Producer David Heyman has said in interviews that Spielberg opted to direct the film A.I. It is also reported that he wanted the actor Haley Joel Osment, known for films such as The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan 1999) to voice Harry Potter. Stephen Spielberg did negotiate to direct the film however he declined reportedly because he wanted the Harry Potter adaptation to be an animated film. Spielberg Turned Down Directing The Harry Potter FranchiseĬhris Columbus was chosen as the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from a shortlist of Directors that included Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park 1993 and Jaws 1975) and Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride 1987 and When Harry Met Sally 1989). By selling the rights to the Harry Potter characters, a production company would have been able to make sequels with them not associated with J.K. She was hesitant at first to sell the rights to the Harry Potter series because she did not want to handover full control over the rest of the story. Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1999 for £1 million. Paid £1M For The Philosopher’s Stone Film Rights Audiences in the USA will be familiar with the film under a different name, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
In the first Harry Potter film, audiences were introduced to the Wizarding World for the first time as Harry made his way to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry away from his unkind Aunt and Uncle. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is followed by seven sequels the next being released in 2002 and the last in 2011 which was nearly 10 years after the first film’s release. Rowling’s first book of the same name which was released in 1997. The first Harry Potter film was directed by Chris Columbus and was based on J. It premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square and saw a young Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson step into the limelight. The first instalment of the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released on the 16th of November 2001 in the United Kingdom.
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