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I turned down the offer to direct the first Harry Potter film


I turned down the offer to direct the first Harry Potter film

Filmmaker Ron Howard has revealed that he was asked to direct the first Harry Potter film, but turned it down because he didn’t want to do any more fantasy projects. Howard, 67, said he had just finished work on “The Grinch,” starring Jim Carrey as the titular green monster, when he was offered the job. […]

Daniel Radcliffe rules out return to “Harry Potter”


Daniel Radcliffe rules out return to “Harry Potter”

Daniel Radcliffe has no interest in starring in a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child film. The 32-year-old actor rose to fame for his role as the titular boy wizard in the film series based on JK Rowling’s popular book series. And although Chris Columbus – who directed the first two films in the saga […]

Why has Harry Potter never won an Oscar?


Why has Harry Potter never won an Oscar?

It’s the second biggest film series of all time, loved by millions of people around the world, and now available on Netflix. Yet despite being nominated for 12 Oscars for eight films, the Harry Potter series has never won one. Thankfully, the Wizarding World was finally recognized by the Academy in 2017, when Fantastic Beasts […]