Original Harry Potter director on reboot: What’s the point

Chris Columbus, who worked on the original Harry Potter films, has questioned the upcoming HBO reboot of the beloved book series by J K Rowling.

Chris Columbus opens up on Harry Potter reboot

Chris, who directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, had previously supported the reboot.

However, recent pictures of Nick Frost as Hagrid made the director rethink the point of a reboot as they seemed similar to the ones Robbie Coltrane wore in the film series.

“So, I’m seeing these photographs… and wearing the exact same costume that we designed for Hagrid. Part of me was like: What’s the point?” Chris said.

“I thought the costumes and everything was going to be different, but it’s more of the same. It’s all going to be the same,” he said on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast.

Chris is now busy with his upcoming book adaptation The Thursday Murder Club starring Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.

HBO's Harry Potter is now under production and is set to debut in 2027.

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