Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley (L) and in May 2019.Photo:Entertainment Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo; Amanda Edwards/Getty
Entertainment Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo; Amanda Edwards/Getty
Bonnie Wrightis reflecting on what could have been for her character in theHarry Pottermovies.
As the youngest Weasley sibling and the titular hero’s eventual love interest, Wright’s character Ginny has a much larger role inJ.K. Rowling’s book series than in the films. The actress, who first starred inHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneat age 9, wants fans to know she did what she could with what she was given.
“There was just no room for much change in those scripts,” Wright, now 32, said on the latest episode of theInside of You with Michael Rosenbaumpodcast. “There were a million executives going through them all.”
“I think what I maybe took, which I don’t take so much to heart now, is I kind of felt that maybe my anxiety was about like, ‘Oh, I’m going to be seen as badly portraying this character,’ rather than later realizing that Iwasn’t really given the opportunity to do that,” she continued. “So it wasn’t really my ‘fault,’ exactly.”
“And when fans do share that disappointment, they do it in a way where they’re like, ‘We know it wasn’t you. We just wanted more of you.’ And that’s the same with every character,” Wright added. “If only they could’ve been five-hour-long movies, but it would’ve taken probably two years to film each one or something.”
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“Sometimes that was a little disappointing, because there were parts of the character that just didn’t get to come through because there weren’t the scenes to do that,” Wright said. “So that made me feel a bit anxious or just frustrated, I guess.”
Despite her desires about what could have been for Ginny intheHarry Potterfilms, in June 2021, Wright told PEOPLE she still marvels at the education in acting and filmmaking she received while growing up on the sets of Hogwarts.
“I got this amazing look into the film world,” she said. “I was so interested in not just the role as an actor, but also just all the other incrediblethings that made the films what they are. I was so exposed to just attention to detail, to craftsmanship, and just the quality of work was really what set me up.”
“It made me just know that stuff can be made really well, to strive for that and work harder at your craft,” Wright added. “When you look at all these things and designs, all the people who were making the props and the production design were just so brilliant at what they did. And I had a lot of respect for them when I was younger.”
Bonnie Wright and Daniel Radcliffe inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010).WARNER BROS PICTURES / Album / Alamy Stock Photo
WARNER BROS PICTURES / Album / Alamy Stock Photo
As for her next big adventure, Wright is preparing for motherhood, as she and husbandAndrew Lococoareexpecting their first child together.
The couple revealed the news on Instagram in April, sharing a photo of themselves amid a gorgeous, scenic landscape with her bump on display.
source: people.com
