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To be fair, in the books, Hagrid is described as having a thick shaggy mane and beard while having a very kind nature, so both versions of Hagrid are true to that. One lingering question about Nick Frost’s version is whether he’ll appear taller since Hagrid is 8 '6" in the book, as the actor stands at 5' 7". (Coltrane was 6 ‘1").
"It's all going to be the same," added Chris Columbus, the filmmaker behind the first two Wizarding World movies.
Chris Columbus, who originally brought “Harry Potter” to the big screen as the director of 2001’s “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and 2002’s “The Chamber of Secrets,” recently appeared on the “The Rest Is Entertainment” podcast and questioned HBO’s upcoming series reboot after he saw set photos of Nick Frost as Hagrid.
Director Chris Columbus weighed in on photos from the set of HBO’s TV version of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone’
While HBO has assembled a good cast for its upcoming Harry Potter reboot, it pales in comparison to the A-list names fans can expect to hear in the upcoming Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio
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As HBO continues to expand the cast of its upcoming Harry Potter TV show, fans are getting more curious and excited to find out who HBO has tapped to play its next live-action Voldemort. The iconic villain was famously played by Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes in the blockbuster film franchise.
Cillian Murphy will not play Voldemort in HBO's upcoming 'Harry Potter' series, he said on Josh Horowitz's 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast.
Keeping up their streak of giving easter eggs, Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 4 adds another reference to a popular canon character from the wizarding world of Harry Potter.