We take an in-depth look behind the scenes at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which many contemplate the most effective within the sequence.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was a transitional movie for the franchise. The younger forged, together with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, had been getting older, and the child’s film fashion of the primary two motion pictures must be deserted to replicate an ageing forged and fanbase. It helped that J.Okay Rowling’s guide, which launched fan favourite Sirius Black (to be performed by Gary Oldman), was notably darker than the earlier volumes.
To that finish, Chris Columbus stepped apart as director, and Warner Bros introduced in Alfonso Cuarón. Whereas he’s practically a family identify now, on the time, Cuaron was solely recognized for the well-regarded household movie A Little Princess and Y tu mamá también. Ultimately, he proved to be an impressed alternative, with many lauding the movie as one of many franchise’s greatest instalments and a excessive watermark for the films to comply with.
On this episode of What Occurred to this Film, we dig into how Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban got here collectively sizzling on the heels of its two wildly profitable predecessors and the challenges confronted. This included the dying of the beloved Richard Harris, who must get replaced by Michael Gambon as Dumbledore (after Ian McKellen turned it down). How do you assume Prisoner of Azkaban ranks within the sequence as an entire? Tell us within the feedback!