Harry Potter Director Has A Very Blunt 3-Word Message Ahead Of New TV Adaptation

Chris ColumbusHarry Potter director Chris Columbus has admitted he was left with mixed emotions when he saw the first pictures from the set of the upcoming TV adaptation of the book series.Chris helmed the first two instalments in the Harry Potter film series, which are currently being reworked for the small screen by US broadcaster HBO.The British filmmaker is currently promoting his new Netflix movie The Thursday Murder Club, and was recently interviewed by its creator Richard Osman on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment.Asked whether he felt “jealous” at how much more in-depth the Harry Potter TV series will be compared to his movies, Chris responded: “I’m not jealous. I’m so beyond it. I did it. My feeling is, ‘OK, I’ve done that, it’s time to move on’. I’ve always had issues with the idea of franchise after franchise.”A young Daniel Radcliffe on the set of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's StoneResponding to pictures from the set depicting Nick Frost in character as Hagrid, Chris continued: “I saw photographs online of Nick Frost as Hagrid. Now, that’s not Nick Frost – that’s presumably still [stand-in] Martin, a rugby player who played Hagrid with a giant sort of fake rubber Hagrid head that we sometimes replaced with CGI.“So, I’m seeing these photographs of, now it looks like Martin – I could be wrong – wearing a Nick Frost head, walking down the streets of London. And he’s wearing the exact same costume that we designed for Hagrid. Part of me was like, what’s the point? Part of me was like, ‘OK, great. I thought everything was going to be different, but it’s more of the same, which is interesting’.”Chris said he found it “very flattering” to see the Hagrid costume that he and his team designed for the first Harry Potter film being used in the TV version of the books, claiming: “Part of it is really exciting – I’m excited to see what they’re going to do with it. But part of it is sort of déjà vu, all over again.”The late Robbie Coltrane played groundskeeper Rebus Hagrid in all eight Harry Potter filmsEarlier this week, the Home Alone director spoke again about his work on Harry Potter during an interview with Variety, weighing in on cuts from the original book that had to be made while putting together the first film, and the ongoing controversy surrounding JK Rowling.Listen to Chris Columbus’ interview in full on the latest episode of The Rest Is Entertainment here.READ MORE:Michelle Gomez Reacts To Backlash Over Her Role In New Harry Potter SeriesEmma Thompson Makes Very Honest Admission Over How She Really Feels About Her Harry Potter RoleJason Isaacs Has His Say On Tom Felton's Return To Harry Potter Franchise

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