The Reason Chris Columbus Stopped Directing the Harry Potter Movies Makes Sense
HBO Max's Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts special, which premiered on New Year's Day 2022, was a very emotional viewing experience for Potterheads. It instantly transported us back to our childhoods when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first premiered in November 2001. But all the reminiscing has us wondering why things changed so much between the first and eighth movies. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and the other kids in Hogwarts amazing adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were undoubtedly shaped by the franchise's amazing first director, Chris Columbus, who directed the first two movies (Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets) before stepping away from the series, but why did he leave?
Why Did Chris Columbus Leave the Harry Potter Films?
After stepping away from the Harry Potter series as director after Chamber of Secrets, Columbus served as executive producer of the third movie, Prisoner of Azkaban,...
Why Did Chris Columbus Leave the Harry Potter Films?
After stepping away from the Harry Potter series as director after Chamber of Secrets, Columbus served as executive producer of the third movie, Prisoner of Azkaban,...
- 1/6/2022
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