I was confused because it was completely not on my radar, the Prisoner of Azkaban filmmaker said.
Alfonso Cuaronadmits that he was an odd choice to direct the thirdHarry Pottermovie.
“I was confused because it was completely not on my radar,” Cuaron said of thePotterseries.
Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
TheRomafilmmaker said he changed his mind after discussing the project with a friend.
He said, ‘Wait, wait, wait, you said you havent readHarry Potter?’
I said, ‘I dont think its for me.’
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint in ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’.Warner Brothers/ Everett
Harry Potterproducer David Heyman explained the decision to hire Cuaron.
“Thats not what some might think.
I felt he could make the show feel, in a way, more contemporary.
And just bring his cinematic wizardry.
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Read Total Film’s interview excerpt with Cuaronhere.
