Rupert Grint is WAY too old to play Ron!

[Sissyofchaos]

HI! Do U think Rupert Grint is too old to play Ron? I DO! What do u think. C'mon people, agree with me here!

[KeybladeMasterA]

I have no problem with his age. My biggest complaint about him is that he doesn't look a thing like Ron was described in the books, but it doesn't have anything to do with age.

[BerserkerAzn]

My only problem...if any...is that the actor makes Ron look like he's always confused...

[PhoenixTail234]

He's only a year older than Emma and Dan, and he plays the role well.


Speaking of Emma and Dan I heard a rumor that they're dating, anyone know if this is true or has anyone else heard this?

[RCG_]

You're serious? He's 14! That's the age Ron is supposed to be in Goblet of Fire! And he's filming right now. He's about to turn 15, but that is one year.....wow.

Plus, even if for some freakish reason Rupert, Dan, and Emma ended up being more than 2 years older than the characters they're playing by movie 7, they do have ways of making them look younger - not that it will matter, because people are already intuned with the 3. By the 7th movie when they are supposed to be 17 (and Ron 18 in March.) it wouldn't matter if they were 20, because the audience has grown up with them and could care less.

In short, I COMPLETELY disagree with you.

And no, despite popular rumor, Emma and Dan are not dating....yet. hehe

[Evangelion Unit-Zeta]

He is not too old. Maybe he might be in a few years, but not now.

[Village Dag]

No! No! No! No! No! NO!

He is NOT to old to play Ron.

[BD25]

Originally Posted by RCG_

You're serious? He's 14! That's the age Ron is supposed to be in Goblet of Fire! And he's filming right now. He's about to turn 15, but that is one year.....wow.

Plus, even if for some freakish reason Rupert, Dan, and Emma ended up being more than 2 years older than the characters they're playing by movie 7, they do have ways of making them look younger - not that it will matter, because people are already intuned with the 3. By the 7th movie when they are supposed to be 17 (and Ron 18 in March.) it wouldn't matter if they were 20, because the audience has grown up with them and could care less.

In short, I COMPLETELY disagree with you.

And no, despite popular rumor, Emma and Dan are not dating....yet. hehe

Actually RCG, Rupert Grint is 16 now. By the time Goblet of Fire comes out, he'll be 17. Dan is my age- 15 (just turned). and Emma is 13 turning 14 or she may already be 14. If anyone is too old it's Draco (Tom Felton). He's turning 17 soon.

[Detonator]

Originally Posted by BerserkerAzn

My only problem...if any...is that the actor makes Ron look like he's always confused...

I agree with you 100%. He ALWAYS looks like he is confused. It makes him appear to be a stupid sidekick.

[Zen Daaz]

Going off topic a bit, I saw an argument on another board about the rumor of Dan and Emma going out. There's actually pretty strong evidence that they are. In fact RCG, there's stronger evidence that they're together than the evidence pointing to Harry and Hermione. Here's the quote.

1. They danced very close
Counter argument: Friends dance close because apparently a few people here claim to do that with their friends of the opposite sex.
My rebuttal: You can claim that you or your friends do that too and all that good stuff, but the simple fact of the matter is that 14 year old, attractive, newly hormonal, and very close members of the opposite sex do not look at eachother in a plutonic way. I can't think of single person I know of that dances THAT close with their friends. Friends just don't do that. Friends sometimes may dance close, but they don't EMBRACE while dancing.

2. They were seen running into the bathroom together while giggling by over three witnesses
Counter argument: Those people were lying and weren't even there.
My rebuttal: Sure, several non-partisan people are all going to lie about those two and see the exact same thing. Yeah, right, and I'm related to Prince William. None of their accounts dwelled on the matter. If they were lying or trying to brainwash people, they would have dwelled on it and over done it. But they all made a short note and what they saw. Their stories were all consistent and matched up as well. These people also had pictures of themselves proving that they were at the party. I doubt that several teenagers have access to a 300 dollar piece of software and masterfully doctored a picture that has no signs of fakery and no meta tags. Oh yes, and the fact that I cross referenced all of this to make sure they were for real and found pictures from others or the press that had these people in it proves that these people did not lie. Now that we've established that it happened, why would they do that? As the testimonials described, it was very ad hoc and spur of the moment. Emma saw Dan and took him off somewhere. Yeah right, they were pulling a prank. That is an unsubstantiated claim that someone pulled out of nowhere for the sake of argument. What's more likely is that they went to do something intimate or otherwise romantic, as many people, teenagers and adults alike do. People run into bathrooms to kiss or something all the time, especially at that age. Therefore I calculate an 87% probability that they did something that went beyond the bounds of friendship. And NO I don't mean THAT. Get your head out of the gutter! Lol.

3. They deny any feelings or involvement with each other
Counter argument: They deny it, so they must be telling the truth. They said they were like siblings and really really good friends.
My rebuttal: Whenever they are asked, they tend to show signs of deception, very poor deception I might add. They blush, their speech tends to speed up and they stutter or stammer. They look very embarassed in general, which people at their age or older don't do when asked to that degree. They simply say no. But instead, they use the same tired excuse even though all of their body language and speaking patterns would indicate them using deception. A few examples I cite are both Regis and Kelly interviews, the Ryan Seacrest interview, just to name a few. For Emma's R&K interview, she mentioned that he's very cute so she's not blind to his hotness. And then she said REALLY fast that they're just really good friends. Sure Emma, I believe you....(yeah right). And in Dan's case, he recycles his usual reply and stammered quite a bit. In the Ryan Seacrest interview, her reaction when the interviewer said that Dan denied everything was classic. I can't really describe it, but that reaction was not something anyone would do if they were not together. She seemed to get excited for a second but was relieved that Dan denied it. I mean come on, "Oh, did he?" was rather suspicious.

4. They held hands at the UK premiere
Counter argument: They were just friends holding hands. No big deal.
My rebuttal: Nuh uh. Good friends don't hold hands for no reason, especially like that. Friends will hold hands with their hands CUPPED. But their fingers were INTERLACED. That is an act that is done and is common in romantic relationships. 14 year olds don't do that, no matter how good of friends they are. Also note that there were several instances of them looking at each other with a rather unique look. Friends do not give eachother a "come hither" look. Nor do they look that affectionate.

5. This behavior is exclusive
Counter argument: None worth mentioning really.
My comment: This behavior is exclusive. She doesn't do any of these things with Rupert or any other cast member. This behavior is reserved only for her suspected boy toy: Dan Radcliffe.

6. Body language in general
Counter argument: None worth mentioning.
My comment: They have very intimate body language in general. When they were younger, they maintained a distance, and they put their arms around eachother's shoulders a lot. But now, Emma and Dan put their arms around eachother's waist, they pass eachother rather unique looks, and then there's the holding hands things. Their bodies are turned toward eachother, and they stand closer to eachother than the others. Even in pictures where Rupert is involved, Emma is turned toward Dan and is closer to him and vice versa. T

7. They refuse to admit it
Counter argument: They said it, I believe it, nuff said.
My rebuttal: First I offer something I said before.


QUOTE
"Now you might say, "if they were going out why don't they just admit it?". Well think about it, Harry Potter is HUGE. Billions of dollars have been made, and that's more than almost any other book or movie in HISTORY. So there's a LOT of fans. Not only that, but there's the problem of the press. Britney Spears isn't anywhere near as big as Harry Potter, and the minute she hooks up with that Kevin guy she has a dozen paparazzi on her case! So imagine if Emma and Dan came out and said they were going out, people would go nuts! And the press would be all over them. So it makes sense to hide it."


Come on, in this day and age of crazy fanboys and fangirls, it's business suicide to do something that most of the fans would oppose. It's all about perception. Not only that, but also about privacy.

So I'm done for now. If you look at things in context and take their age and behavior into account, it can't be easily dismissed. This isn't just one or two little tid bits, there is a body of behavior patterns that directly coincide with romantic relationships which strengthens my belief and argument. One may be able to mount a half decent case against one tid bit, but when added together, you can't just think your way around what's right in front of your face. But that's just me perhaps. Good friends do not behave like that, no matter what anyone says. There may be RARE cases that do, but that's common, ESPECIALLY for 14 year olds. And brothers and sisters definitely don't behave that way. I've never held my sister's hand once in my life let alone interlaced, and neither has anyone I know. Not like that. So now that we've recapped why I think what I think, perhaps it isn't so difficult to understand where I'm coming from and why I'm convinced of this. There's just too many blatant clues and factors in my opinion. There's not a whole lot they're doing that couples don't do.

So that's that. I think he made a pretty good argument that outlined the hints that D an and Emma are going out. As far as Rupert goes, who cares how old he is? He doesn't look that old, the main three are pretty much established to be the characters now, and a 2 year difference isn't huge. A 20 year old isn't terribly older looking than an 18 year old or something. Besides, since when are actors ever as young as the characters they play?

[Village Dag]

Originally Posted by Zen Daaz

Besides, since when are actors ever as young as the characters they play?

That is the best point anyone has said all topic. What about Moaning Myrtle's actor? She was 36 playing, say, a thirteen year old. Now that's more worthy of whining about age difference.

[DementedMisfitBoy]

Heck, if the cast of "The Breakfast Club" can pull off being in highschool, then Rupert sure can play a character two or three years younger.

[Drifter]

um.....no i'm going out with emma j/k but that would be nice

i dont know i wouldn't want to have an actor change that would suck......tom felton is awesome for malfoy

[Detonator]

Originally Posted by Drifter

um.....no i'm going out with emma j/k but that would be nice

Your telling me.

[PhoenixTail234]

If I were Emma I'd be going after Rupter, I know as a Harry Potter fan i shouldn't say this, but come on, Dan is pretty dorkey...

[Evangelion Unit-Zeta]

Originally Posted by PhoenixTail234

If I were Emma I'd be going after Rupter, I know as a Harry Potter fan i shouldn't say this, but come on, Dan is pretty dorkey...

If I were Emma, I would do stuff I'm not able to discuss here...

[BerserkerAzn]

Originally Posted by Evangelion Unit-Zeta

If I were Emma, I would do stuff I'm not able to discuss here...

And If I were Dan Radcliffe going out with Emma then I too would do stuff not able to be discussed here...

[redshift71388]

Originally Posted by Evangelion Unit-Zeta

If I were Emma, I would do stuff I'm not able to discuss here...

Thumbs up to that. . Then again, she probably does...

Back on topic, is Moaning Myrtle's actor really that old? It's possible, but I didn't expect it.

[Grizvok]

They are not too old but they should have pulled a Lord of the Rings and filmed like 3 or 4 of the movies, back to back to back. Then went from there with them.

[TheQuijaBoard]

i dont think rup. is too old. heck, the age makes him taller, and he was described tall in the books. and anyhoo, takin out the original actors now is jus gonna mess up the mojo with the movie

[Village Dag]

Originally Posted by Grizvok

They are not too old but they should have pulled a Lord of the Rings and filmed like 3 or 4 of the movies, back to back to back. Then went from there with them.

But that could be stealing an idea.