'Part of Me Was Like, What's the Point?' Harry Potter Movie Director Unsure Why There Needs to Be a TV Remake, After Seeing Suspiciously Similar Set Photos

Harry Potter manager Chris Columbus, who helmed the series' archetypal 2 films, has shared his absorption to caller acceptable photos of the franchise's upcoming HBO TV reboot — and successful particular, images of caller Hagrid histrion Nick Frost successful "the nonstop aforesaid costume".

"Part of maine was like, what's the point?" Columbus said, speaking connected the latest occurrence of The Rest is Entertainment podcast. "Part of maine is like, okay, great."

Columbus directed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone, if you prefer) backmost successful 2001, the occurrence of which laid the groundwork for each 7 Harry Potter books to beryllium filmed for the large screen. The movie besides established the archetypal coherent look for overmuch of the franchise's now-familiar elements, immoderate of which are present being reprised for HBO's Harry Potter TV remake.

Dominic McLaughlin arsenic Harry Potter, Nick Frost arsenic Rubeus Hagrid & Anthony Wallyn arsenic Hagridʼs stunt treble connected acceptable of the upcoming “Harry Potter” HBO Max Original bid successful London. pic.twitter.com/YmVxd5nNCc

“So, present it's interesting, arsenic of yesterday determination are photos of Nick Frost arsenic Hagrid walking with the caller Harry Potter," Columbus continued, "and he’s wearing the nonstop aforesaid costume that we designed for Hagrid!

"I thought the costumes, everything was going to beryllium different, but it’s much of the same," helium said. "It’s precise flattering for me, due to the fact that I’m like, that’s precisely the Hagrid costume that we designed. So, portion of it is truly exciting, I’m excited to spot what they’re going to bash with it. Part of it is benignant of deja vu each implicit again."

But portion immoderate elements volition apt consciousness precise familiar, it's evident that HBO's incarnation of Harry Potter volition consciousness antithetic successful different ways. There's the caller acceptable of actors formed arsenic the series' students and professors, obviously, but besides the quality for the bid to accommodate the archetypal books much faithfully, without being kept to a constricted movie runtime.

Indeed, Columbus said helium was keen to spot the TV show's incarnation of Peeves the Poltergeist, aft the movie bid notably chopped the quality contempt British histrion Rik Mayall primitively signaling footage for the archetypal movie. Was Columbus truthful jealous of that other screentime?

"Jealous? No, I'm truthful beyond it," helium replied. "My feeling is that I've done that, it’s clip to determination on. I’ve ever had issues with the thought of franchise[s].

"When we did Gremlins and Goonies and those films, that's wherefore I ne'er did the 2nd Gremlins film. My cognition past was I've done it, it's clip to determination connected and bash thing different. It's the aforesaid with Potter, I’m truly arrogant of those films, the archetypal 3 that I was progressive with, and I’m moving on."

The Harry Potter TV bid is expected to debut connected HBO successful aboriginal 2027, with an eight-episode archetypal season.

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