All 8 Harry Potter Movies Are Officially Disappearing Ahead of HBO’s Reboot
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In a curiously timed move, all eight Harry Potter movies are going to be removed from Peacock mere days before HBO debuts the hotly anticipated reboot series. The new show, (controversially) executive produced by series creator J.K. Rowling, is set for a Christmas Day premiere. The first season will adapt the series' first novel, The Philosopher's Stone, and the plan is for each subsequent season to focus on the six other books in the sprawling fantasy series. While HBO originally planned to release a new season every year, it was reported that the entire saga will probably unfold across the span of a decade.
Despite Rowling's transphobic views, HBO made the controversial decision to have her be closely involved in the show's creative process, working alongside showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod. Rowling only became attached as a producer on the film series toward the end of its run. She eventually played a more central creative role on the Fantastic Beasts spin-off films.
The Harry Potter film franchise began with a bang in 2001, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, directed by Chris Columbus. It set the tone for the magical universe and introduced the trio of actors fans would grow up with over the next decade — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.
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- You would rather be wrong and brave than right and silent.
- People come to you when something needs facing.
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- Dominic McLaughlin takes over as Harry in HBO's series, which arrives in 2027 after filming through 2025 and 2026.
- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were all cast in 2000, aged eleven, ten and ten.
- The Sorting Hat on screen was a practical puppet before any digital work went near it.
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Slytherin Slytherin Dungeon · Emerald and Silver At its best this is the house of people who refuse the limits other people set for them.
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- You think three moves ahead and say one of them out loud.
- You are loyal to a small circle and ruthless about the rest.
- Being underestimated has always suited you.
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- Alan Rickman knew Snape's ending from Rowling years before the films got there, and played it accordingly.
- Tom Felton read for Harry and for Ron before landing Draco.
- Paapa Essiedu takes the role of Snape in HBO's series.
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Hufflepuff Hufflepuff Basement · Yellow and Black Not the safe house and not the leftover house. The house with the most heart.
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- You are the one who remembers, and who follows through.
- You do the unglamorous part nobody volunteers for.
- Your word has never needed a backup.
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- Robert Pattinson played Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire a year before he was cast in Twilight.
- Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander put a Hufflepuff at the center of five Fantastic Beasts films.
- The common room sits beside the kitchens, which is the most Hufflepuff detail in the books.
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Ravenclaw Ravenclaw Tower · Blue and Bronze Not merely intelligence. The love of learning, and the rare nerve to say you do not know yet.
Your mind is your best thing and you have always known it. Ravenclaws are the questioners, the ones who cannot leave a puzzle alone and who find a good book better company than most rooms full of people. What marks the house out is not being clever, it is wanting to understand, and being willing to admit the gap. You see things with a clarity that other people find unsettling. Why the Hat chose this
- You would rather be corrected than comfortable.
- You notice the thing nobody else in the room noticed.
- You have never been able to leave a question alone.
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- Evanna Lynch was cast as Luna from an open call of roughly fifteen thousand girls, having written to Rowling as a fan.
- The tower door asks a riddle rather than a password, so a Ravenclaw can be locked out by thinking too slowly.
- Luna, Flitwick and Rowena Ravenclaw are all originals, which is rather the point of the house.
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Here's How Long You Have Left to Watch the Harry Potter Movies on Peacock
Other filmmakers involved with the film series are Alfonso Cuarón, who directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Mike Newell, who directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; and David Yates, who directed the final four films. The last book in Rowling's series was divided into two films — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2.
One of the most influential film franchises of all time, the Harry Potter series remains notable for maintaining a high standard throughout its run. All eight films are "Certified Fresh" on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with the eighth installment ending the series on a high note with a 96% score. Collectively, the eight Harry Potter movies have grossed $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office against a combined reported budget of $1.15 billion. The entire film series, including the three Fantastic Beasts spin-offs — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore — will be removed from Peacock on December 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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- Francisca Gardiner
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Harry Potter is HBO's adaptation of the iconic Wizarding World book series by J.K. Rowling. The first season, The Philosopher's Stone, follows the titular Harry Potter as he discovers his magical potential, enrolls at Hogwarts, and begins to uncover a sinister force.
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