‘Harry Potter’ TV show will be “more satisfying” than movies, says Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman has predicted that the new Harry Potter series will be “more satisfying” than the films. The Oscar-winner starred in the movies as Sirius Black, which were originally released in the 2000s. However, the fantasy series is getting a new reboot as an HBO show, which is due to premiere this December. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Oldman shared why he thinks the new show could have an advantage over the cinema versions. “We had to cut a lot, and still we could only get the films down to, like, three hours,” he recalled. “I believe [the TV series is] gonna do it pretty much word-for-word, which I think, as a viewer, would be more satisfying.” He suggested that “a lot of character detail was sacrificed” in the films so that they wouldn’t go beyond their “two-and-a-half-hour window”. “So I wish them luck with it,” he added, before reflecting that he was “proud” and “grateful” for the films, “because it is such a phenomenon, the like of which I don’t think you’re ever gonna see again”. The Harry Potter series has finished filming its first season, with the second due to commence production this autumn. Kit Harington was recently confirmed to be playing the role of Gilderoy L...