Chris Columbus, the unique director of ‘Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques’, has dominated out any chance of returning to the wizarding world.
Chatting with The Occasions of London, Columbus mentioned it’s “unattainable” for him to return again to the franchise due to the political problems surrounding JK Rowling and her controversial views.
“It is by no means going to occur,” Columbus said. “It is gotten so difficult with all of the political stuff. Everybody within the forged has their very own opinion, which is completely different from [Rowling’s] opinion, which makes it unattainable.”
Columbus confirmed he has not spoken to Rowling in additional than a decade however continues to be in contact with stars of the sequence, together with Daniel Radcliffe. “I simply spoke to him a couple of days in the past,” Columbus mentioned, including that he nonetheless shares a robust bond with the principle forged members.
The director additionally commented on Rowling’s remarks about trans id, describing her place as “very unhappy.” He famous: “I wish to generally separate the artist from the artwork, I feel that is necessary to do. It is unlucky, what’s occurred. I definitely do not agree with what she’s speaking about. Nevertheless it’s simply unhappy, it’s extremely unhappy.”
In the meantime, HBO is making ready a tv reboot of Harry Potter. Francesca Gardiner will function showrunner with Mark Mylod as director. HBO confirmed Rowling has been intently concerned in choosing the artistic crew, although executives said her views haven’t influenced casting or staffing choices.
