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Anticipation for the New "Harry Potter" Film is High Among Young Fans

Aired November 16, 2002 - 08:51   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS")
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: We need to find a train.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: OK.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Now, all we need to do is catch up with the train.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: We can't be far behind.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Get out. We must be getting close. Hold on.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, they are wild about Harry. The wait is finally over, a little witchcraft and wizardry hit theaters this weekend in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." The boy wizard's second film adventure is now showing on 8,500 screens in nearly 3,700 theaters nationwide.

And, of course, joining us to talk more about the movie, we are going to be joined by Paul Clinton, who's standing by in Los Angeles, cnn.com. And here in Atlanta, two Harry Potter fans, Cody and Casandra Chesneau.

Good morning to all of you.

CODY CHESNEAU, HARRY POTTER FAN: Good morning.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU, HARRY POTTER FAN: Good morning.

NEVILLE: All right, you know, Paul, they are so cute, so I'm going to have to start the them, OK? You just hang on for me.

Now, Cody, have you seen, you read all four books you told me, right?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: And you saw the first movie?

CODY CHESNEAU: Um-hmm. CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Casandra, you saw the first movie?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Correct. Now, you both have seen the second installment, "Chamber of Secrets?"

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: And was it everything you expected?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Really? What was your favorite part, Cody?

CODY CHESNEAU: The most favorite part was probably with Dobby (ph) where he kept smacking his head against the walls and all that stuff.

NEVILLE: Dobby's so cute. OK, Casandra, what was your favorite part?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Like the whole movie, you know?

NEVILLE: Yes? Did it keep you interested the whole time?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes. Yes.

NEVILLE: Now, you know what? In that part when they go in the forest when the spiders come down, that would have freaked me out. Did it scare you?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: No.

NEVILLE: OK, good for you.

All right, well, Paul, listen, how are they hanging there in Atlanta -- I mean in Los Angeles? Are people lining up as they do Hollywood style?

PAUL CLINTON, CNN.COM CORRESPONDENT: Oh, yes, they are definitely lining up. I'm wearing my little Harry Potter scarf right here.

NEVILLE: Very nice.

CLINTON: I'm ready to go to Hogswart. Yes, this, the original movie made $318 million domestically and twice that internationally.

NEVILLE: Wow.

CLINTON: Second only to "Titanic." And this one is definitely going to live up to the first one. It is better than the first one, actually. There's more adventure. It's edgier, it's darker and you don't have all the background that you had to deal with in the first movie telling everybody who Harry was and how he was really a wizard and introducing the school. This time they just jump right into it and it's really a fun movie.

Anybody that liked the first one is going to like this one and, again, it's very, very true to the book. Now, Christopher Columbus took a lot of grief about being paint by numbers direction in the first movie and literally taking the book page by page. But that's fine. This is a huge big franchise and I think it should be, you know, lived up to correctly.

NEVILLE: Yes, because...

CLINTON: And we also -- we should also mention...

NEVILLE: Yes, but, Paul, sometimes...

CLINTON: .... this is a Time, an AOL Time Warner movie, too. We should mention that. Which is the parent company of CNN.

NEVILLE: OK. Yes, but, you know, you were talking about they were giving him grief for painting by numbers, if you will. But you know what? When it comes to these types of movies -- and I'm going to switch over to Cody here -- don't you want it to be like the book?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Exactly.

CODY CHESNEAU: So you can sort of like search for similarities and differences between them.

NEVILLE: Exactly. And then now, Casandra, I want to know if you think this first, this one, this new one, "Chamber of Secrets," do you think it's better than the first movie?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes, I do.

NEVILLE: Really? Why?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Because the kids are older and their voice is much deeper.

CODY CHESNEAU: I know.

NEVILLE: So that's more attractive to you, huh? All right, now is Hermani (ph) as cute as she was the first time around?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: No.

NEVILLE: Oh, she's not? Oh, you mean because of that thing that happened to her?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Oh, I see. We won't talk about that for those people who want to go see it. Now, how many times are you going to see this movie?

CODY CHESNEAU: Maybe twice.

NEVILLE: That's all?

CODY CHESNEAU: Um-hmm.

NEVILLE: Just twice? What about you, Casandra?

CODY CHESNEAU: We'll probably watch the movie 500 times but -- when we get it. But...

NEVILLE: Oh, I see. So you'll go to the movie theater twice and then when you get the DVD you're going to run...

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes, we'll watch it.

NEVILLE: .... your parents nutty because you're going to watch it all the time.

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes. Yes.

NEVILLE: That's the big plan.

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: All right, so, Casandra, if you had to tell your friends -- what grade are you in?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: First.

NEVILLE: First grade. So let's pretend you're going to school now and you're telling your friends about the Harry Potter movie. Describe it for them.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: I would say like it was really good and it was kind of scary and yes...

NEVILLE: Yes, I'm sure. And, you know, Paul out there in Los Angeles, I know like especially at the Grauman's Chinese Theater they love to line up and get dressed up. Do you see any people out there? Have you noticed that yesterday and today so far? It was a little too early today, but yesterday?

CLINTON: I wasn't at Grauman's Chinese yesterday so I don't know. But, yes, that has been the history with Harry Potter. The fans really get into it. They dress up and they wait in line for it early, not as much as "Star Wars." They're not quite that, you know, pedal to the medal. But yes, there's a lot of fan interest and this is a huge, huge franchise. I mean this is a billion with a B, a billion dollar franchise. And as one of your young guests was saying, they are older this time. And that's going to be interesting because it's been a year since the first movie and now it's going to be two years until the next one.

NEVILLE: Right. CLINTON: And they are going to grow. Their voices are going to change. So that is going to be interesting to see what they, you know, do about that.

NEVILLE: Paul, before you go, who's your favorite character?

CLINTON: Oh, Dobby, the house elf. You've got to love the house elf.

NEVILLE: Dobby?

CLINTON: That is just amazing. It's amazing.

NEVILLE: Dobby, Dobby thinks me. I love the way he talks. OK, all right...

CLINTON: He's wonderful.

NEVILLE: Yes. Casandra who's your favorite character?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Harry Potter.

NEVILLE: Oh, good.

CLINTON: Oh.

NEVILLE: What's your, who's your favorite?

CODY CHESNEAU: Probably Harry Potter or Dobby.

NEVILLE: Aha.

CLINTON: Well, one's right here.

NEVILLE: Want to know my favorite?

CODY CHESNEAU: What?

NEVILLE: My favorite is Neville.

CLINTON: I can take you into commercial.

NEVILLE: It's my last name, ha-ha.

All right, thank you so much.

It was so nice to meet both of you. Thanks for coming here on CNN.

CODY CHESNEAU: You're welcome.

NEVILLE: All right, OK, and this weekend we want to make sure -- hey, Paul, thanks to you, too, as well.

CLINTON: Thank you.

NEVILLE: I'm all excited about the kids here. What can I say?

Listen, this weekend we want to make sure you're sure to watch a special profile of the young wizard in training, The Story Behind Harry Potter on "People In The News." That's later this morning at 11:00 Eastern and 8:00 Pacific. Have a cup of coffee and check it out.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com





Young Fans>


Aired November 16, 2002 - 08:51   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS")
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: We need to find a train.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: OK.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Now, all we need to do is catch up with the train.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: We can't be far behind.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Get out. We must be getting close. Hold on.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, they are wild about Harry. The wait is finally over, a little witchcraft and wizardry hit theaters this weekend in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." The boy wizard's second film adventure is now showing on 8,500 screens in nearly 3,700 theaters nationwide.

And, of course, joining us to talk more about the movie, we are going to be joined by Paul Clinton, who's standing by in Los Angeles, cnn.com. And here in Atlanta, two Harry Potter fans, Cody and Casandra Chesneau.

Good morning to all of you.

CODY CHESNEAU, HARRY POTTER FAN: Good morning.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU, HARRY POTTER FAN: Good morning.

NEVILLE: All right, you know, Paul, they are so cute, so I'm going to have to start the them, OK? You just hang on for me.

Now, Cody, have you seen, you read all four books you told me, right?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: And you saw the first movie?

CODY CHESNEAU: Um-hmm. CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Casandra, you saw the first movie?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Correct. Now, you both have seen the second installment, "Chamber of Secrets?"

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: And was it everything you expected?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Really? What was your favorite part, Cody?

CODY CHESNEAU: The most favorite part was probably with Dobby (ph) where he kept smacking his head against the walls and all that stuff.

NEVILLE: Dobby's so cute. OK, Casandra, what was your favorite part?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Like the whole movie, you know?

NEVILLE: Yes? Did it keep you interested the whole time?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes. Yes.

NEVILLE: Now, you know what? In that part when they go in the forest when the spiders come down, that would have freaked me out. Did it scare you?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: No.

NEVILLE: OK, good for you.

All right, well, Paul, listen, how are they hanging there in Atlanta -- I mean in Los Angeles? Are people lining up as they do Hollywood style?

PAUL CLINTON, CNN.COM CORRESPONDENT: Oh, yes, they are definitely lining up. I'm wearing my little Harry Potter scarf right here.

NEVILLE: Very nice.

CLINTON: I'm ready to go to Hogswart. Yes, this, the original movie made $318 million domestically and twice that internationally.

NEVILLE: Wow.

CLINTON: Second only to "Titanic." And this one is definitely going to live up to the first one. It is better than the first one, actually. There's more adventure. It's edgier, it's darker and you don't have all the background that you had to deal with in the first movie telling everybody who Harry was and how he was really a wizard and introducing the school. This time they just jump right into it and it's really a fun movie.

Anybody that liked the first one is going to like this one and, again, it's very, very true to the book. Now, Christopher Columbus took a lot of grief about being paint by numbers direction in the first movie and literally taking the book page by page. But that's fine. This is a huge big franchise and I think it should be, you know, lived up to correctly.

NEVILLE: Yes, because...

CLINTON: And we also -- we should also mention...

NEVILLE: Yes, but, Paul, sometimes...

CLINTON: .... this is a Time, an AOL Time Warner movie, too. We should mention that. Which is the parent company of CNN.

NEVILLE: OK. Yes, but, you know, you were talking about they were giving him grief for painting by numbers, if you will. But you know what? When it comes to these types of movies -- and I'm going to switch over to Cody here -- don't you want it to be like the book?

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Exactly.

CODY CHESNEAU: So you can sort of like search for similarities and differences between them.

NEVILLE: Exactly. And then now, Casandra, I want to know if you think this first, this one, this new one, "Chamber of Secrets," do you think it's better than the first movie?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes, I do.

NEVILLE: Really? Why?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Because the kids are older and their voice is much deeper.

CODY CHESNEAU: I know.

NEVILLE: So that's more attractive to you, huh? All right, now is Hermani (ph) as cute as she was the first time around?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: No.

NEVILLE: Oh, she's not? Oh, you mean because of that thing that happened to her?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: Oh, I see. We won't talk about that for those people who want to go see it. Now, how many times are you going to see this movie?

CODY CHESNEAU: Maybe twice.

NEVILLE: That's all?

CODY CHESNEAU: Um-hmm.

NEVILLE: Just twice? What about you, Casandra?

CODY CHESNEAU: We'll probably watch the movie 500 times but -- when we get it. But...

NEVILLE: Oh, I see. So you'll go to the movie theater twice and then when you get the DVD you're going to run...

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes, we'll watch it.

NEVILLE: .... your parents nutty because you're going to watch it all the time.

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes. Yes.

NEVILLE: That's the big plan.

CODY CHESNEAU: Yes.

NEVILLE: All right, so, Casandra, if you had to tell your friends -- what grade are you in?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: First.

NEVILLE: First grade. So let's pretend you're going to school now and you're telling your friends about the Harry Potter movie. Describe it for them.

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: I would say like it was really good and it was kind of scary and yes...

NEVILLE: Yes, I'm sure. And, you know, Paul out there in Los Angeles, I know like especially at the Grauman's Chinese Theater they love to line up and get dressed up. Do you see any people out there? Have you noticed that yesterday and today so far? It was a little too early today, but yesterday?

CLINTON: I wasn't at Grauman's Chinese yesterday so I don't know. But, yes, that has been the history with Harry Potter. The fans really get into it. They dress up and they wait in line for it early, not as much as "Star Wars." They're not quite that, you know, pedal to the medal. But yes, there's a lot of fan interest and this is a huge, huge franchise. I mean this is a billion with a B, a billion dollar franchise. And as one of your young guests was saying, they are older this time. And that's going to be interesting because it's been a year since the first movie and now it's going to be two years until the next one.

NEVILLE: Right. CLINTON: And they are going to grow. Their voices are going to change. So that is going to be interesting to see what they, you know, do about that.

NEVILLE: Paul, before you go, who's your favorite character?

CLINTON: Oh, Dobby, the house elf. You've got to love the house elf.

NEVILLE: Dobby?

CLINTON: That is just amazing. It's amazing.

NEVILLE: Dobby, Dobby thinks me. I love the way he talks. OK, all right...

CLINTON: He's wonderful.

NEVILLE: Yes. Casandra who's your favorite character?

CASANDRA CHESNEAU: Harry Potter.

NEVILLE: Oh, good.

CLINTON: Oh.

NEVILLE: What's your, who's your favorite?

CODY CHESNEAU: Probably Harry Potter or Dobby.

NEVILLE: Aha.

CLINTON: Well, one's right here.

NEVILLE: Want to know my favorite?

CODY CHESNEAU: What?

NEVILLE: My favorite is Neville.

CLINTON: I can take you into commercial.

NEVILLE: It's my last name, ha-ha.

All right, thank you so much.

It was so nice to meet both of you. Thanks for coming here on CNN.

CODY CHESNEAU: You're welcome.

NEVILLE: All right, OK, and this weekend we want to make sure -- hey, Paul, thanks to you, too, as well.

CLINTON: Thank you.

NEVILLE: I'm all excited about the kids here. What can I say?

Listen, this weekend we want to make sure you're sure to watch a special profile of the young wizard in training, The Story Behind Harry Potter on "People In The News." That's later this morning at 11:00 Eastern and 8:00 Pacific. Have a cup of coffee and check it out.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com





Young Fans>