“On the Internet, I saw the pictures of actor Nick Frost as Hagrid. He is wearing the same costume as we suggested for his character. I thought the costumes and everything else would be different, but it will probably be the same.
The director explained that he was not jealous of the serial processing. At the same time, he admitted that he had always had a problem with Harry Potter to grow into a large universe. He added that for the first three parts, the stone of the sages and the mysterious chamber he directed, and the prisoner of the Azkaban, in which he was a producer, is truly proud.
In the podcast interview, there was also a speech to the character of the Spirit of Protiva, who remained only on the pages of Rowling. “We tried to create it on the screen with computer graphics, but we never succeeded, so we cut out these scenes. I am curious about its involvement in the series,” he said.
The upcoming HBO series, which is to be premiered in 2027, promises faithful processing of seven novels about a young magician studying at Hogwarts. Producers have previously mentioned that the television version will exploring much more literary content than existing films.
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Columbus also commented on the controversial statements of Rowling at the transgender address against whose rights by the writer. “It is very sad that he says what he says. I definitely disagree with her views. But I think it is sometimes important to separate the artist’s personality from his work,” he stressed.
