Potter producer,
David Heyman was briefly interviewed for an
article for
Variety Magazine in which he discussed adapting books to film.
He explains, once again, how important it is to stay truthful to the spirit of the novels and how important it is to keep a good relationship going between the author and screenwriter.
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"The challenge is maintaining fidelity to the source material, being faithful to the spirit of those books," says David HeymanDavid Heyman.
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"The last thing we want to do is adversely affect the relationship," says Heyman. "We show her the drafts, and if we make any substantial departures from the books, we consult her first."
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"Jo's knowledge of this world is so much deeper than the books themselves," he says. "She has countless notebooks about this world. And we may need names or characters who might not be in the books, so she can guide us in terms of not adversely affecting her world."
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The whole article can be read
here.
Source:
The Leaky Cauldron