Of fame at any price is a perfectly laudable exercise. HarryĪnd the other boys are also jealous of Lockhart’s success with the female Pursuit of Harry’s genius drives Lockhart’s journey through the film. Teaching post at Hogwarts because he wants to purloin Harry’s fame. Harry Potter is the greatest prize he has ever come across and he takes the Lockhart’s policy is to meet trulyĬlever people, copy them and publish their stories under his own name. Harry Potter guarantees Lockhart the front page of the wizard It’s partly born out of insecurity and the knowledge that his achievementsĪre bogus. Q: What is Lockhart’s relation-ship with Harry Potter?īranagh: Lockhart is ravenous in his appetite for publicity for Given that the book says little about his clothes, we had a lot His "flowing golden locks" which we have tried to match with quite an excessive More impressionistic way than many of the other characters. Q: Did you have much input into the look of the character?īranagh: JK Rowling describes Lockhart’s appearance in a much The audience–and the kids at the school–on his side. ![]() ![]() Vulnerable and his vulnerability is a redeeming feature which helps keep ChrisĬolumbus was keen to see the fragility in the character. Is a beating heart in there which goes hand in hand with arrogance. Times), and then a weakness and helplessness when challenged. His character seem to be an annoying super-confidence (utterly ruthless at Like manyĪctors, he is a mix of massive ego and deep insecurity. These to try to show that he is more than a pantomime character. They seize on moments when Lockhart is rather vulnerable and we used She writes with complexity (there is a very deceptive simplicity about theīooks). Q: How difficult was it making him real? How do you go about fleshing him out?īranagh: Chris Columbus takes his cue from JK Rowling. Is he or isn’t he a good guy? He is certainly a strange He is a narcissus, a gadfly, very full of himselfĪnd faintly idiotic. He is much admired by the female students which is Wizard and writer of many famous books which are now being used as text booksĪt Hogwarts School. Kenneth Branagh: Gilderoy Lockhart is a fantastically successful Question: How would you describe your character? Branagh further discusses the upcoming film in the following interview: Or solution to the slippery and sinister new terror that is gripping the But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns and is only too keen to associate ![]() Year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to discoverĪ dark force that is terrorizing the school. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)Īnd Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) facing new challenges during their second Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets finds young wizard World of Hogwarts and working with this phenomenal cast and crew." "I’m having great fun immersing myself in the magical "Gilderoy Lockhart is a fascinating creation of J.K. ![]() Played by multi-talented actor, writer and director Kenneth Branagh. The much anticipated Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets–the sequel to 2001’s top-grossing film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone–introduces a wealth of new and exciting characters, foremost of whom is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, the flamboyantly self-obsessed Gilderoy Lockhart,
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