Indeed, it was the year 2004 when fans of J. K. Rowling’s fictional stories found out about the transformation of the volume Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban into a big-screen movie that had some direction by Alfonso Cuarón. What you may not be aware of is the fact that the director of the work did not venture all out in the production of the piece. To start with, he pondered on this and nearly declined, but switched his decision after a director acquaintance scorned him.
An Azkaban prisoner who was born on the same year turns 20 in the year of 2024.
This year, in 2024, the audience is waiting for the 25/25 celebration of Star Wars’ prequel film The Phantom Menace that came out in 1999 and / or the 20/20 celebration of the Potter sequel The Prisoner of Azkaban by Alfonso Cuarón released in 2004.
He is a Mexican director familiar to many audiences worldwide, with movies like Children of Men and Gravity among them. He could achieve fame with his historical-fantasy movie The Little Princess and it was in 2001 that he finished his last motion picture in Spanish titled E. Your mother too! As Warner realised this, they decided to offer him the challenge of directing the third episode of Harry Potter saga. Gaal was not surprised Carón did not openly accept such a proposal, although the latter was not at all familiar with the magical world created by J. K. Rowling. However, not everybody at Warner Bros, felt so about hiring Alfonso Cuarón, where as David Heyman, producer of eight Harry Potter films thought otherwise.
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In this article the author is reflecting on the particular story of a moment of his career and more specifically on this conversation that he had with another well-known director friend.
In fact, Cuarón explains that he had an argument with Guillermo del Toro during which he told him that he had been offered to direct the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:In fact, Cuarón explains that he had an argument with Guillermo del Toro during which he told him that he had been offered to direct the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:
Guillermo and I chat often, and a few days later I tell him, ‘You know, they offered me this Harry Potter movie, though it’s strange that they are offering it to me. ‘ ´Wait, wait, wait,´ said Guillermo, ´you’re telling me that Harry Potter has never been forced upon you? I told him, ‘I think it’s not my cup of tea.’ And in Spanish and full of so many bubbles / flower language, he said to me: ‘You are an arrogant bastard. ‘
One can therefore conclude that after this conversation with his friend and compatriot del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón was at last convinced and he agreed to direct The Prisoner of Azkahan. Thank God this time he did not refuse Warner’s offer because this work is one of the best in the saga.
