Coffee Break with Liz and Kate

Betcha didn’t know…which famous director initially negotiated to direct the first Harry Potter movie…It’s Steven Spielberg.  His vision for the film was an animated adaptation with Haley Joel Osment as the actor providing the Harry Potter voice.  Ummm…he’s American!  Spielberg says he knew he could make money on the film, in fact he said it would have been like,  “shooting ducks in a barrel. It’s just a slam dunk. It’s just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There’s no challenge.”  Spielberg ended up rejecting the offer.  And we all have to say thank goodness for that, or we wouldn’t have the Harry Potter series we know and love.

Enjoy your Coffee Break!

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!