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THE makers of a new all-Irish version of Harry Potter are scouting the country for a Irish-speaking schoolchild to star as the famous wizard in the JK Rowling classic.
TG4 have been given the go-ahead by Warner Brothers to turn Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets into Harry Potter san Seomra Rúnda. Thousands of children are set to attend auditions around the country for fluent Irish speakers between the ages of 7 and 13 for the coveted role.
The new Irish-speaking star, who will have a voice-over role in the new film version, will also get onto the small screen in a behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of the movie called Cé Hé Harry. The producer of the new Harry Potter production, Siobhan ni Ghadhra, said she has been flooded with calls from Harry Potter fanatics. She said: "We have the rights from Warner Brothers and they have the final say on which child we pick. It can be a young boy or a girl. I keep saying that Bart Simpson's voice is done by a girl."
She said she was stunned by the huge response to the TG4 version of the film. The new child star won't physically appear on the film but will have the biggest role in the fly-on-the-wall documentary. The child will be chosen from 20 finalists in July and will start work on the Harry Potter movie which will be screened over Halloween. The producer at Telegael films, who are making the production, said Warner Brothers want the Irish version of the wizard's tale to be quite close to the Hollywood version. "This is a fairly new departure to revoice a film like this in Irish." Warner Brothers will get to hear the top three choices for the role. The children in the auditions will also be in the documentary about Harry. She said words such as "quidditch" (the flying broom sport) and "muggles" (meaning non-wizards) may have to retain their original status.
"We need to look at the words when they come up and to synch very carefully with the English version. A lot of the terminology will have to stay," she said. Though the main aim is to find a voice for Harry, Siobhan hopes the auditions may throw up other talent: "Obviously if we find children around the country really good for other parts then we'll use them. Just because they don't get the part of Harry doesn't mean they won't be considered for other roles." |