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Watson Reveals Azkaban Cuts

Emma Watson, who reprises the role of Hermione Granger in the third Harry Potter film, The Prisoner of Azkaban, told SCI FI Wire that she's pleased with how judiciously director Alfonso Cuarón and screenwriter Steven Kloves condensed and pruned J.K. Rowling's book into a movie. "I think that they did a really good job on this one," Watson said during a press conference. "A lot was cut, but they did a great job of making sure that everything that was put in the film was really relevant to the plot."



Watson added, "One of the things that I think is really great about the film is that it's really fluid and fast-moving. They did a really good job of getting everything that was important in there."

Asked specifically what was shot but cut, Watson replied, "There were a couple of fights with Ron [Rupert Grint] that were cut." Watson also confirmed that Cuarón cut a scene in which Hermione and Ron hug. "There was an awkward hug with Ron, but it did get cut," she said. What made it awkward? "Well, just on the exterior, I think," she said. "Hermione and Ron spend the whole film arguing with each other. Ron is convinced that Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, has eaten his rat, [Scabbers]. But I think that's a bit of a cover-up, really, because they have a bit of a soft spot for each other. It's a classic love-hate relationship. You always tease the ones you like." Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens June 4.

Source: SciFi.com