Mar 26, 2020 in the two decades since the first harry potter novel was released, author jk rowling created an expansive world filled with interesting characters and situations. The first film mainly revolves around harry, ron, and hermione. Obviously the later books are more helpful since harry and a lot of other characters are teenagers and presumably growing between the first and last book but all the. This is what the harry potter characters looked like in the. Rowling should have cast a spell to get rid of these plot holes in the first four movies. Jan 22, 2020 the films four main characters were portrayed by georgie henley, skandar keynes, william moseley, and anna popplewell.
The list is sorted by film and character, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, eric sykes. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. Every harry potter character from the first to the eighth film. List of harry potter movie characters simple english. Her portrayal by evanna lynch only increased her characters popularity. This is a list of deaths in the harry potter series organised by source. There was also a wide variety of locations, which included diagon alley, gringotts bank and, of course, hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The rights for the first four novels in the series were sold to warner bros. Mar 28, 2019 weve sorted the wizarding worlds greatest heroes and villains with our list of the 25 best harry potter characters. Daniel radcliffe, rupert grint, and emma watson as the three leading characters. When they were cast only radcliffe had previously acted in a film. Harry potter, ron and hermione return to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Mar 04, 2020 harry potter characters real names with their photographs information and details has been provided here. These tvmovie characters have the same name who do you. Harry potter book character descriptions versus how they looked in. Harry potter is the most popular movie in the world. Harry potter daniel radcliffe finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares. Now 27, she has constantly proven herself worthy of her characters grit and. Thanks for liking and subscribing do you enjoy the book or movie versions better. Columbus captures the excitement of the children, their insecurities and their humor, while helping to establish the visual space of hogwarts and the characters audiences would follow throughout the future films. How did the harry potter series evolve as the directors. In the interest of time, many characters and plot points were left out of the films, many of which. Harry potter cast members you may not know passed away. How the harry potter characters looked in the books vs. The list below is sorted by film and the characters surname, as some characters have. Harry potter film harry potter characters harry potter world ron burgundy matt smith bonnie wright rupert grint daniel radcliffe to my daughter.
Some, like severus snape, are complex and mysterious. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. And at the end of the day, its a movie about an 11yearold wizard so yes, its going to feel like a kids flick. Harry potter is a british film series based on the harry potter novels by author j. Rowling, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Harry potters first love interest in harry potter has continued to. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters.
This is a list of characters from the harry potter series of books by author j. The harry potter movies in order, showing the characters and actors from the first film to the last. The first two harry potter pictures are light, fun, fantastic stories about children entering a magical and inexplicable world. If the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Apr 26, 2018 the harry potter movies in order, showing the characters and actors from the first film to the last. Michael gambon who took over the role, starting in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, after harriss death was also 70 in the last film.
The characters ditched their school robes in this movie for the first time, at least in some scenes. Empire magazine listed luna as their 10th favorite harry potter character in the 25 greatest harry potter characters. Film s star eddie redmayne reportedly backs the idea. Chris columbus, alfonso cuaron, mike newell, and david yates. Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. Odd question i know but i am curious to see if we can figure out how tall harry and other people within the harry potter books are based on the descriptions we get in the books. Can you name the first 10 characters mentioned by name in each of the harry potter books.
Her debut performance was in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter character guide with so many notable witches, wizards and fantastical beings in the potterverse, one would need to take a hogwarts course to keep them all straight. Kloves was nervous when he first met rowling as he. In harry potter and the goblet of fire, after victor krum enters the maze in the third trial, he becomes bewitched and starts hunting harry, cedric, and fleur. Hes an elevenyearold skinny kid, with unruly black hair and. Harry potter, was the icon of the film series since the release of the first film in 2001. The first of the harry potter movies had pretty big expectations to meet. Aug 01, 2019 the harry potter cast created one of the greatest franchises of all time. Harry potter franchise with appearances in the first two and final films. Actors and actresses in the harry potter movies imdb. Oct 22, 2015 the casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them. Harry james potter was born on 31 july, 1980, to james and lily potter nee evans, two members of the original order of the phoenix at the height of the first wizarding war, only hours after his classmatetobe neville longbottom lily and james went into hiding in late 1979 when they discovered she was pregnant. Each death is listed under the material in which it is first mentioned. Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in edinburgh, scotland and, as for the names of the characters, each has a special meaning.
The harry potter films have been toprank box office hits, with all eight releases on the list of highestgrossing films worldwide. Apr 17, 2018 the harry potter series quickly became one of the most successful film franchises ever. This is a list of harry potter cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the film series. The first shot we see of him is his wand held at his side like a dagger as he stalks through the maze. The final harry potter book, harry potter and the deathly hallows was broken down into two films to really flesh out the final story. After the release of the fourth book in july 2000, the first film, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was released on 16 november 2001. The casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them. Harry potter characters from first to last film cosmopolitan. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter characters and harry potter world. Actor haley joel osment could have been harry potter instead of daniel radcliffe. Harry potter characters in every film harry potter. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters shmoop. Dumbledore takes harry and places him on the dursleys doorstep with an explanatory letter he has written to the dursleys, and the three part ways. Thomas was more of a background character in the harry potter movies, but alfred.
Their stories span the decades, the whole saga and beyond. Harry potter characters real names with their photographs. Like most of the greatest heroes in the world, harry is both ordinary and extraordinary. It has broken all the records of earnings, shows and long running series. Gary oldman is a talented english movie star and character actor. Nov 14, 2018 though deadman was an accomplished actor before stepping into the world of witchcraft and wizardry, he largely left the movie scene after the first harry potter and only appeared in one film. Apr 27, 2020 chris columbus directs this harry potter movie and really does a fantastic job of bringing new and old fans of the characters into this world. Newt scamander, harry potter in school robes, lord voldemort, percival graves, neville longbottom, professor albus dumbledore, harry potter on. If the characters of harry potter looked like they did. Most of the students, including the gryffindors, dont like.
List of harry potter cast members harry potter wiki fandom. Sep 23, 2019 the harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. I reacted to book vs movie depictions of harry potter characters. In fact, ign listed luna lovegood as their 12th top harry potter character, saying that looniness made her a delight. Quirinus quirrell defence against the dark arts professor in harry potters first year. How old were the characters in harry potter and the. Harry as an infant faces death for the first time at the hands of lord voldemort. He also had a role in the woman in black 2, the sequel to daniel radcliffes first film, alongside fellow harry potter actress helen mccrory. All the harry potter movies in order, from sorcerers stone. Rowlings wizarding world is so rich with characters, weve decided to help out all the muggles with a whos who guide, spotlighting the ones who play. Emma watson is an english actress, model and activist. What the cast looked like in the first movie vs now. Daniel radcliffe, who portrayed the series title character, harry potter, was the icon of the film series since the release of the first film in 2001. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Since then, the cast has grown up and gone on to great things. Imelda staunton does a great job playing this character, but it should be noted that as nasty as umbridge is in the film, in the book, shes even worse causing many a harry potter reader to. Dec 14, 2017 what if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Philosophers stone was the highestgrossing harry potter film up until the release of the final instalment of the series, deathly hallows part 2, while prisoner of azkaban grossed the least. Ron is harry s first and best friend at hogwarts not counting hagrid. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Harry potter characters hagrid and young voldemort might show up to revive franchise. Thanks for the feedback, i really wasnt expecting it. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j. Others, like mundungus fletcher, manage to be interesting and complicated even though they only pop in and out of the story occasionally. With a spinoff film now hitting theaters, we look back at harry s story.
For these 15 popular tv movie characters with the same first name, who do you instantly think of. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters gradesaver. Jun 20, 2019 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. The first harry potter movie came out over a decade ago. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i was 10, and my family. In the harry potter films, we loved seeing the different interpretations of how we imagined the characters on the page. Rowling, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and. Albus severus potter second child of harry potter and ginny weasley. While the harry potter books and movies are both universally loved, theyre far from identical. Michael goldenberg wrote the screenplay for harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007, while the remaining films had their screenplays written by steve kloves. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare. He had had it as long as he could remember and the first question he could ever remember asking his.
Emma watson profile, age, height, family, affairs, wiki. The list below is sorted by film and the characters surname, as some. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone also harry potter and the philosophers stone study guide contains a biography of j. Harry potter simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is named for its protagonist and hero, harry potter the 7 books in the series have sold over 500 million copies across the world in over 70 languages, and is the bestselling book series of all time.
In all the films, daniel radcliffe played harry potter, rupert grint played ron weasley and emma watson played hermione granger. Still, it is the most popular movie series in the world after so many years. And when moseley spoke about the last narnia film with rotten tomatoes, he explained, in very simple terms, the first film was a childrens narnia. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Lego harry potter vs real movie characters youtube. See a complete list of harry potter cast members and where they are now. This film is going to be an adult narnia, and i say that with. Daniel radcliffe who had only ever got the role as harry potter from his best friend tarren.
Mar 18, 2020 after the original series of harry potter novels started topping bestsellers lists in the late 1990s, a film franchise was pretty much an inevitability. From the outset, rowling creates a great buzz about the protagonist of the story, harry potter, both for the other characters in the story and for us, the readers. Jk rowlings harry potter booksturnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon. Study guide for harry potter and the philosophers stone. The wizarding world is filled with memorable characters. This is what the harry potter characters looked like in. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets.
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