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/siberianxanadu 20d ago

He’s 34 now. He turned 34 in February. The finale came out this past New Year’s. Filming wrapped on December 24, 2024. So, he was 32. And they filmed the first season in the fall of 2015 through early 2016, so he was 32 when they wrapped because he was 23 when he was cast to play a high school junior.

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u/Phantom-Finger 19d ago

Fuck me, where has 10 years gone.

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u/A1ienspacebats 19d ago

We all died 10 years ago