Harry Potter Remake Rumors
Haven't we already seen this?!
Yep, you heard that right! HBO Max is remaking one of the most iconic movie series of all time! Why you ask? Great question! Well, it is the same reason that most of the movies/shows these days are sequels, spin-offs, or remakes: money. Creators know it will sell because people already love the characters, plot, etc. Honestly, though, I’m not super excited for this new TV series. I mean, I’ve already seen Harry Potter, why watch it again? Let’s talk about it....
About a month ago, HBO Max announced they were going to remake the Harry Potter movies into a TV series that would stream on HBO Max. My first thought was that I couldn’t wait to watch this series. As I’ve thought about it more though, I realized that I’m really not all that excited for this series. The original movies were great! Okay, not as great as the books, but still amazing! The actors were amazing and played their parts really well, yet all of the characters are being recasted (although I am excited to see Tom Felton play Lucius Malfoy)! In my mind, Harry Potter is Daniel Radcliffe, Hermione Granger is Emma Watson, and Ron Weasley is Rupert Grint. You can’t just remake these characters, yet...that is exactly what they are doing. If there is anything good to be said about this series, it is that the creators claim it will be a more accurate depiction of the books. If they hold true to this, that is great since the original movies often strayed from the books. Otherwise, this series may turn out to be a huge disappointment!
Don’t get me wrong, I love Harry Potter and would be interested in this series; I’ve just already seen it. I watched the whole Harry Potter movie series 2 years ago. Why should I watch it again in show form? Yet, that is how most movies/shows are these days! Nobody seems to have any original plot ideas, so we just keep recycling ones we have used hundreds of times. I would just like some original content for once! Will I watch this series? Maybe. We will see how I feel about it in 2025, when it is set to stream. In the meantime, I will continue to watch the original Harry Potter movies and read the books that started it all.