After it was announced that a Harry Potter reboot was in the works, the leading roles must have catapulted themselves to the top of young actors’ wish lists. The roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Co. are, after all, absolute cult roles – but also roles that should come with a lot of pressure, because the “Potter” remake comes quite early after the original theatrical series, and it’s much loved.
In addition, the young stars who take on the roles in the new series for streaming service Max (formerly HBO Max) have to commit for a very long time. The adaptation of JK Rowling’s seven novels was estimated to take about ten years to produce. How reported, could be the first casting calls and agency searches will start next week in Britain. The casting itself will then begin in about nine months, early 2024.
The start of shooting for the series “Harry Potter” can be expected in a year at the earliest. In the it is said that the child actors should about ten years old and being small for their age (after all, they should grow with the roles, just like Daniel Radcliffe and Co. did). You should also bring some acting experience. And those who now hope to be able to register their child for the casting: The casting calls are likely to only start in the UK and perhaps Ireland as the series is being shot in the UK.
The development of the “Harry Potter” series is still in a very early stage. Who will write the script and take on the showrunner position has yet to be decided, but it will be up to that person to decide exactly how the books will be distributed among the seasons of the series, according to HBO CEO Casey Bloys.
Various cast possible
On the podcast Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider talked about that for the series reportedly a more diverse cast than is currently being sought for the cinema films, and the authoring team should also become more diverse. According to Sneider’s information, among other things, a person of color could be cast for Hermine – by the way, Hermine is already portrayed in many places by a PoC actress in the play “Harry Potter and the Enchanted Child”, in Germany this is Zodwa Selele .
Harry Potter author JK Rowling serves as executive producer of the Harry Potter series. When asked about the controversy surrounding Rowling’s anti-trans remarks, HBO boss Casey Bloys wanted to be vocal do not comment for now – This is a “very online-driven debate, obviously very multi-faceted and complicated, and not something we’ll get into.”