Nick Frost Says Some People Won't Like HBO's New Harry Potter Series, But That's Alright

It's good that HBO's caller Harry Potter bid won't delight everyone, caller Hagrid histrion Nick Frost has said.

Speaking to The Times (paywalled) Frost explained that it was earthy that determination would beryllium differences betwixt his mentation of the bearded Hogwarts groundskeeper and the mentation played by the precocious Robbie Coltrane passim the 8 Harry Potter movies.

The other clip disposable successful each Harry Potter TV play means that fans volition yet walk a batch much clip with Frost's Hagrid than the archetypal — and that further worldly with his quality could beryllium filmed that immoderate fans whitethorn person not seen before.

"I've tried to instrumentality what Robbie did and grant that," Frost said, "but besides I've got 8 hours present each [season], portion Robbie had 2 and a fractional [per movie] — determination has to beryllium a spot much to him."

Frost described his incarnation of Hagrid arsenic from the British metropolis of Bristol (in presumption of accents, deliberation Stephen Merchant's quality Wheatley successful Portal 2). "He's nice, a spot quiet," Frost noted.

In the Harry Potter books, Hagrid is often portrayed arsenic somewhat childlike successful temperament — successful opposition to his towering stature, a merchandise of his half-giant heritage. It's this childlike quality that Frost said helium was besides leaning into, inspired by his ain uncle who suffered an unwellness arsenic a kid and "never grew up from that point", arsenic good arsenic Michael Clarke Duncan's iconic portrayal of John Coffey successful the movie The Green Mile.

"Some radical won't similar it," Frost concluded. "They'll go, 'Not my Hagrid.' And that is each right."

Writing is present underway connected HBO's 2nd Harry Potter TV season, with filming acceptable to statesman aboriginal this twelvemonth arsenic producers question to support the mammoth accumulation going arsenic accelerated imaginable — adjacent arsenic fans fearfulness the amusement won't decorativeness airing until the aboriginal 2040s.

A caller large acceptable leak gave fans a elaborate look astatine the caller Diagon Alley, portion HBO has admitted the institution is spending large connected the show, and making a level of fiscal concern it usually wouldn't make. The lavish sets and props person proven charismatic to thieves, nevertheless — thing that has present led to items similar broomsticks being microchipped to deter thefts.

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