Chris Columbus, who directed the primary two installments of the big-screen Harry Potter franchise and produced the third, is lower than enthused about HBO’s upcoming reboot sequence.
Having already made it clear that he needed nothing to do with the reboot, Columbus has doubled down on his emotions after seeing photographs of actor Nick Frost because the character Hagrid from the HBO sequence.
“He’s sporting the very same costume that we designed for Hagrid,” Columbus advised the The Relaxation is Leisure podcast. “A part of me was like: ‘What’s the purpose?’ I believed every little thing [on the HBO show] the costumes and every little thing was going to be totally different. It’s extra of the identical.”
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He went on to say that he was “flattered” that the sequence didn’t really feel the necessity to try to enhance upon the unique costuming. “I’m excited to see what they’re going to do with it,” he added. “A part of it’s kind of déjà vu once more.”
Columbus needed to emphasise that there’s no jealousy concerned with the HBO reboot, saying, “I’m so past it. I did it. I’ve achieved that, it’s time to maneuver on.”
When the sequence does arrive, it should characteristic newcomers within the lead roles: Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
Additionally among the many forged are John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. Harry Potter creator J.Ok. Rowling will function an government producer, whom HBO has lauded for her “invaluable” contribution.
The present is at the moment in manufacturing, with plans for it to premiere in 2027.