History Trivia / HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire

** Creator/GuillermoDelToto was asked to direct, but he was busy with ''Film/PansLabyrinth''. Creator/MNightShyamalan was also considered.

** Creator/MNightShyamalan was considered to direct the film, but turned it down.

** Marginal example. Clemence Posey is French but speaks English with a British accent, and so adopted a French accent whenever Fleur speaks English ([[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent though she drops it in the ''Deathly Hallows'' films]])[[note]]In the books it's said that Fleur gets a job in the UK to improve her English, so she could feasibly have lost her accent after a couple of years - although JK Rowling writes her as speaking phonetically with a French accent[[/note]].

* MemorialCharacter: [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Natalie_McDonald Natalie McDonald]]. She was a fan who died of cancer, and J.K. Rowling memorialised her briefly in the book.

* ThrowItIn: David Tennant ad-libbed Barty Crouch Jr's weird tongue flick.

** J.K. Rowling intended to put in a female character named Mafalda (not the Ministry of Magic employee). She was written at being a "black sheep" cousin of the Weasleys'; extremely badly-behaved, unpleasant to be around, nosy and loose-tongued, and to top it off, being sorted into Slytherin. In addition, she would have been the first rival to Hermione, being equally brainy and a show-off, and eavesdropping into the conversations of her fellow Slytherins hoping to relay and impress The Trio. Despite Rowling's fondness for the character, she was ultimately axed due to her age limiting her story potential. Mafalda would be the daughter of the accountant relative Ron mentioned to Harry in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''. Rita Skeeter was given many of her qualities as a result.

** In the film, the first choice for Hermione's Yule Ball outfit was a blue dress like in the book. However the costume designer found that the blue didn't suit Emma Watson. The dress went through several changes before they ended up with the pink dress instead ([[InternetBackdraft the one the fandom had a collective fit over]]).

** Rosamund Pike was approached to play Rita Skeeter but she declined. Eventually Miranda Richardson was cast.

** Music/FranzFerdinand, huge fans of the series, were approached to play the Weird Sisters. The resulting group, led by Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, [[http://www.mtv.com/news/1510896/canadian-group-sues-radiohead-warner-bros-over-use-of-name-in-harry-potter-flick/ ended up nameless in the movie due to being]] ScrewedByTheLawyers.
** According to Tom Felton, the film version ''almost'' [[NakedPeopleAreFunny averted]] the MagicPants trope when Draco is changed back from being a ferret. Storyboards exist of a naked Draco (seen from behind only) being changed back and running off in embarrassment, but they never made it past storyboarding - something Tom admits he was ''very'' grateful for - since the film would undoubtedly have very young viewers.

* DyeingForYourArt: Ralph Fiennes shaved his head and armpits to play Voldemort.

** According to Tom Felton, the film version ''almost'' [[NakedPeopleAreFunny averted]] the MagicPants trope when Draco is changed back from being a ferret. Storyboards exist of a naked Draco (seen from behind only) being changed back and running off in embarrassment, but they never made it passed storyboarding due to the fact that the film would undoubtedly have very young viewers, something Tom admits he was ''very'' grateful for.

** According to Tom Felton, the film version ''almost'' [[NakedPeopleAreFunny averted]] the MagicPants trope when Draco is changed back from being a ferret. They quickly scrapped that due to the fact that the film would undoubtedly have very young viewers, something Tom admits he was ''very'' grateful for.

** Before the First Task, the cannon was fired one line before the script said it would, in order to get a genuine shocked reaction from the actors.

** Marginal example. Clemence Posey is French but speaks English with a British accent, and so adopted a French accent whenever Fleur speaks English ([[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent though she drops it in the ''Deathly Hallows'' films]]). Likewise Frances de la Tour has French ancestry but was born and raised in Britain - so she too put on a French accent to play Madam Maxime.
** Played straight with Gabrielle Delacour. Her actress, Angelica Mandy, is English.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: At the height of the Religious Controversy for Harry Potter, ''Goblet of Fire'' in particular was heavily criticized for the religious imagery of Voldemort's resurrection. Considering Rowling herself is actually a Christian, the imagery was definitely intended.

* EnforcedMethodActing: The Hogwarts students had three weeks of dance lessons to prepare for the Yule Ball scenes. Daniel Radcliffe however only had three days, which worked in his favour - since Harry is supposed to be an awkward dancer. This is also the reason Harry is only filmed from the waist up during the dancing, to hide his fumbling feet.

* FakeNationality: Marginal example. Clemence Posey is French but speaks English with a British accent, and so adopted a French accent whenever Fleur speaks English ([[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent though she drops it in the ''Deathly Hallows'' films]]). Likewise Frances de la Tour has French ancestry but was born and raised in Britain - so she too put on a French accent to play Madam Maxime.

* FakeNationality: Marginal example. Clemence Posey is French but speaks English with a British accent, and so adopted a French accent whenever Fleur speaks English. Likewise Frances de la Tour has French ancestry but was born and raised in Britain - so she too put on a French accent to play Madam Maxime.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The film was skipped over during several months' worth of ''Harry Potter'' marathons on Creator/{{Freeform}}.

** J.K. Rowling intended to put in a female character named Mafalda (not the Ministry of Magic employee). She was written at being a "black sheep" cousin of the Weasleys'; extremely badly-behaved, unpleasant to be around, nosy and loose-tongued, and to top it off, being sorted into Slytherin. In addition, she would have been the first rival to Hermione, being equally brainy and a show-off, and eavesdropping into the conversations of her fellow Slytherins hoping to relay and impress The Trio. Despite Rowling's fondness for the character, she was ultimately axed due to her age limiting her story potential. Rita Skeeter was thus created to fill the nosy, eavesdropping role instead. Mafalda would be the daughter of the accountant relative Ron mentioned to Harry in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: That's right--They got [[Series/DoctorWho a Doctor]] to play Barty Jr.!

** The lengthy subplot between the Weasley twins and Ludo Bagman was originally included. There were even reports that Martin Landham had been cast as Bagman. Ultimately they were cut from the script, and Barty Crouch has any of Bagman's leftover lines.

** Rita Skeeter's presence in the story is said to have been based on Rowling's own experiences dealing with fame and reporters.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: J.K. Rowling intended to put in a female character named Mafalda (not the Ministry of Magic employee). She was written at being a "black sheep" cousin of the Weasleys'; extremely badly-behaved, unpleasant to be around, nosy and loose-tongued, and to top it off, being sorted into Slytherin. In addition, she would have been the first rival to Hermione, being equally brainy and a show-off, and eavesdropping into the conversations of her fellow Slytherins hoping to relay and impress The Trio. Despite Rowling's fondness for the character, she was ultimately axed due to her age limiting her story potential. Rita Skeeter was thus created to fill the nosy, eavesdropping role instead. Mafalda would be the daughter of the accountant relative Ron mentioned to Harry in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''.

* MemorialCharacter: [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Natalie_McDonald Natalie McDonald]]. She was a fan who died of cancer, and Creator/JKRowling memorialised her briefly in the book.