The casting of the three is thought to be highly impressive, and one of 'the best show decisions' ever made. Heyman persuaded his parents to let him audition and Rowling was very impressed, saying she didn't think there would be a better choice.Įmma Watson and Rupert Grint were selected from thousands of children who auditioned for the role of Hermione and Ron. A seven month search led them to Daniel Radcliffe when Heyman and Kloves attended the theatre at the same time he did. They then started to cast the roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Rowling was given a large creative role which Columbus was fine with, while Heyman stayed to produce it. In March 2000, Chris Columbus was selected to direct the first film, while Steve Kloves wrote the screenplay. She also wanted a part in helping them adapt the books, and refused to give the rights of her characters to Warner Bros which would let them make non-author written sequels.

She wanted the principal cast to be played by British actors, but allowed Irish actors, unless the role required otherwise. Heyman was very impressed by Rowling's work, which led to Rowling selling him the film rights for four books in 1999. He put it on the low priority shelf, thinking the title was 'rubbish.' However, when a secretary found and read it, she gave it to Heyman with a positive review and he then read it. In 1997, David Heyman received a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 8.2.1 Harry Potter Wizard's Collection bonus disc.8.2 Special features for hours of entertainment.8.1 Films included in collection – All on Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet digital copy.

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