> > > > > The kids really need to be replaced. They are approaching the creation of a real dissonance between the books and the films because of the age of the actors.
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> > > > Eh? What? Weren't the kids basically the same age as the book characters when they were filming this?
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> > > I suppose I should have said 'seeming age'. The kids seem like teenagers for the newest, and they are not in the books, if I remember right. But this is a bigger issue for other people than it is for me. I had a discussion about just this topic while I was at work tonight, so I thought about it when I read your post.
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> > Actually by the third book they were supposed to be 13, so I guess it depends on how old you think they look. But they *are* supposed to be in their early teens for this one.
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> Good point. I guess that they look about 15 to me. I don't think it is a problem for this movie, but I am not sure about the next, if the lag time is another 2 years.
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If I might contribute a bit...

According to the books, the kids are in fact growing up at this time - in either the second or third book, it mentions that Ron in particular has shot up in height over the summer holiday. I know there was a problem with the actors looking too old for the roles, but in my opinion, this movie - which is already filmed - was the crucial point and after this, the characters would be going through puberty anyway so it stops mattering so much.

But it really comes down to this: I personally like the actors and I don't think the movies would be quite the same if new kids were picked to play the parts. I hope the filmmakers don't go and choose new actors, even if the current ones are seen as looking older than they're supposed to.

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