http://www.mugglenet.com/poa-newsweek.shtml
The pics are from Newsweek as was this article:
Yes, “Azkaban” is the puberty movie in the Potter franchise—the one, says Emma Watson, who plays Hermione, in which “all those lovely, lovely hormones start coming out.” How will the movie reflect the changes afoot? “Lots of s*x,” says Alfonso Cuaron, the Mexican director who’s taken over the reins of the series from Chris Columbus. “Lots of nudity. And lots of s*x.” Relax, he’s joking. But Cuaron notes that his teenage cast is coming of age just as the characters are, and that there’s, uh, pollen in the air. “You just have to let it flow,” he says. “You don’t need to encourage it. You allow it to be. And believe me, they have a lot of it.” Watson, who’s 13, has a sign on her dressing-room door that reads BEWARE: BABE INSIDE.
“Azkaban” is a spookier story than the first two—the soul-sucking dementors, who guard Azkaban Prison, make their first appearance—and Cuaron’s design team promises that the movie’s palette will reflect the gathering darkness. For Hogsmeade, set designer Stuart Craig labored to avoid a “pretty, chocolate-box” village, creating a main street that swerves zanily. Honeydukes, the candy store, is floor-to-ceiling psychedelia, with tangles of licorice and—a Cuaron touch—Mexican skulls made of sugar. (To prevent candy jars from magically emptying between takes, the cast has been told that the goodies are lacquer-coated. They’re not.) Cuaron also reimagined the role of Professor Dumbledore after Richard Harris’s death. British actor Michael Gambon now plays the Hogwarts headmaster as an elegant old hippie.
Uh... reinventing DD as an elegant old hippy? Does anyone remember reading a lot of "coming of age" in the 3rd book? Seems like all the love relationships really hit in the 4th. Oh well, could all be the magazine's spin.
The rest of the article has it's ups and downs. Columbus is still very active as producer this time around, so hopefully the 3rd film won't feel like a departure from the first two. They have scheduled an extra 8 months for visual effects, which is great news after the poor FX is the 2nd.
Anywho, love to hear your thoughts. Maybe its just me.
