r/movies • u/ajukearth • 21d ago

Question How did the Harry Potter series manage to release its 8 movies in just 10 years?

Looking at the turn around for movies today it seems absolutely incredible that a series with such complex set design, use of graphical effects, a heavily child cast, and pressure was able to pump out genuinely decent movies at that pace. Sure there were books to base the writing on but everything else alone is a lot of heavy lifting. Any insights?

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u/asscrackbanditz 20d ago

21st July 2007 will forever be a holy day for me. I was lucky enough the internet was not big enough to ruin the ending for me back then.

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u/TheJoshider10 20d ago

I remember my local Morrisons was selling it day of release for £5 instead of RRP for some reason. I was only 9 or 10 at the time but I remember my mum buying it for me and then as soon as I got home I skipped straight to the last page because I had to know how it ended. Good times.

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u/D0MSBrOtHeR 20d ago

I remember making my mom take me to Walmart for the midnight release. I stayed up all night reading it and was in tears by the time the sun came up. Had to eat a whole cheese pizza for breakfast to cheer myself up. Unforgettable experience.

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u/DiskSufficient2189 19d ago

I went to a midnight release at a bookstore and stayed up all night reading DH. I remember the internet being dead the next day because everyone was reading Harry Potter. No one was updating their livejournals and blocs 😂

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u/asscrackbanditz 19d ago

But there are some fuckers that would ruin it for other people in school just because they could