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Alfonso Cuarón is a popular Mexican filmmaker, who is known for making some exceptional films likeRoma, Great Expectations, The Disciple, Children of Men, and others. The director is known for making movies on numerous themes ranging from family drama, and romance to science-fiction. The director tried his hand at fantasy themes with a franchise ofHarry Potter. It was a massive gamble for the producers of Daniel Radcliffe’s franchise, however, it proved to be a wise bet.
Cuarón directed the third installment of thefranchise, which turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the series. However, there were questions about the darker theme of the film, which were cleared by the director in an interview.
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Alfonso Cuarón reveals the reason for the dark theme ofHarry Potter3
Chris Columbus had exited thefranchise because he wanted to spend more time with his children. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón took over to helmHarry Potterand the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the franchise.
The tone in thefilm was a lot darker and brooding than the previous films. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker explained the reason for the theme. He revealed that the darker tone depictedHarry Potterturning into a teenager. He shared inHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwartsspecial,
“For Azkaban, it’s a coming of age. They are passing the threshold between childhood and their teenage years. In the first two, Harry is still a child there is a greater optimism around the tone itself. Nevertheless, when the kid turns 13, there is a big cloud that overshadows everything around Harry, and we needed to convey that also stylistically.”
All the films in the franchise get darker and darker after the third installment, with the growing presence of Lord Voldemort. However,Harry Potterand the Prisoner of Azkabandid not focus on Voldemort. There was only his minion, Peter Pettigrew, who had lived with the Weasleys for 12 years as their pet rat.
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Alfonso Cuarón gave an essay assignment totheHarry Pottercast
As per the reports, whenAlfonso Cuarónjoined the team ofHarry Potter;he gave a special task to the main cast to get them on board with his approach. He askedDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, andEmma Watsonto write an essay on their character. He shared in conversation with Mic,
“That was the most important piece of acting work that we did on Azkaban. Everything they put in those essays was going to be the pillars they were going to hold on to for the rest of the process.”
Watson and Radcliffe followed Cuarón’s request seriously and wrote the essay assignment. Emma Watson reportedly wrote a 16-page paper, describing things her character Hermione Granger would do. And Radcliffe, who stayed true toHarry Potter’s minimally studious nature, wrote a one-page essay.
However, Grint did not turn up the essay.Gravityfilm director recalled,
“Rupert didn’t deliver anything. He said, ‘Well, I thought that Ron wouldn’t do it.’”
Harry Potterand the Prisoner of Azkabanwas released in 2004 and grossed $797 million worldwide. It is available for streaming on Max.
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Arushi Srivastava
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Arushi is a keen follower of Hollywood movies and TV shows. She has an experience of 5+ years in content writing and loves to write on everything around Hollywood and fan fiction. An ardent Hollywood buff, Arushi loves to tell stories through her writing and has contributed to several posts. You will find her following celebrities and enjoying classics in her free time.
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