Original Harry Potter helmer Chris Columbus has praised HBO’s upcoming TV reboot, calling it a “great idea” that will allow previously unknown Hogwarts hallways to be explored. I’m here.
“There are certain limitations when you make a movie,” the Nosferatu producer told People. The multiple Oscar-nominated hyphenate, who directed 2001’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and 2002’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, turned novel-length material into a magical He pointed out that there is no magic that can be crammed into such a narrow length.
“Our film was two hours and 40 minutes, and the second one was about the same length,” he said, adding that his work tried to “take as much of the book as possible.”
There has been a lot of noise about this ambitious revival, but HBO & Max Content Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys has announced that the film will be based on author J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s book series. “It’s a new adaptation,” and vowed that it would run for “10 years in a row,” ignoring earlier initial reports. The serialized version will follow a book-a-season format. The result is more room for discarded plotlines.
“I think the fact that we can afford to have (multiple) episodes in each book is great,” the Home Alone filmmaker said. “With this series, we’re getting things that we didn’t have a chance to do: all these great scenes that we couldn’t put on film.”
He concluded: “I’m excited to see what they’re going to do with it. I think it’s great.”
According to previous reports, principal photography is expected to begin this summer, with showrunner Francesca Gardiner at the helm. Since then, an astonishing 32,000 children have auditioned for the coveted trio of Harry, Hermione and Ron, formed by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
