NP: No one around London will admit that they read the book and passed on it, but I know through the grapevine that quite a few other big companies didn't see in the book what we saw.ĭH: One of the first people we asked to direct it was Mike Newell, who ended up doing the fourth film. I knew its appeal might reach more than just children. For me, Jo's book was an adventure, but it was also about character and emotion and the power of love. Family entertainment was not at the centre of film culture in the way it is now. TS: It was not a sure thing by any means. ![]() Warner Bros were not immediately enthusiastic. David asked what it was called and I told him: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.ĭH: I said: "I'm not sure about the title." But I read it and fell in love the world Jo had created was so rich. I came in raving about it on Monday morning. ![]() ![]() It was brilliant – a huge, original story which felt so visual and filmic. NP: I read the first Harry Potter at home on a Saturday morning. There was a slight gloom in the air about that.ĭH: Each Friday, we'd decide what everyone would read over the weekend. ![]() Nisha Parti, production consultant, HP1: We'd been running the company for a while and hadn't found the big thing Warner Bros was hoping for.
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