Harry Potter Actors to be Digitally Aged for Final Flick

Deathly Hallows, which is going to be split into two films, will culminate in Rowling's famous last scene, which takes place several decades in the future, when the Hogwarts students are in their thirties. But instead of casting older actors in the parts of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny, producer David Heyman decided to have the crew that worked on Brad Pitt cast their magic on the Potter actors. "I'd feel terrible about having other people take those parts at the last gasp," he said.

Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays Potter, is less optimistic about the process than Heyman. "If it's good I'll be really pleased," he said, "but I'm just nervous about the idea. If it's not good and that's what people are left with that would be awful."