Challenge Terry Gillam Directs Harry Potter movies
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John Fredrick Parker
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Maybe not so much "agree with" as "agree to" -- after all, JK had a lot of creative control OTL...
Having Terry Gilliam as director would be something they'd disagree with. And as I don't see Rowling as the type to hold off on production because of minor quibbles, unlike some authors.
Imagine if Rowling had asked to say directly that Dumbledore was gay. WB would kindly tell her no, and she would go count her money.
The thing is, the first HP movie was expected to be a huge blockbuster. And giving it to an eccentric like Gilliam, a man who, while a talented director, never makes anything with mass market appeal, simply would not make sense to anyone in WB.
Imagine if Rowling had asked to say directly that Dumbledore was gay. WB would kindly tell her no, and she would go count her money.
The thing is, the first HP movie was expected to be a huge blockbuster. And giving it to an eccentric like Gilliam, a man who, while a talented director, never makes anything with mass market appeal, simply would not make sense to anyone in WB.
John Fredrick Parker
Donor
Well, maybe a TL where she isn't that kind of person, or who doesn't consider the director choice to be a "quibble"?
Abdul Hadi Pasha
Banned
So Terry Gilliam builds a time machine, goes back to the 19th c with the Harry Potter books, and does movie versions of them? I guess, but they didn't have color or sound back then so I'm not sure that would really be better.
Also, Gilliam's estate would be able to sue Rowling when she publishes them 100 years later.
Also, Gilliam's estate would be able to sue Rowling when she publishes them 100 years later.
Figured someone would request it to be moved. I'm afraid I don't know who to ask.