Harry Potter director reveals major disappointment from franchise
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Chris Colombus has revealed that a major letdown that took place in the 2001 Harry Potter movie has shaped the way he works today. Chris, 66, is an American filmmaker known for directing movies including Mrs Doubtfire, Home Alone and Home Alone 2. Most notably he worked on the first two Harry Potter films, and while discussing his work as a producer for the Robert Eggers film Nosferatu, he revealed that something pivotal in the fantasy franchise still affects the way he works today.
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‘One of the executives said to me, “Well, it doesn’t matter if that [Devil’s Snare] scene is not as good as the other scenes in the film. It’s fine,”‘ he told The Hollywood Reporter. This referenced a scene where the main trio found themselves trapped in a snake-like plant.
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‘So I told myself that I’m never going to say that if I’m producing for someone else. He then revealed the company’s mantra: ‘This is probably going to be the death knell for Maiden Voyage [his production company] as a company, but our philosophy is we never say no to the director. I’m not kidding.
‘And that attitude of ours has been very successful in helping Rob [Eggers] realize his vision [for Nosferatu].’. Chris was the director of the first two Harry Potter films, but handed over to Alfonso Cuarón who directed the third movie, the Prisoner of Azkaban.
