The creators of the $2 billion-grossing Harry Potter movies may be laughing all the way to Gringotts Bank, but the success of the films wasn’t always such a sure thing. “If they had cast American actors or put cheerleaders at Hogwarts — and all these hideous ideas were indeed being pitched and discussed at the time – Harry Potter would have been one movie, not a series,” says Chris Columbus, director of the first two films in the most lucrative movie series in Hollywood history. “It would have just died.”
Thankfully, the filmmakers remained true to author J.K. Rowling’s magical vision...
Thankfully, the filmmakers remained true to author J.K. Rowling’s magical vision...
- 6/30/2011
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
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