The director of the first two Harry Potter films gives his opinion on the upcoming TV series.

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January 21, 2025- As outlined in Cinema Blend, Columbus is the director of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. However, in a recent interview with People magazine, the beloved director explained why the upcoming TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books will be a different but welcoming departure from his own projects relating to these beloved characters.

“I think it’s a spectacular idea because there’s a certain restriction when making a film,Columbus told People Magazine.

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The creators of the new television adaptation wish to ” really dig into the character arcs,and to dedicate more screen time to characters not explored in depth in the movies (here). In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbus expresses a similar sentiment.

“The fact that they have the leisure of [multiple] episodes for each book, I think that’s fantastic,Columbus said.You can get all the stuff in the series that we didn’t have an opportunity to do … all these great scenes that we just couldn’t put in the films.”

Harry Potter TV Show Cast

In addition, since the show’s announcement, Cillian Murphy has been a popular pick amongst fans to play Lord Voldemort (here). Well, Cillian is one of my favourite actors, so that would be amazing,Columbus told The Hollywood Reporter.

Moreover, Ralph Fiennes who played the Dark Lord in the film series also approved of this casting choice. For instance, during a broadcast of Watch What Happens Live the actors statedCillian is a fantastic actor … I would be all in favor of Cillian.”

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Published by HOLR Magazine

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