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| An article on Harry Potter: A Setback for Harry Potter It's a Rough Road to Hollywood by Holly Hartman Fans of both the Harry Potter series and the work of Steven Spielberg, director of such films as E.T. and Jurassic Park, were excited by last month's announcement that the Hollywood hitmaker had agreed to bring Harry to the silver screen. Alas, it was not meant to be. "At this time, my directorial interests are taking me in another direction," says the Oscar-winning director. "Most importantly, I look forward to reading the fourth Harry Potter book this summer and taking my family to see the first movie next summer." The movie is still due to be released in summer 2001. Warner Brothers, the studio that owns the movie rights to the first two Harry Potter books, is considering a number of other directors for the project. It has not been reported whether the British government has postponed its efforts to help casting crews find their Harry among countless eager schoolboys. Scottish author J. K. Rowling is on hand to approve the script. "I'm more involved than I thought I would be," she says, though the visual side is left to the moviemakers. "I can't wait to see how they will pull off a quidditch game," says Rowling. She chose Warner Brothers as a studio in part because they promised her the film would be live action rather than animation. In case you've been wondering, the movie script will reveal the twelve uses for dragon's blood (Rowling claims that use #12 is "oven cleaner"). |
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