Deathsye Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 When I heard this from Attack of the Show on G4TV I was surprised. I mean it is M. Night Shyamalan. The Sixth Sense and all of his other movies and now.... Harry Potter? I am not dissapointted I just was surprised when I heard this. I am expecting Bruce Willis being in it. I don't know what do you folks think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boothten Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [size=1]I don't really mind it. I mean, [i]Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix[/i] is the darker of the first five books made movies, and M. Night Shyamalan is known for his darker movies. So, I guess it's understandable. I know, personally, it would be a pain if the [i]Order of The Phoenix[/i] was made into some cheery, happy movie, and I know that Shyamalan won't make it so. So, good for him and for the movie I guess? Heh, I'm excited for it to come out nonetheless. =][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Flasher Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [COLOR=Sienna]Wow, how's he going to work some stupid twist into this one? Hard to put an unexpected twist on one of the most read books ever. Maybe it'll turn out that the FBI has been spying on Hogwarts via satalites, and the movie ends with SWAT teams storming Hogwarts and arresting everyone for Witchcraft. Eh, I've never been a big fan of Harry Potter, movies or books, but maybe Shymalan will do something unexpected and make it more watchable for me. [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box Hoy Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I think he'll do a much better job than this previous director did. Still he's got a style which I think could possibly conflict with the style of Harry Potter. M. Night is definetly experienced though. Signs was a great movie, although the Village was sort of a cheesy attempt to build off of the momentum Signs had. I only saw a little of the 6th Sense but I hear it was good. But yeah, nobody beats the original director from the first two movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalon Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [quote name='Deathsye']When I heard this from Attack of the Show on G4TV I was surprised.[/quote] Hate to say it, but Attack of the Show is not the world's most solid news source. [SIZE=1]They've been going downhill for awhile, too, which is unfortunate.[/SIZE] According to all-knowing and completely factual Wikipedia, the Order of the Phoenix director is David Yates. I'm too lazy to put in a link right now, so just go to Wikipedia, look up the OotP movie page and read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsye Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 [quote]All knowing Wikipedia[/quote] Wikipedia is a good site for information but the info is not alway reliable ether. And Attack of the Show actually said it is a possiblity. But, I am sorry I didn't point it out before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalon Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [quote name='Deathsye']Wikipedia is a good site for information but the info is not alway reliable ether. And Attack of the Show actually said it is a possiblity. But, I am sorry I didn't point it out before.[/quote] Yeah, I know. Which is why I have an article! The date is in January of 2005, though, so things could have changed. [URL=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1018758,00.html]Link goodness.[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Well according to the Wikipedia article on director David Yates [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Yates][b]here[/b][/url], he is directing the fifth Harry Potter movie which is in production as we speak. I honestly can't imagine Warner actually changing a director during production, that's like changing a painter in the middle of a portrait. Personally I don't really care who ends up directing it as in the end I'm not sure how well it'll be translated to the silver screen, I'll have to go back and reread OotP, but given Gambon's performance in the last film, I feel he'll be a detraction in an important role. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Pheonix_%28film%29]OotP Movie Wiki article.[/url][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegeta rocker Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I don't see the problem with the last Harry Potter movie. It changed it's cinematography accordingly and gave the movie a more adult feel. In my opinion they get better every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [color=dimgray] Source: Mugglenet.com[/color] [i]Last week, M. Night Shyamalan told ComingSoon.net that he has put some thought into directing either of the final two Potter films. Today, our friend Melissa from Leaky has informed us that she's conducted an interview with Shyamalan which will be released this Sunday on their Potter podcast, PotterCast. In a preview posted on their site, the director states he would offer the "greatest protection" on the author's work. From the report: "The themes that run through it...the empowering of children, a positive outlook...you name it, it falls in line with my beliefs," he said. "I enjoy the humor in it. When I read the first Harry Potter and was thinking about making it, I had a whole different vibe in my head of it. [There would be] a lot at stake emotionally. The teaching of magic would be desperately needed, there would be a lot riding on it."[/i] [color=dimgray] M. Night was initially offered the directing job for the first Harry Potter movie, but it conflicted with his movie Unbreakable. He's simply interested in it, but it's definately not confirmed yet.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyxe Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 [size=1][color=slategray]It'd be an interesting change, if he decided to direct one of the last movies. I, however, thought the best director for the movies so far has been Chris Columbus. The first Harry Potter movie is the only one I can watch beginning to end without getting bored. Ever since, it's been... very shaky.[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganAngel Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 It was hard enough for us to figure out how to pronounce "Avada Kedavra" and "Beauxbatons," now they're trying to make us pronounce "Shyamalan" too? The life of a nerd is an arduous one indeed... But I don't really care who directs the movies, because I don't care if Steven Spielberg does it, they could never compare to the books. Short of Rowling directing and the movies lasting 5 hours, there's no way they could fully meet expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsye Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 But we arent talking about the books are we? And another thing Rowling couldn't do it she doesn't have the skill to be a director. Believe it or not it is hard work. M. Night went through Film School and had to learn everything about how to direct. She could be a consultant to the movie but nothing more. (This is my personal opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 [quote name='Red 6][color=Sienna']Wow, how's he going to work some stupid twist into this one? Hard to put an unexpected twist on one of the most read books ever. Maybe it'll turn out that the FBI has been spying on Hogwarts via satalites, and the movie ends with SWAT teams storming Hogwarts and arresting everyone for Witchcraft.[/color][/quote] Or, hey, even better: [i]maybe[/i] he'd just blow your mind by never having considered messing with the storyline? Shyamalan's movies are rarely ever about the twist endings anyway (it really only happened in The Sixth Sense and The Village), and despite the fact that he's apparently not actually directing the new movie, I think he could do a very interesting and effective job if he were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganAngel Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 [QUOTE=Deathsye]But we arent talking about the books are we? And another thing Rowling couldn't do it she doesn't have the skill to be a director. Believe it or not it is hard work. M. Night went through Film School and had to learn everything about how to direct. She could be a consultant to the movie but nothing more. (This is my personal opinion)[/QUOTE] It was just a joke, I wasn't implying that Rowling should direct. All I meant is the only person who can accurately manifest the Potter magic is Rowling herself, not some second-party director, no matter how many Oscars he has under his belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linkk Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 omg! that might be very weird!!!! But hopefully he'll do a good job...but i duno sounds stingy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 [color=dimgray] If he does end up directing any of the future Harry Potter movies, I'd be excited as hell. His movies have always been consistently good, and I think he has a style that could mold very well with the Harry Potter universe. The movies have consistently gotten better (to an extent... I still think the 3rd movie outshines the 4th one), so having M. Night to lead it on would be very cool. Hell, anything better than the first two is great. I don't know whether or not it was Columbus's fault or the bad acting, but I die every time I have to watch either of them.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganAngel Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 [QUOTE=Lunox][color=dimgray] Hell, anything better than the first two is great. I don't know whether or not it was Columbus's fault or the bad acting, but I die every time I have to watch either of them.[/color][/QUOTE] I feel the same way, but for me I think it's just Hermione's over-poofy hair and Harry's not-yet-deep-and-manly pre-puberty voice. XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now