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Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies<\/strong> featuring Daniel Radcliffe, explained why he had to cancel plans for a cinematic adaptation of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child<\/strong>. Over the years, Columbus has also helmed iconic movies such as Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).<\/p>\n Chris Columbus stated in a new interview with The Times<\/a> that a reunion with the original Harry Potter cast members was unlikely to ever happen on a Cursed Child adaptation because quite a few of them have a drastically opposite view on trans rights to what author J.K. Rowling\u2019s beliefs are on the matter.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s never going to happen,\u201d the filmmaker said. \u201cIt\u2019s gotten so complicated with all the political stuff. Everyone in the cast has their own opinion, which is different from her opinion, which makes it impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n Columbus helmed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). He also served as producer on the third feature in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).<\/p>\n Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play that Jack Thorne penned from a story he developed with Rowling and John Tiffany. The plot takes place several years after the defeat of Voldemort, as described in the last book in Rowling\u2019s series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In November 2021, Columbus stated that he wanted to direct a Cursed Child adaptation.<\/p>\n In the above-mentioned interview, Columbus disclosed that even though he hadn\u2019t had a conversation with Rowling in years, he has remained in contact with Radcliffe. \u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Miss Rowling in a decade or so, so I have no idea what\u2019s going on with her, but I keep very close contact with Daniel Radcliffe and I just spoke to him a few days ago,\u201d he revealed. \u201cI still have a great relationship with all the kids in the cast.\u201d<\/p>\n Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Harry Potter Director on Why Cursed Child Movie Can \u2018Never\u2019 Happen<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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