then-president Alan Horn told the Los Angeles Times he "did think it would be worthwhile for Steven Spielberg to direct" the first Harry Potter film, 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ...

And it matter because Osment was part of the movie that Spielberg left Harry Potter to do. In 2001, Steven Spielberg released the sci-fi masterpiece A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, which was his ...

“The personal meaning about [how the conflict between] art and family will tear you in half happened to me later, after I had already established myself as a filmmaker, as a working director ...

Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg said he sacrificed contributing a major part to the "Harry Potter" franchise by turning down the chance to direct "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in ...

The massively popular film franchise Harry Potter began with the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, back in 2001. Directed by Chris Columbus, more than two decades ago when the Harry ...

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HBO Max now has Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone available to watch with trivia and fun facts as part of the Magical ...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or ... However, there was a time when Steven Spielberg came close to being behind the camera for the first big screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novels.

Iconic Hollywood director Steven Spielberg turned down the opportunity to direct the first Harry Potter movie, and he has no regrets about passing on what would become a massively popular ...

The Harry Potter TV show might have found its Dumbledore. Actor Mark Rylance, best known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies and Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, is being eyed for the ...

When Warner Bros. was trying to get the Harry Potter series off the ground, all sorts of iterations were discussed. We have heard over the years that Spielberg was circling the opportunity ...