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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts: Directed by Casey Patterson, Joe Pearlman, Eran Creevy, Giorgio Testi. With Gary Oldman, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes. Cast and crew members from all "Harry Potter" films reunite in a retrospective special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's ...
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- Documentary, Family
- Casey Patterson, Joe Pearlman, Eran Creevy
- 2022-01-01
- Fun and Games
- Practical Magic
- Malfoy Hazards
- A Phoenix Rising from The Robotics Team
- The Gary Oldman Talk
- Alan Rickman’s Inside Line
- Alfonso Cuarón’s Homework Assignment
- Emma & Dan’s Text Sounding Board
- The Phelps Twins Prank Rupert
- Emma’s Yule Ball Fail
In the early days of Potter, the stars remembered their favorite pass time between takes included the game of hand slaps. Behind-the-scenes footage corroborates the memory as the youngsters giggled from the sidelines of big scenes while clapping hands in a competitive way. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint all credit director Chris Co...
It may be hard to believe, but some of the movies’ most magical scenes didn’t require digital magic as Radcliffe recalled, “one of my favorite moments on set ever was the moment when all the floating candles started burning through the ropes that tied them to the ceiling and just started falling around the great hall.” Watson further elaborated tha...
When it came to onscreen families, none were more menacing than the Malfoys, but that vicious behavior resulted in a little accidental on-set injury for Tom Felton. “Working with Jason [Isaacs] was a real treat,” the actor remembered, before reconsidering. “In fact, working with Jason was not always a treat,” he corrected, adding that the onscreen ...
One moment that made Chris Columbus and Daniel Radcliffe chuckle during their reunion was remembering the franchise’s first Albus Dumbledore, played by the late Richard Harris. According to the star and director, Harris believed the phoenix in Chamber of Secretswas a real animal that was trained to interact with the performers, unaware that it was ...
Apparently, Radcliffe gave his costars Grint and Watson a serious talk before they worked with Gary Oldman on The Prisoner of Azkaban, as the actor worried about working alongside such a big pro as Oldman. “The first person I remember being in awe of when they came in was Gary,” Radcliffe noted. “I remember that,” Watson responded. “I remember you ...
In a sweet look back at Oldman’s introduction as Sirius Black, the actor remembered wishing he’d known more about his character’s true nature earlier on. “I wish I’d had the whole picture. You know, we only ever found out book [by book],” he said to Radcliffe, before wondering aloud if the main star had any insider knowledge of plots before books w...
When Alfonso Cuarón was directing The Prisoner of Azkaban, he gave the main trio a homework assignment to write an essay about their characters. While Watson turned in multiple pages, and Radcliffe managed to return some thoughts to Cuarón, Grint didn’t complete the assignment, claiming Ron wouldn’t participate, and so he was following in the Weasl...
During the reunion, the stars allude to the fact that filming during The Goblet of Firewas the most hormonal time on set, which included crushes and texting. Watson and Radcliffe revealed that they were each others’ sounding boards for texting the opposite sex, making for a uniquely funny sibling-like bond between them. “We had that kind of older b...
According to Grint, he’d never danced with a girl before, and so being tasked with dancing alongside costar Maggie Smith was daunting. The task wasn’t made any easier by Grint’s onscreen siblings James and Oliver Phelpswho played twins Fred and George. “They kind of convinced me before we filmed it that there was this whole dance routine planned,” ...
Watson remembered the importance of The Goblet of Fire‘s Yule Ball sequence and feeling as though she was dreading the moment. “I knew it was a big deal and I knew it was miserable,” Watson said of her “duckling becomes a swan moment.” The pressure got to her so much that she ended up falling down the stairs while trying to film.
- Chris Columbus Became The Harry Potter Director After His Daughter Made Him Read The Books. For the first time in 20 years, Daniel Radcliffe asks Columbus how he got to be the director of the first two Harry Potter movies.
- Daniel Radcliffe’s Parents Didn’t Want Him To Take The Role. While Harry Potter's Ron and Hermione were easy to cast (after Rupert and Emma immediately clicked with the casting team), Harry was a real struggle for the saga creators.
- J.K. Rowling Created A Quidditch Rule Book For The Movies. As the audience had to understand the game rules immediately in order to follow the very dynamic scenes, J.K.
- Jason Isaacs Initially Auditioned For Lockhart. Perhaps surprisingly, Jason Isaacs wanted Gilderoy Lockhart's part, which eventually went to Kenneth Branagh.
Dec 21, 2021 · Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) Harry Potter's godfather, Sirius Black as played by Gary Oldman will also be joining the reunion. As he had one of the most heartbreaking deaths in Harry Potter , seeing Oldman reunite with Radcliffe is particularly special.
Jan 1, 2022 · 3. Alan Rickman knew Snape's backstory before anyone else. Everett. While discussing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Oldman noted he wished he had "the whole picture" of the story...
