"She understood that he was a fellow writer, pivotal in bringing her books to the screen. "The time when Jo was most nervous throughout the entire process was when I took her out to Los Angeles to meet Steve," recalls Hayman. Having just penned Wonder Boys, a script for which he received an Oscar nomination, Kloves went on to adapt all but one of Rowling's Potter books. It was a case of right place, right time for Hayman, as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone became a bestseller and Rowling began cranking out follow-ups for what would ultimately become a seven-book series.Įven so, bringing Harry Potter to the screen would take the work of many, beginning with screenwriter Steve Kloves, "the unsung hero" of the franchise according to Hayman. Two years earlier, producer David Hayman had persuaded Warner Bros to part with £1 million (S$1.56 million) to obtain the rights to Rowling's first four books about a boy wizard named Harry and his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Īs the story goes, he'd been looking for a children's book to adapt for the big screen when his assistant suggested he read the first in the series, published in 1997, which tells of how Harry's parents were murdered by a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort.
HARRY POTTER FILM FRANCHISE MOVIE
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first of eight films based on the bestselling books by British author JK Rowling, was unveiled at London's Odeon Leicester Square cinema.Īs young actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint stepped out into the spotlight, it was the start of Potter movie mania, a magical cinematic journey that launched careers, spawned franchises, opened theme parks and influenced a generation of children's Halloween costumes. On Nov 4, 2001, a movie premiered that would change the world.
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