HBO’s new adaptation of JK Rowling’s novels will be filmed in the London area next summer. 32,000 children were auditioned to play Harry, Ron and Hermione.
The series adaptation of Harry Potter takes shape. HBO, which produces this new version of JK Rowling’s novels, announced Thursday during a channel event in London that filming would begin next summer.
Showrunner Francesca Gardiner and executive producer Mark Mylod have confirmed that filming will take place at Warner Bros. Studios. located in Leavesden, north London.
The studio open to the public
It is in these immense 50,000 m2 studios, where films like GoldenEyethat the saga Harry Potter was filmed in the 2000s. A studio tour has also been open to the public since 2012.
Six months before the start of filming, the identity of the young actors chosen for Harry, Hermione and Ron has not yet been revealed. Francesca Gardiner revealed more than 32,000 children applied for the roles.
The casting of the Hogwarts professors has also not been revealed. But according to information from Hollywood Reporterthe British actor Paapa Essiedu, seen in the series I May Destroy Youis considered for the role of Severus Snape.
A name is also circulating for Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter’s mentor. According to American media, Mark Rylance, Oscar winner for The Bridge of Spies by Steven Spielberg, must play the role.
-A rumor also suggests that Voldemort, the big bad of Harry PotterCillian Murphy, the Oscar-winning actor for Oppenheimer, star the Peaky Blinders. But according to the Hollywood Reporterthe actor was in fact not contacted.
HBO wants to bring together “an inclusive and diverse cast”. “For each role, please (present yourself) regardless of your ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation,” read a casting announcement.
Faithful adaptation
The series aims to adapt JK Rowling’s seven works as closely as possible. Francesca Gardiner wants to show more of the daily life of Hogwarts – and highlight Peeves, the poltergeist of Hogwarts.
The series is designed with the support of JK Rowlingdespite accusations of transphobia targeting her. HBO assured him of its support. “We are proud to once again tell the story of Harry Potter“, HBO said in a statement.
“JK Rowling has the right to express her personal opinions. We will remain focused on the development of the new series, which can only benefit from her involvement,” we could read in the same document.
HBO announced on Tuesday that the series had been delayed. Instead of a broadcast in 2026, the American channel is now aiming for a launch in 2027. That is to say 30 years after the publication of the first volume, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
