I mentioned in my last post what most of y'all probably know by now: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is being released as two movies.

I've noticed a lot of fans are ecstatic about this, and I definitely understand their reasoning. So many of our favorite plots (Weasley is our King, S.P.E.W., Winky, the Maurader's Map origins, the Quibbler ( Read more... )

I've babbled before about how much I would've loved to have seen Terry Gilliam as one of the HP directors, but I know it'll never happen in a million years.  TLC's latest post today confirms all that.

Terry is his usual blunt self...

Waaah!

He's totally right, of course, on all counts.  And I know that even if everyone at WB got completely stoned and ( Read more... )

From Mugglenet:

"Thanks to WB for letting us know that no one has been signed to direct Half-Blood Prince."

Sigh.  Stupid Hollywood.

It would be lovely if Terry Gilliam were signed as the director, but the reality is it will never, ever happen in this lifetime.

If I were completely fangirlish, I'd now be writing a fanfic in which Terry Gilliam gets ( Read more... )

So, awhile back I went off on a rant about how I wish Terry Gilliam could have directed one of the HP films, as JKR had originally wished, but I knew it would never, ever, ever happen.  Stupid Hollywood.

Now, IMDB is reporting that Terry Gilliam is slated to direct Half-Blood Prince.  I understand that they were talking at one point about filming ( Read more... )

Okay, this just makes me sad. From TLC today:

Terry Gilliam: I was the perfect guy to do Harry Potter


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The article below from The Leaky Cauldron has gotten me thinking about who I'd like to see directing the HP movies.

Joss Whedon on Directing Harry Potter

Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Serenity mastermind who many Potter fans have said they'd love to see direct a Potter film) - recently took part in a chat with Empire Online in which ( Read more... )