A seven month search led them to Daniel Radcliffe when Heyman and Kloves attended the theatre at the same time he did. They then started to cast the roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Rowling was given a large creative role which Columbus was fine with, while Heyman stayed to produce it.

In March 2000, Chris Columbus was selected to direct the first film, while Steve Kloves wrote the screenplay. She also wanted a part in helping them adapt the books, and refused to give the rights of her characters to Warner Bros which would let them make non-author written sequels. She wanted the principal cast to be played by British actors, but allowed Irish actors, unless the role required otherwise. Heyman was very impressed by Rowling's work, which led to Rowling selling him the film rights for four books in 1999. He put it on the low priority shelf, thinking the title was 'rubbish.' However, when a secretary found and read it, she gave it to Heyman with a positive review and he then read it. In 1997, David Heyman received a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

8.2.1 Harry Potter Wizard's Collection bonus disc.

8.2 Special features for hours of entertainment.8.1 Films included in collection – All on Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet digital copy.

However, they will likely appear on HBO Max again since the two streamers keep passing the films between each other like they’re a quaffle.Īnd if Zeiler’s comments are to be believed, HBO Max might have some magical additions to the Harry Potter universe in the future as well. HBO Max recently lost all 8 Harry Potter films, with the movies hopping on their broomsticks and flying over to Peacock. It also has Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses available for streaming. Discovery has already dipped into its Pensieve of Harry Potter IP to deliver Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. Zeiler’s comments will undoubtedly revive talk of a potential show. Rowling to develop new content for HBO Max. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was planning on meeting with franchise creator J.K. The Wall Street Journal also reported this year that Warner Bros. Rumors of a Harry Potter series on HBO Max have been in the tea leaves for a while, with The Hollywood Reporter saying it was in early development as far back as January 2021. Discovery International boss reportedly mentioned Harry Potter as one of those franchises. In addition to Game of Thrones and DC, the Warner Bros. Discovery International president Gerhard Zeiler talked about the company focusing on the “development of franchises” while recently delivering the RTS London keynote. As Ron Weasley might say, this news is “wicked!”Īccording to Deadline, Warner Bros.

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