Maybe J.K. Rowling can give books 6 and 7 more "adult" themes...
 

Recent photos of Emma Watson at the Harry Potter premiere....

Did anyone see the recent SNL skit of all the Harry Potter characters reacting to a "grown up" Emma Watson?

Should I even ask how old she is?


as for the books, I haven't read them, just watched a movie or two, the themes don't seem to be THAT out of wack, what is it that disturbs you?

She is 13 or 14.

Ack, I wasn't trying to find out, I was asking IF I should ask, and now I see the answer is ....NO



I feel like a dirty old man now....thanks Ny ;)

Anytime.

They're going to have to start shooting those movies in a hurry with these kids. They'll be aged out by the time they get to number seven (if they get to number seven). Then again, BH 90210 proved that you can have 30-somethings passably play teenagers....

They are already filming the next one. They do have a chance of getting them all done.

Well Harry is supposed to be 18 by number 7, so even if they get a few years behind these kids still could most likely play them (a 22 year old playing 18 is not a stretch). I think many people don't realize that every book is a full year in school, so the kids do grow up in the book.

Actually, I've read that while the original cast is under contract through the 4th movie (which has already started production), there's no guarantee that they'll be back for 5-7... what could screw it up is the fact that Rowling has slowed considerably when it comes to turning out the new books... no ETA on book 6 at all... and book 5 was released a year ago.

True, but while the book ages Harry & Co. a year at a time, the actors are aging about two years at a time. Granted, if they're running most of these productions consecutively, the age discrepancy will be minimal, but I'm reasonably sure the actors will be in their 20s by number 7 (which hasn't even been written yet, and neither has 6, so it could be even longer to get to those).

Feel your dirtiness, young padawan, EMBRACE the dark side. Join us.

Will be interesting to see how many "silent" views this thread gets...

I believe this is the first movie that hasn't come out 1 year after the previous one. Probably has to do with changing directors.

A bigger problem I see is that the books grow increasingly thick along the series - the 5th book is at least twice as long as the first. The movies will have a hard time condensing them and retaining all the story elements.

Is it me, or does it look like she's pointing to her nipple in the first photo? That's just creepy.

Dola (maybe),

That first photo of Emma is unfortunate - it makes her look like she's pinching her nipple...

Now that you've mentioned it, it's kind of a turn-on. Who's got the kleenex?

This thread is gonna look like the floor of an adult book store video booth by the end of the day...

Sigh, no photos for me.

without sounding TOO perverted, I'd like to note that she appears to be growing into one seriously gorgious young woman, can't wait to see some films with her in them in about 5-10 years.

It was silent till I dropped the damn lotion. Scared the chinchilla right out of my lap.

I am hoping her career takes a Dana Plato-esque arc.

Uhhh... why? As I recall, she died of a drug overdose.

Even though they are only under contract until Book 4, I think they'd be crazy not to give the kids an extended contract. To switch actors midway through would be really wierd.

I imagine the 4 movie contract was done by the agents for the kids, so they could reup for the last 3 books at huge numbers.

she has man hands

Yeah, sure.

You'd still hit it.

I have man hands too and I like to touch myself. Man hands aren't bad if they are gentle at the right times.

And after you hit it...

If I'm going to "hit" a young hollywood starlet, it would be Anne Hathaway.

Since somebody asked ... imdb.com says she turned 14 last month
(Born April 15, 1990)

Who dat?

I had no idea she was dead.

I was referring to her descent from prime time wholesome sitcom to cheaply produced porn loops.

Yeah, she croaked in '99. That was after she had knocked over a Las Vegas video store with a pellet gun and stole something like $160.

Don't get me wrong... I wouldn't mind seeing Emma Watson do softcore for Skinemax someday, but I wouldn't want her to end up like Dana Plato...

What you talkin bout Franklin?

Alyssa Milano is a desirable path

I certainly don't wish death on her.

Maybe I will root for her career arc to follow that of....


Shannon Tweed?

Alyssa Milano?

I've never read the books or seen any of the films (in fact, I didn't even know there was more than 1 film out already), but all I can say is...

I hope they film the final movie before the red-headed kid turns into Mick Jagger.

I just took a look at her page on IMDB, and had a good laugh at her IMDB message board. Check out the post titled "Oh my God, Anne, NO!". Politics, religion, nudity, it is all there. :)

I am posting here now to prevent becoming a "statistic".

dawgfan is correct...this is the first movie that has had a gap larger than one year from the prior movie.

While I'd love to see continuity in the actors for these characters, and while it would be nice to see them acting the parts at ages that are close to their real age, you also have to consider the negative side for the actors - if they were to stick to a yearly or very nearly yearly schedule, this would essentially remove any chance of 'normal' childhoods for these kids. Shooting on a yearly schedule I can't imagine they have a chance to go to school with kids their age, but instead would have to be tutored on-set the whole time. You have to wonder what effect this has on their socialization skills - on the one hand, they're all very big stars, on the other hand they may not have much of a chance to stay somewhat grounded.

I can see the 4-movie contracts working in a few ways - as pointed out earlier, it will give the actors a chance to leverage bigger paydays if the series is successful (which it most certainly is at this point) and it also gives them an out if these shooting schedules are too much of a burden on their lives.

22. Doesn't count as a young starlet. Officially up to harlot now. At least go with a Kiera Knightley or Lindsey Lohan who are <21.

Kiera Knightley... mmmm..... (Hey, I'm her age so its all good)

Am I the only one who went there expecting to see pix and went away disappointed?

Two words for you: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.

1. That's like five words.
2. They're not that good looking.
3. Yeah, I'd still hit it anyway.

Fucking Elitist.

She wouldn't taste good, seeing as how it looks like she hasn't eaten in 9 years.

Agreed.