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Less than 15 years after the original Harry Potter series ended, Warner Bros. announced plans for a series reboot at HBO. The new version will feature a brand-new cast, and is expected to run for 10 years as a more book-accurate version.

Original Harry Potter director had a different opinion about the reboot. To promote his upcoming film, Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club, director Chris Columbus joined the book's author, Richard Osman's podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, where they discussed his career, including Home Alone, their collaboration on The Thursday Murder Club, and the upcoming Harry Potter reboot series. During their conversation, the original filmmaker was very honest and revealed...

Chris Columbus, the original director of the first two Harry Potter films, has made it clear that he has no interest in being involved with HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV reboot.

Speaking with Variety in London while promoting Netflix’s Thursday Murder Club, Columbus explained that he feels he has already completed his work in the Wizarding World. “No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” he said. “There’s nothing left for me to do in the world of Potter.”

Even though he won’t be returning to the franchise, Columbus expressed admiration for the new series and excitement for what it could achieve. He noted that...

Chris Columbus does not want to be involved in HBO’s Harry Potter reboot.

The director, who helmed the first two Harry Potter movies and was a producer on the third film, says he is no longer interested in returning to the franchise.

“No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” he said to Variety while in London to promoting Thursday Murder Club.

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“There’s nothing left for me to do in the world of Potter.”

He added that he’s not opposed to rebooting the franchise for TV.

“The great thing about it is that with the first and second and third book,...

Chris Columbus has absolutely zero desire to be involved in HBO’s all-star small-screen “Harry Potter” reboot.

The filmmaker — arguably best known for launching the mega hit franchise more than 20 years ago having directed the first two “Harry Potter” features and produced the third — claims he’s long since graduated from Hogwarts.

“No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” he tells Variety while in London to promote Netflix’s “Thursday Murder Club.” “There’s nothing left for me to do in the world of Potter.”

But that’s not to say he’s against the TV reboot. He may have recently spoken out against the idea of remaking his 1990 classic “Home Alone,” but he definitely approves of the return to the Wizarding world. If anything, he’s jealous.

“The great thing about it is that with the first and second and third book, we wanted to do it all.

Things are moving quickly on the new Harry Potter series in the works at HBO Max, and one of the show’s biggest stars has finally addressed a part of the series drenched in controversy. Nick Frost was cast to play Hagrid in the upcoming Harry Potter show, a role which previously belonged to Robbie Coltrane and briefly Martin Bayfield. The creator of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, has been a vocal supporter of anti-trans propaganda and movements, even donating upwards of 70,000 euros to For Women Scotland, a group which is in the midst of a legal battle with the UK’s Supreme Court over whether biologically born males can legally become female.

Frost announced the Hagrid casting on his official Instagram in April, and he ultimately decided to disable comments after facing backlash from trans-rights supporters for collaborating with Rowling, who is an EP on the new series. Frost is a supporter of trans rights,...

Practical effects made Hagrid look big without CGI, ensuring timeless appeal for the Harry Potter movies. Forced perspective and clever camera tricks helped Hagrid tower over characters in the series. Similar practical effects used in other films, like Lord of the Rings and various entries in the MCU, to create size illusions.

Harry Potter's VFX team tried out many exciting techniques to make Hagrid look almost twice as large as a regular-size human, but how did they make Hagrid so big? Rubeus Hagrid is around eight feet tall, considerably smaller than the 12-foot half-giant described in the books, yet the adaptation's VFX crew nailed the task of making him look too big for his surroundings, especially because he is always walking around with much smaller students. The character was the first of many examples that succeeded in bringing Harry Potter's magical world-building to the screen, giving life to the absurdities...

Mark Harrison Nov 20, 2018

Join us on an exhausting trivia tour of the movie adaptations of the Harry Potter series and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

Filling in the backstory of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the tenth film in the franchise to date. Coming after the epic filmmaking endeavor that saw the seven Harry Potter books turned into global blockbusters, there's a heck of a lot to look at in terms of development, behind the scenes trivia, and details in the films themselves.

Just in case you're headed to a themed pub quiz any time soon, we've collected just 150 of these facts for you. Hopefully, it's a mix of some stuff you know, some stuff you've never noticed before, and something or other than will give you an edge over those guys at...

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This year marks the 15th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and to celebrate, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is running a series of special features, offering visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes and discover how the franchise was born on screen.

The first of these special features will be a look at Harry Potter’s favourite half-giant, Hagrid!

Between March 25th and April 17th 2016, visitors to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making Of Harry Potter will find out how film-makers turned 6’1” Robbie Coltrane into the lovable Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts.

Fans will also get a chance to see two costumes which were created specifically for Hagrid, one which was worn by Coltrane and the other which was made 25% larger and used by his 6‘10’’ body double, England rugby star Martin Bayfield.

Former Football Italia host James Richardson is the latest presenter signed up by BT Sport.

Richardson will front Sunday Night Football on BT Sport 1, a specialist show featuring live coverage and expert opinion on the latest European football action from across the continent.

BT Sport has also bolstered its football punditry and commentary teams with the signing of outspoken manager Neil Warnock and former Scotland captain Gary McAllister.

Warnock will be part of BT Sport Live, a nightly show offering viewers the latest news and debate from the world of sport, hosted live at BT Sport's new studios. BT Sport Live's presenter lineup will also include Darren Fletcher, Vassos Alexander, Lynsey Hipgrave and Caroline de Moraes.

Meanwhile, rugby coverage has been extended to include weekly Wednesday evening series Rugby Tonight, hosted by Matt Dawson, Craig Doyle, Martin Bayfield and Sarra Elgan.

BT Sport is attempting to launch itself as a...

Sir Richard Branson will speak live on stage in Auckland, New Zealand, in October, at a special dinner.

The Virgin boss will talk about “how to make a difference” at all levels including business, family and the self, and will be joined by Master of Ceremonies Martin Bayfield and Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn.

The banquet will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Outward Bound. Established in 1962 as a Charitable Trust, Outward Bound has the vision of: Better People, Better Communities, Better World. Outward Bound enables people to understand their full potential through adventure and challenge in the outdoors.

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Sachin Tendulkar was among a host of sports stars who packed out the royal box on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Saturday, with top internationals and Olympic gold medallists among the throng.India's master batsman Tendulkar and West Indies hero Brian Lara were in attendance from the world of cricket, while England football greats Bobby Charlton and Glenn Hoddle were also invited.Former Wimbledon champions included Martina Navratilova, Budge Patty, Jan Kodes and Australian trio Ashley Cooper, Neale Fraser and Evonne Goolagong-Cawley.Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase and former British number one Roger Taylor joined them.From rugby union, the world's most capped forward Jason Leonard, England captain Lewis Moody, and former England internationals Alastair Hignell and Martin Bayfield watched the action.Among the British Olympic gold medallists present were cyclists Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, athlete Kelly Holmes, canoeist Tim Brabants and skeleton racer Amy Williams.Us skiing gold medallist Julia Mancuso,...

Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/rovie/qotw5.gif Former English rugby player and actor Martin Bayfield spoke (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article5580637.ece) about his participation in the Harry Potter series, in which he doubles for Robbie Coltrane's character, Hagrid: ---Quote--- *How did you end up acting in the Harry Potter movies?* I got a call from someone at Warner Brothers who had seen me speaking at a lunch. He said they were looking for a Robbie Coltrane double.* I gave him a hard time at first because I thought he was a wind-up merchant.* I.ve been in five films so far and we are about to start filming the last one. It was great to meet the late Richard Harris on set because he was such a huge rugby fan. ---End Quote---...