well as Ron. “Which I think is kind of funny.”
If you were someone on the set, would you be tempted to ask JK Rowling for spoilers? Let’s hear in the comments.
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2 opinions for The stars of Harry Potter got scoops on set from JK Rowling
Dannl
Oct 18, 2007 at 22:18
Sure can’t blame JKR for having fun with the
trio . I could just see Emma getting a good
laugh . Deathly Hallows will be a huge challenge
to film . Doing a 90 min. film with this book will
be monstrous mistake by Warner Bros .
Areeb
Oct 22, 2007 at 08:58
I agree with dannl. It’s sort of funny the way
JKR shocks the trio about the last book. And the way She told them about the romantic parts of the movie. we’ve seen Emma’s and Dan’s reaction to that-but what does Rupert think? According to a recording in YouTube, He said he would quit If there were any romantic scenes involving him. I couldn’t agree more.
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