Chris Columbus says a Harry Potter reunion with the original cast is "impossible" due to J.K. Rowling's identity politics. "Everyone in the cast has their own opinion," the filmmaker said. Rowling's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Columbus has said pictures of Hagrid from the set of HBO’s Harry Potter series have left him wondering why J.K. Rowling’s ...

The original director of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise has shared his criticism over the new series. Chris Columbus, who worked on creating the first two film installments of the franchise, has ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Harry Potter director Chris Columbus says he has not spoken to author J.K. Rowling “in years,” and doesn’t agree with her controversial anti-trans political agenda. “I ...

Chris Columbus, who directed 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and 2002’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, doesn’t expect the films’ cast to reunite for related future projects. In ...

Chris Columbus is excited for the next chapter in the Harry Potter universe. "I think it's a spectacular idea, because there's a certain restriction when you're making a film," Columbus said. "Our ...

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (Credit: Warner Bros.) Chris Columbus recalled seeing a “haunted quality” in Daniel Radcliffe that convinced him the boy would be a perfect Harry Potter. While ...

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Chris Columbus has said pictures of Hagrid from the set of HBO‘s Harry Potter series have left him wondering why J.K. Rowling‘s books are being adapted again. Columbus was central to establishing the ...

Director Chris Columbus at the London premiere of 'The Thursday Murder Club' on Aug. 21, 2025; J.K. Rowling at the Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, U.K., on June 20, 2025 "It's never going to happen," ...