On January 1, “Harry Potter: regreso a Hogwarts”, A special that brought together Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasly) and more stars of the famous saga that has delighted the audience with 12 installments issued between 2001 and 2022.
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It was in 2001 that the first of the tapes was released under the name of “Harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, Based on the homonymous book by JK Rowling.
As a result of the special in which the artists share with the public their most intimate experiences during the filming of the saga, various anecdotes are coming to light. In the following lines, learn how they came to choose Daniel Radcliffe for the role of Harry Potter.
THE CASTING TO FIND THE MAIN CHARACTER OF HARRY POTTER
Chris Columbus, director of the saga, was the one who led the selection process that sought to find the ideal actor to give life to Potter. According to information shared by IMDB, more than five thousand auditions were received but none convinced the managers.
Columbus, who knew of Radcliffe’s work from his involvement in Copperfield (1999)He presented the film to the casting director, while he assured her that he was the one for that role; however, things would not be easy.
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The woman replied that Daniel’s parents were not interested in their son dedicating himself to acting, because they wanted him to focus on his studies. This is how the casting continued its course and the requests continued from different parts of the world, but Columbus would not give up and in a visit to the theater where he found the child star with his father, he did not miss the opportunity to persuade him to to be integrated into the saga.
A PROCESS OF ADAPTATION
After accepting the role, Radcliffe had to study his character although JK Rowling’s books weren’t to her liking, But that was not all. The novelist had described Harry as a green-eyed child, while Daniel’s eyes were blue. This caused him to use colored lenses that instantly caused an allergic reaction, so they had to be removed.
The production thought about editing the color in the post-production stage, although realizing that this would take a long time, they decided to talk to Rowling and find a solution, even deciding to keep the natural color of her eyes.
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How was the casting to find the main character of Harry Potter