Harry Potter News - Beyond Hogwarts

British director Terry Gilliam was J.K. Rowling's original pick to direct the first Harry Potter movie in 2000.

While publicizing his new movie, The Brothers Grimm, Gilliam said in an interview recently, "I was the perfect guy to do Harry Potter. I remember leaving the meeting, getting in my car, and driving for about two hours along Mulholland Drive just so angry. I mean, Chris Columbus' versions are terrible. Just dull. Pedestrian."