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Shaun of the Dead prima Nick Frost has revealed however helium manifested himself getting the portion of Hagrid successful HBO's caller Harry Potter TV series: by penning the sanction "Hagrid" down 7,000 times portion binging the franchise's movies.
Frost volition instrumentality connected the relation of Hagrid successful HBO's ambitious TV task that's acceptable to accommodate each 7 Harry Potter books implicit the coming decade. The prima of Spaced, Hot Fuzz and Paul was announced arsenic playing Hagrid past year, taking connected the baton from the precocious Robbie Coltrane, who played the Hogwarts groundskeeper passim the erstwhile movie series.
Speaking to The Guardian, Frost said helium was already acquainted with the Harry Potter beingness arsenic his household watches each 8 movies arsenic a regular ritual each Christmas. It was during Christmas 2024's rewatch, however, that helium besides attempted to get himself cast.
"I've seen each the films," Frost said. "We spell done them each arsenic a household during Christmas each year. We commencement connected December 20 and decorativeness a week and a fractional later.
"Before I was formed arsenic Hagrid, my spouse suggested trying to manifest it," helium continued. "So past Christmas, I watched each the films backmost to backmost connected the Sky Harry Potter transmission [a UK transmission that plays conscionable the Harry Potter movies and thing else], portion penning retired the connection 'Hagrid' 7,000 times."
Clearly, it worked. The revelation besides provides immoderate penetration into however agelong the casting process was for his relation — which was yet announced publically successful April 2025, arsenic filming connected the bid began. Shortly after, Frost was seen filming successful nationalist astir London alongside Dominic McLaughlin, the young histrion present playing Harry.
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Frost besides revealed we'd spot Hagrid knitting successful the series, and that helium had precocious taken lessons to larn how. Hagrid does so knit successful the archetypal Harry Potter book, erstwhile helium and Harry instrumentality the bid to London and the half-giant is described arsenic "knitting what looked similar a canary-yellow circus tent" to walk the time.
"While I'm truly alert of what went earlier maine successful presumption of Robbie [Coltrane]'s astonishing performance, I'm ne'er going to effort and beryllium Robbie," Frost antecedently said, describing his attack to playing Hagrid that would effort and debar straight copying what viewers had seen before. "I'm going to effort and bash something, not 'different,'" helium continued, "I deliberation you person to beryllium respectful to the taxable matter, but wrong that, there's scope for minutia."
Frost volition stock the surface with John Lithgow arsenic Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essidu arsenic Severus Snape and Katherine Parkinson arsenic Molly Weasley. Sherlock histrion Louise Brealey has present been spotted arsenic Quidditch teacher Madam Rolanda Hooch, portion Game of Thrones' Anton Lesser portrays legendary wandmaker Garrick Ollivander. Alongside each the caller faces, 1 acquainted histrion volition return: Star Wars and Willow histrion Warwick Davies is backmost arsenic Professor Flitwick.
Filming for HBO's bid began past year, with assorted glimpses spotted by fans including enactment connected caller scenes not from the anterior movies oregon books. This period brought quality that the show's soundtrack volition beryllium scored by Hans Zimmer, the award-winning composer down Interstellar, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Gladiator and countless different blockbusters. The show, including Frost's knitting skills, is scheduled to debut successful 2027.
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Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
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