'Fantastic Beasts' Star Eddie Redmayne on Joining the Wizarding World, Working With J.K. Rowling6 of 17
You were a teenager when Harry Potter first came out. Did you have any personal connection to the series?
I was just a fan really. I read the books and then I started watching the films, and it was just the most wonderful escapism. Every year or two, you got to go and sort of dive into this world. J.K. Rowling's stories straddle genres in the most amazing way.
When the films would come out, I'd just look forward to it so much — that coupled with the fact that there was an entire family of gingers. And I never got an audition for it! I was sort of bereft. When I heard they were making more — a new film — I was like, "Please, can I be a part of it?"
I was just a fan really. I read the books and then I started watching the films, and it was just the most wonderful escapism. Every year or two, you got to go and sort of dive into this world. J.K. Rowling's stories straddle genres in the most amazing way.
When the films would come out, I'd just look forward to it so much — that coupled with the fact that there was an entire family of gingers. And I never got an audition for it! I was sort of bereft. When I heard they were making more — a new film — I was like, "Please, can I be a part of it?"
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