The Variety interview is talking about the slighting of Ron's storyline in OOTP which included Quidditch, Prefect, etc. Luckily it seems like they'll be making up for that in HBP. Also, Harry Potter has become notorious for underusing their more talented actors. It's impossible to hide now. Hopefully, the movie will still be great. I don't know if I can deal with yet another terrible movie. I don't know how such incredible books can generate such mediocre movies. It's mind boggling especially given the amount of money they spend. Based on the long trailers I really thought there would be an improvement this time around but after seeing the way the WB promoted the movie, I wasn't too sure. I really need to see the movie myself.