‘Harry Potter’ Star Bonnie Wright Laments Ginny Weasley’s Lack Of Screen Time In The Franchise’s Films
deadline.comGinny Weasley was measly in the “Harry Potter” film franchise. At least when it came to lines, said Bonnie Wright, the woman who played the character.
Wright, now 32, was just 9 years old when she was cast as Ginny Weasley, the sister of Ron Weasley (played by Rupert Grint in the films) and future wife of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe).
On Tuesday’s episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast, Wright expressed disappointment that Ginny was not more prominent in the films. “I definitely feel there was anxiety toward performing and doing the best thing as my character built,” Wright said. “Like, Oh gosh, will I do justice to this character that people love?
So that was always hard to do, especially when, inevitably, a lot of the scenes of every character were chopped down from the book to the film.
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