Harry Potter is a film series based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A spin-off prequel series that will consist of five films started with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, marking the beginning of the Wizarding World shared media franchise. Four directors worked on the series: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates.
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Harry Potter is a film series based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A spin-off prequel series that will consist of five films started with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, marking the beginning of the Wizarding World shared media franchise. Four directors worked on the series: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates. Steven Spielberg initially negotiated to direct the first film, but declined the offer. Without inflation adjustment, it is the third highest-grossing film series with USD 7.7 billion in worldwide receipts. Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Philosopher’s Stone, and Deathly. Hallows – Part 2 are among the 50 highest- grossing films of all time, and ranking them as the 48th-, 47th-, and 13th-highest-grossed films, with Philosopher.‘s Stone and ‘Deathly Hallow’ – Part 2 grossed over USD 1 billion. The film series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as the three leading characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. The seventh and final novel in the series, was adapted into two feature-length parts. Part 1 was released in November 2010, and Part 2 was released in July 2011.
Rowling maintains that she had no role in choosing directors for the films, writing on her website: “Anyone who thinks I could have’veto-ed’ him needs their Quick-Quotes Quill serviced.” The first choice was Terry Gilliam, and on 28 March 2000, Columbus was appointed as director of the film, with Warner Bros citing his work on Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire as other influences for their decision. He described adapting the book as ‘tough’ since it did not end as well as the next two. He said: ‘Since the books have generated such a passionate following across the world, it was important to us to find us a director that has an affinity for both children and magic.’ The next two films were directed by Chris Columbus and Steve Kloves, with Kloves writing the screenplay for the first one and Michael Goldenberg for the second. The third film was directed by AlfonsoCuarón and the fourth by Jonathan Demme. The films were released on July 25, 2003. The first film was released on November 28, 2003, and the second on July 26, 2004. The fourth film, Harry Potter – Part 5, came out on September 25, 2005. The fifth film, The Deathly, Hallows- Part 2, was released September 17, 2007. The sixth film, the Harry Potter – Part 6, came on October 25, 2008.
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