Chris Columbus

Alright so I am American, and sometimes I think about how the deal between JK Rowling and Chris Colombus to make the HP film series was "hire only British actors (except for in the case of say Fleur Delacour being French, obv)". This was ofc because she was a bit uneasy about the director (Chris) being American.

Now I wasn't born until the films were 6/8th of the way done being made. Either way though, sometimes I'm like "Man, I wish there was even a chance that I coulda been cast (or just get to audition) in these if I was born many years earlier".

Excluding maybe the Fantastic Beasts franchise since there are many non-British characters (American, German, French, etc), there wasn't really a chance for people like me (being American) to get a chance to be in the og HP films.

Now I'm not saying that I have some HUGE WISH that I could be in a HP film project and that I particularly envy those who are the correct nationality or whatever (tho it is fun to think about "What If's", ya know?). I'm also not saying there has never been someone who wasn't European cast, since John Lithgow (an American actor) is our new Dumbledore for the TV show.

What I am saying is that it really narrowed down the opportunities (for understandable reasons on JK's part) for who could be in the og films, and it's kinda unfortunate to think about.

You guys getting what I'm saying here?

Hagrid's version does not differ much from the one created by Chris Columbus. Columbus's criticism is not directed at the quality of the future production or the talent of its new cast, as his confusion comes from the apparent lack of originality in the visual approach. The filmmaker revealed his surprise after seeing some photographs from the shooting in which actor Nick Frost was dressed as Hagrid.

According to Columbus, the costume was an exact replica of the one his team designed for the late Robbie Coltrane over two decades ago. This aesthetic decision led him to publicly question what the real purpose of the new series was if it was going to be visually identical to the films. This makes us wonder why they didn't take the same approach as they did with the Dursleys.For the director, the repetition of such iconic elements gives him a sense of "déjà vu." His expectation was that the HBO series would offer a completely new visual interpretation of the world created by J.K. Rowling. Upon realizing that they are opting for a path so similar to the one he has already mapped out, he feels that the proposal loses part of its creative justification.His question, "what's the point?" resonates strongly among those who were hoping for a reinvention and not just a simple copy of the films that defined a generation.

Source (in spanish, translated by Wikibianca Black-Grindelwald): El director de Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal ataca la nueva serie de HBO: "no tiene ningún sentido"

The director of the first and second Harry Potter movies turns 65 on September 10th.

Thank you for the joy you put in the movies!!!

(Chris Columbus quit HP because he was "emotionally and physically exhausted.")

He did a good job with the first 2 Harry Potter film adaptions but I will never forgive him for what he did with another film adaption of a series I love.

Given how long Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was as a book, and that such an adaptation solicited the releases of Part 1 in 2010 and Part 2 in 2011, something tells me that given how long Harry Potter and the Cursed Child likewise is as both a play and a script book, such an adaptation should also be split in half. With Chris Columbus having expressed his interest in adapting it, I just hope that it happens. Given these factors, do any of you guys think that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Part One and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Part Two is a good idea, or what are your thoughts on it?

That the director of Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone and the Chamber of Secrets, Chris Columbus, also directed the Percy Jackson movies-

Happy Birthday to Director Chris Columbus, from the first two movies 🎉🎊🎈