Chris Columbus, the director of the primary two Harry Potter movies, just lately opened up in regards to the thought behind the upcoming TV collection, describing it as “spectacular.” The present, primarily based on the books authored by J. Ok. Rowling will reportedly premiere on HBO and Max in 2026. The producers are but to share updates concerning the official casting of the collection.
Chris Columbus says Harry Potter collection can present all ‘nice scenes’ lower from films
The director of the primary half, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and the second, Chamber of Secrets and techniques, Chris Columbus just lately shared how he feels in regards to the Harry Potter TV collection.
Columbus attended the premiere of Robert Eggers’ horror film Nosferatu in Los Angeles the place he had a chat with PEOPLE. When requested in regards to the new Harry Potter present, the director mentioned he was in favor of the thought.
“I believe it’s a spectacular thought, as a result of there’s a sure restriction while you’re making a movie,” he mentioned. “Our movie was two hours and 40 minutes, and the second was virtually as lengthy.”
Columbus additional added that the makers have the freedom to incorporate extra particulars from the books in collection that won’t have been attainable in films. “The truth that they’ve the leisure of [multiple] episodes for every e book, I believe that’s incredible,” the 66-year-old shared. “You may get all of the stuff within the collection that we didn’t have a possibility to do … all these nice scenes that we simply couldn’t put within the movies.” Columbus additionally mentioned that he “seems to be ahead to seeing what they’re attempting to do with it.”