Why Harry Potter’s Bonnie Wright Was Constantly Frustrated With The Franchise

It’s always difficult adapting books into movies, as there is such a limited amount of time to do what needs to be done. That said, Ginny Weasley is a very important character, as she ultimately ends up marrying Harry Potter (who was played by Daniel Radcliffe in the films). Even so, the way things panned out, Ginny wasn’t often at the forefront of those adaptations.

Speaking further on the subject, Wright explained that “there was no room for much change in those scripts,” meaning it was difficult for her to advocate to get Ginny in on the action more. Wright was worried, understandably so, about being perceived by the fans as portraying the character poorly:

“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, ‘Oh, I’m going to be seen as badly portraying this character,’ rather than later realizing that I wasn’t really given the opportunity to do that. So it wasn’t really my fault, exactly.”

Luckily, it sounds like fans don’t lay any misgivings on her shoulders. “When fans do share that disappointment and they do it in a way that is like, ‘We know it wasn’t you. We just wanted more of you,'” Wright added. At least she doesn’t have to take on the wrath of “Harry Potter” fans, even if the experience wasn’t altogether perfect.

Despite what happened in the movies, another actor is going to get the chance to put their stamp on Ginny Weasley as the Max streaming service is currently developing a “Harry Potter” TV show that will span an entire decade, allowing it to more faithfully adapt the books. Perhaps whoever that actor ends up being will have a better opportunity to flesh out the character.