It's been 13 years since the last film based on the original. Harry Potter The book was released and although the franchise continued to grow, both through the Fantastic beasts In addition to the upcoming Harry Potter and the Wizarding World movies at the Epic Universe theme park, that original series continues to captivate the imagination. That's why we're getting a new Harry Potter TV series in a couple of years, but a relative of an original cast member isn't too thrilled about that.
Jared Harris is an actor you will recognize from his roles in series such as mad MenHe is also the son of the late Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films before his untimely death led to Michael Gambon taking over the role. Recently, The Independent If he would be interested in taking on his father's role as headmaster of Hogwarts for the upcoming Max series. Not only is he not interested in the role, he's also not interested in the series existing. He said…
No, thank you. And why do it anyway? I don't understand. The movies were fantastic, just leave them alone.
That said, even Jared Harris acknowledges that a series will be able to dig deeper into the material and tell some stories that the films had to skip. An eight- or ten-episode season devoted to the first book will give the writers a lot more time. We can expect characters who didn't even appear in the Harry Potter films to appear in the series.
Harris's comments certainly reflect those of many fans. As much as there are many people who love Harry Potter, they love those original movies so much that they don't see the need to remake them as a series. While the Harry Potter movies have frequently jumped between streaming services, so it can be hard to know which one has them at any given time, it's not particularly difficult to rewatch the movies as long as you know where to go.
The answer to the question “why do it?” is, unfortunately, quite simple. There’s a good chance that Harry Potter fans around the world will subscribe to Max when the new series premieres. It’s all about money.
Of course, with the Fantastic beasts Once the films had come to an end, even though at one point there were plans to make as many as five, it would be absurd to believe that WB would leave such a lucrative franchise alone. Rather than looking for another corner of the Wizarding World to tell new stories, the decision was made to return to the old reliability of Harry Potter himself.
Casting Jared Harris in the role of Dumbledore wouldn't be a bad choice. When filming begins on the new series, he'll likely only be a few years younger than his father was when he played the role, and it would be a nice nod to the original series.
It will be interesting to see who plays the roles of the Hogwarts teachers. They were the most well-known actors when the first film was released. They will probably be again, as there is a good chance that the roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione will be played by unknowns.