S Poddar
With the amount of characters featured within the Harry Potter movies, it wasn’t possible for them all to develop in the same ways their book characters had. Even Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, has voiced disappointment over how the movie adaptations handled her character. At a recent Back to Hogwarts event that occurred in New York, Wright reflected on what she had wished more of in Ginny’s on-screen character.
The Harry Potter franchise, from 2001’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, was encompassing of a great many storylines originating from the favorable books written by J.K. Rowling. However, given film adaptations, several key elements and character developments were necessarily left out. This has kept fans and actors alike speculating about what wasn’t shown and what might be revisited in the future.
Wright, who played Ginny Weasley across all eight films, added that she wanted more explanation of how her character came to be with Harry Potter. “There are so many things” she hopes the forthcoming HBO TV series will cover, released next year. The most detailed and crucial revision, Wright tries to drive home, is that the development of Ginny and Harry’s relationship should be fleshed out and made more subtle. As stated by Wright, the films barely skim the surface of their bond, so richly developed in the books.
There’s nuanced moments of where they begin to fall in love,” Wright told Variety. “I think more of that arc of her character becoming this real loyal sidekick to Harry, and how she really understands and knows his story and who he is, and is the best partner for him.” Comments by Wright would appear to support how she feels this new series will delve a little deeper into how Ginny’s character develops and supports Harry throughout their journey.
Speaking with Wright, she allowed that it must have indeed been tough on the filmmakers to show such a multi-layered storyline within the time length of their movie. “If only we could have had five-hour movies,” she almost lamented, aware that the sheer volume of content from the books made it challenging to include every beloved moment. “There are so many characters that have moments I love from the books – Neville and Luna – so I’m hoping as a fan of the books that I get to see more.”
The new HBO Max series will undertake the ambitious project of adapting all seven books into a season-long format. HBO has promised that the rich narratives, with which the fans have grown up, will delve really deep into the series. “This new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years,” said HBO in a statement.
This series will give the story a whole new turn with a completely new set of actors. Of course, the actors who played Harry, Hermione, and Ron in the movies were Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, respectively. New actors would replace them.
Meanwhile, in the face of the wait for this series to come, the original Harry Potter movies are shifting from Peacock to Max so that they can stream on the HBO platform. This provides another chance for one and all either to re-enter the magical world or experience an absolutely new one which has kept spellbound millions around the world.
