Miriam Margolyes is as baffled by Harry Potter remake as everyone: ‘Endless search for money’
Miriam Margolyes. (David Levenson/Getty)
Miriam Margolyes. (David Levenson/Getty)
Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has shared her thoughts on the TV remake of the popular series – and it’s completely relatable.
The 84-year-old starred in the Harry Potter films as Pomona Spout, Hogwarts’ Herbology professor.
HBO is currently shooting the first season of the Harry Potter series. Each season is set to take up one book from the series, with the whole thing expected to last for 10 years.
Margolyes recently appeared on Capital Breakfast where she was asked about comments she made previously that Harry Potter fans “should be over that by now”.
She offered a perfectly valid reason for her opinion, saying the book series “wasn’t part of my childhood, it was part of my bank balance”.
Asked if she’d have joined the remake, Margolyes said: “I wouldn’t have accepted. I don’t see why they need to make another one.”
She continued: “I thought it was perfectly good as it was. But I suppose it’s the endless search for money. And they don’t need it! The people who were the producers, they made a fortune.”
Similarly, Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, has shared his confusion about the remake.
Margolyes is never one to worry about being outspoken. Earlier this year, Margolyes said that JK Rowling was “too harsh” in her views on the transgender community.
The actress has also previously defended her Harry Potter co-stars after they distanced themselves from the author over her views.
In an interview with The Telegraph last year Margolyes said: “They’re grown up and they have opinions. So why can’t they give their opinions?”
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