11/8/2023 0 Comments Harry potter return to hogwarts![]() Several of the interviews end in heartfelt “I love you’s” to see that love reflected between the actors is powerfully uplifting, particularly in a time that has been dominated by isolation and social distance. Everyone remembers their time on set fondly, even while not shying away from discussing the pressure of the limelight or the occasional loneliness of being child and teenage actors. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron) recall real, lit candles falling from the ceiling during filming when they burned through the fishing line that made them appear to float.īut more than the behind-the-scenes look at production, the real gems of the special are the interactions between the actors as they reunite. Director Chris Columbus reminisces about when the late Richard Harris (Dumbledore in the first two movies) mistook the robotic Fawkes the phoenix for a live trained bird. The special is a charming peek behind the curtain that is no less magical for showing how some of the movie magic was made: Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix) and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry) meet in the set for Gringotts Wizarding Bank, only to find animatronic goblins still stored behind their bank teller desks. But the reunion is more than just the franchise basking in its popularity its new interviews and behind-the-scenes content manage to feel fresh and new-no small feat given the 20 years of media attention the movies have received since the release of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 2001. Filled with nostalgia and comfort, it is a tear-jerker from the start, with the iconic soundtrack soaring as actors find letters inviting them back to Hogwarts. Like the actors seeing each other for the first time in years, we greet them as old friends we are excited to see again.įor “Harry Potter” fans, “Return to Hogwarts” is a journey home. Filled with nostalgia and comfort, it is a tear-jerker from the start.įor “Harry Potter” fans, “Return to Hogwarts” is a journey home. The Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms, Dumbledore’s office, the Burrow, the Great Hall and more are just as much part of the reunion as the stars are. It stars over 20 actors and directors from the eight-movie series, reuniting to reminisce against the backdrop of various sets used in the movies. And it is exactly why “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” is what 2022 needs.Īs if the producers knew we deserved it after another set of challenging holidays, the reunion special was released on HBO Max at midnight PST on Jan. But that impulse is a forgivable (and I think common) offense. ![]() ![]() To want to magic away Covid-19 is wishful thinking at its very worst, I know. Goodbye 2020, goodbye 2021, hello non-pandemic world where none of it ever happened. If I could Avada Kedavra every year since 2019, I would. ![]()
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