Video interview with Dan and Emma
Video interview with Dan and Emma MTV has posted four video interviews with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson where the actors talk about the Half-Blood Prince movie.

MTV also talked to producer David Heyman who said that "the most difficult choice was to edit out some of the flashbacks in the memories that Harry explores. Each film has to exist on its own terms, and alas, within these memories, they're really significant and actually in the whole body of the series play a very significant part, but within the film they are detours in a way, going into a story about Voldemort, who doesn't really appear in this film."

(Thanks to those who wrote in.)
Posted by Ciaran on Apr 24th | 27 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by HarGin7 Apr 24th 2009

How can he say that the memories are DETOURS?!! I can't believe it. These are key moments for the whole story. I think I'm gonna be really disappointed about this situation in the HBP movie.


Posted by Padfoot_Squarepants Apr 24th 2009

"Video cannot be viewed outside the US for legal reasons". Screw you MTV, screw you. :C


Posted by iluvharryx0x Apr 24th 2009

I cant watch it:(


Posted by APGB Apr 24th 2009

Great i Can't Watch it!!!!! Grrrr.... Stupied MTV!


Posted by wiltabone Apr 24th 2009

yay I live in Europe and Can see it :)


Posted by yehso Apr 24th 2009

argh! someone please put itm on youtube!


Posted by becca90 Apr 24th 2009

im not liking all this special stuff tht can only be seen in america or is released at a good time for america when harry potter came from britain.


Posted by Sirius_Black Apr 24th 2009

"A Sluggish Memory" is my favourite chapter in the whole series, so I hope they don't change that part of the story too much. But it does make sense to cut out a few of the memories - films don't normally include back stories on non-main characters.


Posted by DeathlyHallows_07 Apr 24th 2009

i dont understand why people in canada cannot veiw some videos in america :( some one please post it on youtube...


Posted by Dobby_09 Apr 24th 2009

Aaarrgggh! I can't view the video! :( It's soooo annoying!


Posted by ginmo Apr 24th 2009

crap... taking out all the important scenes... I'm curious as to how they're going to explain some of the horcrux stuff in DH.


Posted by magic_markers Apr 24th 2009

I'm confused, from what we saw in the first two trailers, they're focusing a lot on young Tom riddle, which I was really happy about. And I know they edit trailers to bring out certain aspects of the film, but you'd have thought that they'd only do that if there really was a focus on the memories. I'm thinking that perhaps they will somehow show the memories in DH 1&2, as then they might not be 'detours' as much (I think that's stupid, but I'm just trying to see it from their point of view)


Posted by bubblegumgirl Apr 24th 2009

ah man! i can't watch it coz i live in england, please put it on youtube someone.........


Posted by Her_my_nee Apr 24th 2009

darn "copyright reasons"!!!! Also needing the videos on youtube :(


Posted by wishbottles Apr 24th 2009

Hmmm. So they are over sexualizing the movie because that's sort of an aspect of the books, but cutting out the memory scenes because Voldemort isn't such a main character anyway. That makes total sense. Because, I mean, just because Voldemort killed Harry's parents and failed to kill Harry doesn't mean he should get any special treatment. Who honestly cares if Voldemort is the reason that the Order of the Phoenix was formed? You see, I'm not a "purist" but things like this bug me. I understand that every single plot of the books can't be kept, but the memories are very important! Oh well, I am still going to see the movie and I hope that it does the books (and the actors/actress' abilities) justice


Posted by phoenixknighter Apr 24th 2009

JUST WHY are you guys acting all SURPRISED about the condensation of the memory scenes???? Where have you been in the past 12 months?!?


Posted by MyGypsyCat Apr 24th 2009

Alas! I can not view the videos because to quote MTV "we're unable to offer this video to viewers in your region". Oh well, I suppose these vids will eventually be allowed to us Canadians.


Posted by chrissyweasley Apr 24th 2009

huh. what do ya know. oh well im still looking forward to the movie C: im sure it will be better than any other movie ive seen in a while lol, even if it doesnt have "every single thing from the book" D: gasp. lol jeez =] besides, david yates is a good director, and i think hes right. each movie needs to stand on its own without the book you know? like some people who have NOT read the book at all go wha? i think hes smart =]


Posted by phoenixknighter Apr 24th 2009

yeah me too chrissyweasley.. too bad some fans don't wanna understand that


Posted by DeathlyHallows_07 Apr 24th 2009

it gets me angry that they dont include everything from the books. i mean i know they cant include EVERYTHING, but they should put in the important stuff, which they sometimes dont...i mean with the last movie, they cut out so much, some of my friends who never read the book were all confused and i had to explain all the parts they cut out. (and dobby should never have been cut out of movies 4,5, and 6...just thought id throw that out there ;) )


Posted by HeRonfan Apr 24th 2009

Can't see it in Canada...Steve Kloves said they would cut lots of pensieve moments because they put the movie into too many narrative cul-de-sacs that slows the pace. I can see that, but I'll still miss the Gaunts.


Posted by iwantorlando05 Apr 24th 2009

Great interviews...I want to see this movie sooo bad and hearing them talk about it just makes it ten times worse!! I think the "better guy" Emma mentions is Cormac MacLaggen...i can't wait to see him in the movie!!!! :D


Posted by CandyCane23049 Apr 24th 2009

For the people able to see the MTV clips was anyone able to see the clip about the kissing scenes?


Posted by krazykobra29 Apr 24th 2009

it totally skipped over the kissing scenes vid!!! no fair lol i actually wanted to see that one


Posted by acciocaitlin Apr 24th 2009

I'm fine with them not including some of the memory scenes. Too many would drag the film on a bit, and I'd rather they put good focus on the most important few memories, instead of including all the memories but rushing them.


Posted by jmnhermione435 Apr 25th 2009

For some reason i cant watch it and i live in the US! i saw the little add before the movie but the other part doesnt work!


Posted by thepriori_incantatem Apr 26th 2009

dang. cant view it.




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