PoA -what will be cut out?

[Elfëa]

Well, as the filming has now started...

what do you think will be cut out from the book to make it on screen? :( :eek: :cool: :D :rolleyes: :trout: :swoon:

[Fleurdelacour]

None of the book. It'll just be another Hollywood Capitalist film...:rolleyes: No offence to any one, but big Hollywood films are always rubbish! Always! They never win any awards, just give the makers of it, lots of money, leaving us with an empty hollow film! :mad: :rolleyes:

I'm in a mood, where in Ken Livingstone's name is PROF TREWLAWNY! We're gonna notice! they cut Peeves! What next! THe bloody divination teacher! Cutting Hermione's scene when she screams at Trewlawny! Grrr!

[ChianaWeasley]

I must first say, that it takes courage to try and recreate Harry Potter from book to film. But if isnt scene for scene like the books, its just not good enough. :notworthy

But it isn't so much that they cut scenes, but they rearrange them or edit them. Which confuses me as to why they do it. They've cut out alot of good scenes.

In PoA they'll cut out alot of Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures course. Alot of people are worried about Trelawny being cut out.
so they might as well cut out the boggart scene. :(

I just hope with a new director, they are a bit more accurate.

[Colli]

:D I like big hollywood films, especially big movies like the Matrix. Those moody British flicks are what tend to bore me..

Hi Chiana! :hug: :wave: Sorry I didn't say hi sooner... due to factors out of my control, I've been without electricity for a week. Have fun here!

[StarGazr]

Originally posted by ChianaWeasley
they might as well cut out the boggart scene. :(

Bite your tongue!! OMG... if they even think to cut out anything with Lupin... (or Sirius!) I'll be sooooooo upset! And if Trelawney really isn't going to be in the movie... it really takes away from the story... she sets up the prediction of Voldmort's return... I don't like this... not one little bit!

[ChianaWeasley]

I hope they dont cut Lupin out either, or Trelawny for that matter. I just have this creeping suspicion that they might. But I'm going to cross my fingers and hope for the best :D

Hi Colli! :wave:

[Elfëa]

From begining of PoA - I think that Harry's broomstick care kit will be cut out for starters - and some of aunt Marge's visit for sure.
Most of the Knight Bus journey will probably be out - and I wouldn't be surprised that Sirius Black would be mentioned only briefly in the begining - perhaps in conversation with Marge?

Hmm... I really have to re-read PoA to think about the cuts.. :p

[ChianaWeasley]

:LOL: I find any excuse to reread the HP set. I think I might just do the same...for research purposes ;)

[Elfëa]

actually, I need no excuses - I need inspiration :eek: I've read it too many times :o

I think PoA is the most read book I have on my shelf here :p Or it could be the print out of Draco Trilogy... :eek: ;) hmm... could re-read that too...

But I have to write first.

One thing that might be cut of is that how Harry spends time on Diagon Alley for starters - and how Herm gets Crookhanks and so on... hmm.. what else?

Getting Pidwidgeon in the end...

[ChianaWeasley]

I think they might cut down on the Diagon Alley trip, but they'll show Crookshanks. And they'll cut down their time having dinner and packing...hmm...probably the snapping book as well.

I know I dont really need excuses, my most read is the first and fourth book. My sister forbids me to take the fourth to school :LOL: We're very attched to our Harry things.

They might even cut out where Ron gets "attacked" by Sirius...

[Elfëa]

hmm - but they won't have good reasoning to get fat lady back then... well, they don't need reasonings... :rolleyes:

[Pengi]

I don't think the Quiddich final will be left out, but probably played down a lot. After one game, they all start to look the same (IMHO). Then again, they might just try to rack up the special effects :rolleyes:

[Terry]

I hate to say it, but I bet they leave out Hogsmeade. Too much trouble to create a whole town. I hope I'm wrong. I mean it would change the whole ending, wouldn't it. Or perphaps they'll just mention it and put in the Shrieking Shack at the end. I wouldn't be surprised if they left out Harry's "kiss" from the Dementor as well. That whole scene after Lupin runs off would be very difficult to convey to film.

But, luckily they can't leave out Lupin or Sirius. Thewlis and Oldman are already on board. You don't sign on actors like that and then cut their scenes out (how could they...they're throughout the whole book?).

But I am worried about the Quiddittach matches. Zoe Wannamaker is not listed in the cast. Of course, I guess they don't have to have her there.

And I truly hope the castle looks the same. They've changed the filming location for PoA. Of course I guess they have background shots from the previous ones. I guess today, you could stick Dolly Parton in Hogwarts and make it look real!

[lithorose]

Hmmm...if you eliminate Hogsmeade you eliminate the whole reason for the map, which could be put into the next movie, but it's a great element that I would hate to see cut.:( I wanna see how they would make the map, and it gives Fred and George something to do, and then there's the great scene where Snape takes the map from Harry and it insults him! :LOL:

I think they will keep most of the Lupin and Sirius parts. That means keeping the boggart scenes, which will be really funny (Snape in a dress!!). Those scenes are relatively important. They may cut out Hagrid's teaching and Buckbeak, since it is less relevant, and rewrite the ending to eliminate Buckbeak.

I think they will keep Sirius breaking into the Griffindor rooms, as it adds suspense. I think they *may* keep Trewlawney's predictions about the grim for the same reason. Don't want Black to be mentioned in the beginning and then forgotten about until the end.

[ChianaWeasley]

Ok let me catch up...Gary Oldman had been cast? I've heard rumors, but it's really ture? Thats great! And they just cant cut out Hogsmeade, it would mess up a good bit of the plot. They'll probably cut out how Harry goes through the witch's hump and all the extra parts.

Or like I said before, they wont cut out those key parts nessacarily but they may rearrange them like they did the past two movies. :(

[StarGazr]

Originally posted by lithorose
They may cut out Hagrid's teaching and Buckbeak, since it is less relevant, and rewrite the ending to eliminate Buckbeak.

*Gasp* Be still my fragile heart... that is TOO good of a scene in the book to just CUT OUT! If you cut out that, then you cut out Hermione having the Time Turner because that's when they explain how she's been taking all those extra classes! Maybe they're just going to rewrite the whole book! Oh grrr this is my favorite book in the series thus far! Just like Hollywood...

[ChianaWeasley]

Isnt it a travesty? But no matter what their going to cut parts out, as sad as it may be we cant stop it...or can we? :devil:

[StarGazr]

See Chiana... I really don't have time these days for the overseas flight on my Firebolt to England... as much as I would loooove to sabotage the movie set and force our new director to do as we wish... *sigh* even a Mistress of Magic is limited in her powers:p

[alqua]

I hope they'd cut the quidditch. In the first two films the quidditch scenes have been probably the most boring ones.

[ChianaWeasley]

alqua is probably right, if they HAVE to cut scenes they should cut the Quidditch scenes, they dont have much of a key role in PoA. Except for when the dementors fill the stadium and Harry falls off his broomstick.

Star, if only we had our Nimbus Two Thousand...;)

[glaelia]

well i'm in england! nice and central too.... 30mins from london...... you tell me where to go and what to sabotage and i'll gladly do it! in fact.... if anyone hears where they're filming in general... i'll be there.... consider me your photosnout!!!


!

[Colli]

Um.. looks like they're ditching the castle they used in the first two films.

Loads is being done in Scotland.

And I found this, too:
The bulk of the new film is to be shot on a closed set at Leavesden Studios in Watford. [I've also read "in Hertfordshire". Dunno if those are towns or what]

External scenes are to be shot in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands.

(Here's (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2787163.stm) the entire article)

Shots with the Hogwarts Express are/were being done in the West Highlands... looks like there was a huge fire on the one of the first few days of filming. (Article (http://news.scotsman.com/movies.cfm?id=228402003))

[glaelia]

leavesdon is a film studies just outside a town called watford... which is in the county of hertfordshire... where i live!!! anyone up for a day out snooping??? ;)

[Colli]

closed set

:D Have fun breaking in. Too bad no one ever films movies in southern Ohio.

(edit) They couldn't even bother filming The Faculty in Ohio... they did it in Texas. :(

[Fleurdelacour]

Breaking in could be fun ;) the studios are in Watford, typical! lol, today, I found the place were they shoot Gringotts! :D lol

[glaelia]

closed... yes... but they come out to eat lunch and stuff!!! fleur go read in the movie news thread!!!

[ChianaWeasley]

Just let me hop a flight to England and I'll help you break in. :devil: glaelia! It will be fun to take pictures and snoop about, and avoiding security.

And of course they would ditch the castle for the next movie, how are they going to pull that off? Or are they just going to show shots of the grounds from before? :( I hate it when they use studios instead of the real thing.

And when they come out to eat lunch, we can buddy up to someone. So we get the...tour....of course...:angel:

[Fleurdelacour]

Someone could try and flirt with Sean! ;) Yes, I could do that job wondefully! Some Japanese boy tried it on with me today! lol, he went to me "Oh you're picture, it's really good." I wasn't exactly listening, I was drawing an Egyptian mummy and listening to Norah Jones on my headphones. He repeated it, and I said "OH thank you." Went back drawing. "No, really I'm serious, you're, very, talented." I said thank you again. "Do you want to go out sometime?"

:eek: I said no ;)

I must persaude my mother desperatly now...

Or we could go in disguise, dress up as a dementor or something! :D Just lob on that black bed sheet and go around sucking in air!

[Colli]

Um.... I dunno. I don't really like the sounds of this.

But it appears that the third film has such a huge special effects budget that they have decided not to use Alnwick or Durham this time.

Warner Bros, which owns the rights to JK Rowling's child wizard books, is to use digital effects and other locations in Scotland for the third film - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

digital effects? Using a set to duplicate the insides of the castle and cathedral they used previously?

[ChianaWeasley]

We can all dress up and muggles ;) or as students there are so many we could slip right into the studio. And go for Sean if you think you can chide him over :) I'll go for Neville or maybe Seamus...or maybe I could just ask to use the lou....yeah thats my best bet :devil:

Well do justice to this movie yet!!! :beer:
so far its me, glaelia, Fleur...we can definatley make some waves.
:LOL:

[Colli]

:D I started a new thread so maybe we can get this one on topic. ;)

I hope they keep at least one Quidditch match in. I'd like to see Cuaron's take on it.

[Elfëa]

Okay. Then I won't answer here Colli :p

I hope they'll cut some Quiddicth of - even if I like sexy men (Sean) on broomsticks ;)

[ChianaWeasley]

sorry for getting of topic there colli :(

But back to the point of the thread!

Well they may have only one quidditch match, the one with the dementors. Because that is important, another one of Harry's important flashbacks of his mother and Voldemort.

Do you think they'll cut out the snapping Care of Magical Creatures book?

[Elfëa]

They might not cut it, but squeeze it - it might appear, but doesn't have "screentime", it's just extra among extras... if you know what I mean? :D

[ChianaWeasley]

In thought... I'd like to see how they pull of the biting books in the book store :p

[Colli]

LOL Chiana getting off-topic doesn't bother me too much, but if it gets too out of hand it can cause problems for those who try to keep things neat and tidy. ;)

Anyway, this way we can talk more about the movie and things won't get mixed up. :D

I tend to think that biting books are an awful lot of trouble to film/generate for just a few seconds on screen. And I have to say I won't really miss them that much, they just aren't that big of a deal. :D

[Terry]

I'm with you Colli. I'd like to see the Quiddittach match. For a few reasons. Well, I think it's cool. And then.....in CoS, wasn't the last match with HP playing cancelled, due to the attack? Then in PoA, HP lost the first match. So they HAD to let him win the second game in PoA, right? Just makes cinematic sense. And then I do think the whole Dementor scene of the first match was important. Well, we'll see.

Ha, Faculty was shot in Texas??? I didn't know that. I thought it was a hoot that the film was set in Midwest Ohio, since that's where I'm from.

[ChianaWeasley]

Chiana makes a quick snatch as the biting books go down the cinematic "drain" aw...ok well I do really want to see the Quidditch match with the dementors, as well as the match with malfoy, and his brutes dressed up as dementors laughs at the thought of that particular match :p :) :D :cool:

Well what else might they cut out...?

[DinEdhelwen]

As this is a family type movie, I would be rather surprised if they didn't cut the part where Malfoy is attacked by the hippogriff.
I'm not really sure about what else at the moment...

[Elfëa]

But why then, they let in the basilisk... ;)

They might cut out Bucklebeak fully and explain Sirius' escape by some other way - a secret passage way, for example...

[stridersghirl]

Originally posted by Colli
Um.. looks like they're ditching the castle they used in the first two films.

Loads is being done in Scotland.

Shots with the Hogwarts Express are/were being done in the West Highlands... looks like there was a huge fire on the one of the first few days of filming. (Article (http://news.scotsman.com/movies.cfm?id=228402003))

it didnt say the scottish one was a closed set :D I might have to try break in there !

i cant think of anything they could leave out, it has been a while since i read it and cant think of any 'useless' parts. It should all be in dammit !

I am sort of getting fed up with the Quidditch matches though. Although it might have to be in so that Harry sees Sirius and thinks it is the death omen.

[ChianaWeasley]

They cant cut out Buckbeak! :jawdrop:

Buckbeak plays a big part in the story, especially with the time Turner, and the execution, and saving Sirius, and the case Hermione helps Hagrid with when she's fighting with ron and harry....NOOOOO!

Thats it, if they insist on taking out buckbeak all together...I'll leave the theatre and sit outside protesting against the film. I shall become Homer, strapped to the pole for truth.

Homer slowly shifts from foot to foot, to amuse a crowd of baseball fans. 'Ive got to dance, because I'm so hungry.If I dance I dont feel hungry'
;)

[glaelia]

has anyone considered that all the stories recently have referred to "not using big pieces of scenery in scotland due to the budget going on special effects".... any of you doofus' considered that buckbeak may just be the special effect in question...... ???



;)
;)

[ChianaWeasley]

::sniffle:: Well maybe, but if they DO cut Bucky out of the picture, I will not be happy. :( But if they do keep him in the movie, I shall do the victory jig in my theatre seat so the noisy kid behind me cant see ;)

I want to see more bouncing ferrets. :D You people make my butt twitch.

[Colli]

In which case I really hope Cuaron's a better judge of CGI than Columbus...

[ChianaWeasley]

I think they might cut out alot of the Grim too

[glaelia]

i meant that the BIG special effects budget is likely to be spent on CGI for things like buckbeak and the grim (more likely to be CGI surely?) rather than scenery (as they've already said in lots of press releases) . .... i don't think they can possibly get rid of buckbeak... i mean, he's pivotal to the story! if they get rid of him they would be changing the whole thing, how sirius escapes, the time turner... everything. ...


lets not forget that they're going to have to spend a goodly amount on effects for harry's patronus too.... that is sooooo important. it's all about harry's relationship with his father, and therefore HAS to be included... lupin changing too, though that's far simpler in effects terms....


altogether they've got their work cut out for the effects on this movie, but i shouldn't worry colli, i mean, if they can pull off a three headed dog (with real drool!) and a sixty-foot giant snake... i'm sure they can manage a hippogriff.... ;)

[Elfëa]

Actully - hippogriff is more difficult - look at Fawkes. It's the feather thingy! :(

[glaelia]

i liked fawkes! only thing i wasn't convinced about was his beak, feathers were good i thought!

[Colli]

Fluffy looked alright.. but the CGI hasn't been altogether great in the past two films.

I don't know, maybe I'm just spoiled by LotR. ;)

[ChianaWeasley]

:LOL: I think we're all spoiled by LOTR spectacular effects Colli.

If they are spending all this money on the animation of Buckbeak it better be good ::crosses arms like a spoiled child::;)

I think they should also be focusing on the dementors, theres been concern about them being too much like the Ring Wraiths.

They may shorten the visit to Hogsmeade and just refer to it as he stays behind in the castle. That is alot of scenery, a whole town. But I would like to see how they portray the villiage, and I cant wait to see the sweets shop!

[Gimli the Dwarf]

I've not read all this thread since I'm at school and I've not got that much time, but apparently the Quidditch scenes are going to be cut out of Movie 3 :eek: if this isn't true, then blame Tom. His fault! His fault! ;)

[ChianaWeasley]

They cant deprive us of quidditch, we dont get it in the fourth film either, obviosly. I want quidditch :(

[Colli]

Dude. More evidence that Quidditch is out. The guy who played Marcus Flint hasn't been approached for the part, either.

[ChianaWeasley]

Wow, that wasn't a very good decision on the directors part. Typical muggle. :mad:

[Elbereth94]

Hmm, I think they will probably cut out a lot of Quidditch and probably the Flobberworms. Divination class will also be downplayed and maybe the Dementors as well. Marge's visit, Sirius on the news, the Knight Bus...ack so many things that are so key, yet so probable to get cut. As long as Sirius is in though, I'm fine!:swoon:

[Fleurdelacour]

The Kngith Bus definatly hasn't been cut out! Haven't you read any of the threads? I've touched one :D

[Elbereth94]

You have!! Thats awesome. I am new to these forums, so I haven't learned the ropes. I'll make sure to read them through...how did you manage to TOUCH one?!?

[Fleurdelacour]

lol, oh I forgot to welcome you :D Welcome to this pit of madness!

They were filming some of the scenes about two miles from where I live :) So I popped down with the camera! It was an open set, so a couple of people were down there.

[Terry]

Yes, welcome, Elbereth. Unfortunately you're right in one regards. It looks like Quidditch will be cut out, maybe entirely. Lots of us don't see how it's possible, but it may be undeniably true.

Zoe Wannamaker, Sean Biggerstaff, the actor who plays Flint.....they all haven't been asked back for PoA.

It's possible that they have enough footage to put together a Quidditch match but there's been no news of that.

They've already hired an actress to play Marge...and done some filming, I think. And of course Gary Oldman is on board to play Sirius. I'll join you in that swoon.... :swoon:

Anyway, welcome aboard.

[Moxie]

One more reason the Quidditch will be missed, even by those of us who could have done with less in the first two movies: no shots of the Slytherin stands :( and "Professor Snape... in the very front row, wearing green like everyone else, and a very grim smile." (p. 305 of the US edition of PoA. He really does wear a color other than black!) We could have had us some more swoon-fodder, darnitall.

[Terry]

Wow. Thanks for the info. I'd LOVE to see Snape in green... or blue, or purple...actually in anything! Or nothing. Hmmm. Guess I need to go watch CoS again. Or visit the Swoon thread....

So is there nothing anyone can do to get Quidditch back into the movie? Is it really too late to badger the new director? Is he MENTAL? To cut out Quidditch?

[Colli]

LOL Terry! You crack me up! For Alan Rickman in varying colors, try http://www.alan-rickman.nl ;)


Moxie, good eyes. :D

[Terry]

Hey, thanks, Colli! He looked good in nearly everything. I do think he looks better with more hair though. The Tybalt "do" looked very odd on him.

He looked great in Sense and Sensibility. I'd forgotten he was in "Closet Land"! If that's the movie I think it is.....it was extremely disturbing. Just like him to play a difficult character in a movie that stays with you whether you want it to or not.

Well, let's hope the new director will think like Columbus and try and put as much Snape in as possible.

(Oh yeah. "Closetland". That's the one I remember. Ick. It's difficult to watch. Alan's not..... nice.)

[Pilgrim Grey]

Everyone, stop stressing!!! JKR is still on board (isn't she?) as writing consultant or whatever, and she won't let anything get cut that's important to the continuing plot in any way. And Flint not beeing cast doesn't mean anything, maybe JKR finally admitted her mistake about his being at Hogwarts a year too long (:rolleyes: he must have repeated:rolleyes: )
The Grim probably won't need to be CGI, they could just use a big dog (or even a wolf), and the patronus wouldn't cost that much, if I understand right it's pretty simple to make a translucent effect, and if they were gonna be really cheap they could just go for something like the Unicorn blood/matrix mirror effect.
But anyway, the only thing that I think will get cut totally is Diagon Alley, except little bits introducing the Firebolt and Crookshanks, because everything else can be easily shortened and condensed. Hopefully the film will actually seem like a movie this time, and not like a bunch of random events (:trout: COS)

[Terry]

OK, Pilgrim. I'll stop stressing. It'd be healthy anyways. The movie is 18 months away!!

But really... no Sean Biggerstaff??! How can I do without that?

(Hee, hee, Marcus Flint repeating a year! I bet he did!!)

[ChianaWeasley]

I never noticed that Flint was present one year too many...hmm...I missed that, and after about a hundred reads? Where was I? Anyway...they didn't cast Wood either and he's at his greatest in his last year!!! I want to see biggerstaff become a crazed, blubbering quidditch captian when they win the QUIDDITCH CUP! Yep thats right, no quidditch means no quidditch cup for Grryfindor. I still dont know how JKR could have agreed to cut out Quidditch or Wood for that matter....

:confused:

[Kristin]

Diagon Alley is one of the few things that could be cut out easily and without losing much.

As much as I like the divination scenes, I think those can be cut MUCH easier than some things.

Like Quidditch. I don't understand how they can totally cut it. Without Quidditch you don't have the Dementors making Harry fall off his broom, so then you don't have the Nimbus being destroyed, so you don't have the Firebolt...

Everything is so inter-connected. If you cut one seemingly insignificant thing, you could end up cutting loads more stuff.

On the surface, it seems like Care of Magical Creatures could be cut. But then you miss Buckbeak attacking Draco. Still not a big deal. Then you miss Buckbeak being sentenced to death. Again, not a big deal. But then you miss half the reason Harry and Hermione go back in time. Big deal. And you miss them being able to rescue Sirius and Sirius's escape. Really big deal.

And they can't cut the Marauder's Map. It's vital to the ending with Lupin and Snape going to the Shrieking Shack. But because of that, it's harder to cut some earlier things. It's important that it goes from Fred/George to Harry to Snape to Lupin.

This is my favorite book in the series, so I really hope they don't screw things up!

[Terry]

I agree with you, Kristin! Alfonso, PLEASE don't delete too much! It's a very complicated book. VERY! How CAN you cut out Quidditch, Buckbeak, the map (heck, it's VITAL to the fourth book!)..... Ok, need to take a head break... *thunk, thunk, thunk* Well, I don't feel better, just more..... less annoyed. JKR! Pay attention to what your director is doing, OK? (She's a smart lady...I assume she is!)

[Athelas]

Did you guys see this?
www.theherald.co.uk/news/archive/16-5-19103-0-16-57.html

I REALLY hope this is true--this scene seems to be SOOOO important to the plot!

[Terry]

Quidditch?! Broomsticks? SUMMER 2004!!? I do hope this story's right!

[Pilgrim Grey]

Uh, read that again, they said that Harry falls off his broom because of Sirius, so unless that's wrong, that means NO DEMENTORS!!! I know you have to keep it reasonable for the kids (and so people don't start complaing about a LOTR knock-off again) but c'mon!

[Athelas]

I wouldn't worry too much about that--it wouldn't be the first time a reference isn't complete. This wouldn't be inconsistent with first seeing the dog, then the dementors, then falling.:D

[ChianaWeasley]

So they are including the Care of Magical Creatures class...well it sounds like they may be coming to their senses after all:rolleyes:

[Kristin]

...Harry falls off his broomstick because he sees his nemesis, Sirius Black, disguised as a black dog imprinted on the bright blue sky.

Imprinted?! What?! :confused: Sirius is on the sky?

And even in the beginning of PoA, when everyone thinks Sirius wants to kill Harry, I don't know whether I would say he is Harry's nemesis. Besides, Harry thinks Padfoot is The Grim.

Scene from Prisoner of Azkaban with no dementors:

(Harry is flying on his broomstick during a Quidditch game.)

Harry: Oh no! I see my nemesis! It's Sirius Black! And he's cunningly disguised as a dog! It's a good thing I've taken that divination class so I can use my psychic abilities to know that dog is Sirius before I actually am supposed to know. I'm so scared I think I might just fall off my broom in fear!

(Harry falls.)

Harry: What happened?

Madam Pomfrey: Here. Eat this chocolate. It will protect you from Sirius Black. Everybody knows chocolate is bad for dogs.

:rolleyes:

[ElfTBD]

I'm not too worried about the cuts they'll make...if he's true to form, Alfonso will be as detailed as he can (I've seen The Little Princess) a few times now, and I think that was a beautifully detailed movie...besides, Dementors, Sirius, Lupin, buckbeak, most of Hogsmede, are pretty crucial to the plot, so I think we're going to be ok with that stuff....

my only doubt is Trelawny...in some ways, it would be easy for them to cut her out, but I hope they don't since she's such a great character....

[ChianaWeasley]

True, but as official Harry Potter enthusiests it is our job to worry. Otherwise, who else would? :)

[ElfTBD]

Originally posted by ChianaWeasley
True, but as official Harry Potter enthusiests it is our job to worry. Otherwise, who else would? :)

:D Quite right, quite right...;)

[Colli]

Cho Chang hits the cutting room floor.

From CBBC Newsround:
Cho Chang won't be making an appearance in the film version of the Prisoner of Azkaban.

:mad:

[ChianaWeasley]

There's more proof that quidditch will be cut out!!

Nee! Nee!

We need to collect an army of super natural oddities and sick them on who ever is making these cuts :D ;)

[Terry]

I just read an interview of Danial Radcliffe in a French magazine (the article is in English) on MuggleNet where he says that there WILL be Quidditch in PoA! And it's going to be better that the first two Quidditch outings. Hooray! :D

[lithorose]

But that means Quidditch without Wood. :(

Doesn't it?

[Terry]

Umm, yea, I suppose. Well, THAT'S a bummer..... :( What were they thinking???? Although, maybe they'll put in extra footage shot before hand. Then we'll get to see him AND he'll get royalties!!! One can only hope.

[ChianaWeasley]

::shakes fist at producers::

Make up your mind!!!!

and please put Wood in while sense are still coming back to you
:)

[t3h Qster]

alll I have to say is I hope they include the quidditch match where harry loses to cedric

[Lembas]

The IMDB has Julie Christie listed as playing Madame Rosmerta. I can't believe that such a famous actress is playing such a small part, and they haven't mentioned anything about Trelawney being in the film. What a waste. Rosmerta's main scene is in the Three Broomsticks, serving butterbeers and talking to the professors and asking them exposition questions for the characters to answer, so that we know about James and Sirius being the closest of friends and Fudge's suspicions of Sirius being a killer and being taken to Azkaban. They should have Julie Christie to play Trelawney-she would have been great!

[Pilgrim Grey]

Did I miss something? Why's Wood been cut?

And I don't think Trelawney will be cut, she's too important in the ongoing story for JKR to allow her to be cut

[Terry]

What I've heard is that Sean Biggerstaff wasn't asked to film anything for PoA. But I haven't heard that he was replaced, either. But there IS Quidditch, so.....that either means that Wood won't be in it or they filmed enough of him in the first 2 movies and maybe will use shots of him anyway? But that latter is kinda doubtful, as I don't think SB is even listed in the credits for PoA.

Who knows though. I keep hearing things about Trelawny being in the movie, but no name has been released yet as to who will play her. I'll keep hoping for a change of mind concerning Wood!