T hough a new Harry Potter TV show is set to come out on HBO, director Chris Columbus ― who shot the first two Harry Potter movies starring Daniel Radcliffe, and produced the third ― will not be involved. Speaking to Variety recently to help promote the Thursday Murder Club ’s Netflix debut, he said: “No, I’ve done it, you saw my version.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, the trio of child actors who played Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger in the film series, have all publicly shunned Rowling over her apparent anti-transgender views. The author has said she would not forgive them for criticizing her, telling them to “save their apologies .”