The eight films that make up the saga of Harry Potter they completely transformed the careers of numerous actors. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson y Ruper Grint They were the three young people who rose to fame and even Grint has assured that he would love to resume his role as the youngest of the Weasleys.
Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane or Maggie Smith are some of the recurring actors in all of them, but from the faculty there is one teacher in particular who never repeated. We are talking about Zöe Wanamaker, who appeared in Harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
In a charla con The Telegraph In 2001, the actress confessed that Warner Bros. was behaving in a “notoriously mean-spirited” way and offering a “terrible” salary, especially towards British interpreters. And it is that the acting union Equity had to intervene after the offer that Daniel Radcliffe received at the time. 75,000 pounds to play Harry Potter in the first film and 125,000 for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Wanamaker was pitched for three Wizard Boy movies, but called the salary “shit money.” According to her, “if they want me for a second, they will have to raise my rates”, at the same time that she assured that her salary in the series Gormenghast
On the other hand, he had words against have been “cyberscanned” for the PC game, since the benefits for the use of his image would not reach his pocket. This is because this type of concept in the contracts only covered American actors, leaving out the British. “It’s rude. Even the costume designer who came up with these amazing creations won’t get anything. It’s outrageous and embarrassing.” In fact, we didn’t even get to see her on Harry Potter: Regreso a Hogwartsthe documentary that brought together all the actors.