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‘Harry Potter’ director Chris Columbus shares thoughts on new HBO TV adaptation

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Chris Columbus has shared his thoughts on Harry Potter being adapted by HBO for a new TV show.

The US filmmaker directed the first two instalments of the original movie series, 2001’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone and 2002’s ...Chamber Of Secrets. He then served as a producer for 2004’s Prisoner Of Azkaban.

During a new interview with People, Columbus gave his verdict on the plans to bring the wizarding world to the small screen.

“I think it’s a spectacular idea, because there’s a certain restriction when you’re making a film,” he explained. “Our film was two hours and 40 minutes, and the second one was almost as long.”

Columbus, who also directed Mrs. Doubtfire and the first two Home Alone films, continued: “The fact that they have the leisure of [multiple] episodes for each book, I think that’s fantastic. You can get all the stuff in the series that we didn’t have an opportunity to do … all these great scenes that we just couldn’t put in the films.

I look forward to seeing what they’re trying to do with it. I think it’s great.”

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