Still, Michael Gambon established himself as an endearing Dumbledore, a little less gentle and more zany than his predecessor. Richard Harris is said to have described his acting as ' technically brilliant but passionless', according to reports in Première magazine. The team had at one point considered Ian McKellen, Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings, who declined the role, explaining that he could not take on a role previously played by an actor who did not approve of work. A new Dumbledoreįollowing the death of Richard Harris, it was Michael Gambon who, until the end of the saga, would play the sorcerer Dumbledore. Faithful to their alter-egos on the screen, Daniel Radcliffe allegedly wrote one page, Emma Watson sixteen and Rupert Grint zero.

Cuarón is said to have asked the three actors to each write a script detailing their vision of the characters' evolution. The result is a film that is a bit darker and characters whose personalities become even more assertive. A new directorĪfter the first two episodes by Chris Columbus, in which the star director's signature of feel-good movies for young audiences was recognizable, it was the Mexican Alfonso Cuarón ( Roma, A Little Princess, Gravity) who took the helm. Here are 6 things to know about the movie. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third part of the Harry Potter saga, marks a break from the first two episodes as Harry and his sidekicks enter adolescence and meet the mysterious Sirius Black.

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