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," ...

The filmmaker, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, told Variety that he doesn’t agree with Rowling’s views and believes that the entire situation is “very sad” in general. “I like to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Columbus has more to say about HBO’s Harry Potter remake. The director — who helmed the first two Warner Bros. films that ...

Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, told Variety he disagrees with Rowling’s anti‑trans views—and ...

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 ...

"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 ...