Before we knew about the beliefs of author J.K.
Rowling, the world fell in love with the Harry Potter books.
Then we got to see them on the big screen with the eight-film series.
We were introduced to actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, and we got to see the magical school of our childhood dreams come to life. The first two films about the boy wizard — “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” — were directed by Chris Columbus, who had no small amount of experience making movies that kids love.
He is, of course, responsible for films like “Home Alone,” “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” “Adventures in Babysitting,” and “Mrs.
Doubtfire.” That didn’t mean that he wasn’t nervous about taking on a franchise like this, however.
People, including myself, would line up at midnight in our…
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