Chris Columbus

The Rowling Magazine Issue #59 ยท November 2021

20 Years of Magic: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

This November marks 20 years since the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone hit cinemas around the world, starting some kind of a revolution in the film industry and giving the Harry Potter books a boost to become even more successful than they already were. Philosopher’s Stone was important at the time […]

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November 5th, 2021

Chris Columbus: “I would love to direct ‘The Cursed Child’ [film adaptation].”

Variety interviewed Chris Columbus, director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, for the 20th anniversary of the film release. The full interview can be read here. In it, Chris tells of his relationship with Jo Rowling, young actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and more. The last question, however, may raise some eyebrows: […]

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