“Our movie was two hours and 40 minutes, and the other movies were about the same length,” Columbus said. He believes that the episodic format currently used allows the series to include “all the great scenes that couldn’t be put on film.”
Published date – January 22, 2025, 1:24 p.m.
HYDERABAD: Chris Columbus, the original director of the famous Harry Potter series, has expressed his excitement for HBO’s new reboot, calling it a “great idea” on how it could capture the richness of JK Rowling’s novels. . Much better. He stated that the film’s running time constraints made it impossible to incorporate much of what was in the book into the first film.
“Our movie was two hours and 40 minutes, and the other movies were about the same length. I think it’s amazing that now we’re rotating episodes from book to book,” Columbus said. . For him, the episodic format provides the series with the opportunity to include “all the great scenes that couldn’t be put on film.”
Production begins immediately in 2025 for a 2026 release, with plans to cover each novel’s seasons and recreate the novels in every respect for the HBO reboot announced in 2023. The show will be directed by Succession and Game of Thrones veteran Mark Mylod and written by Francesca Gardiner.
While the search for central characters Harry, Hermione, and Ron continues, speculation about Voldemort continues, and Columbus focuses on fan favorite Cillian Murphy. “That’s great because Killian is one of my favorite actors,” he said.
Fans are already excited about the highly detailed dive into the magical world, with a story built on the very foundations of their favorite books.
