How long did it take to make HArry Potter?

Answer 1

The 4th installment of the Harry Potter series is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". It was filmed in 14 different locations and took a little over a year to make. Production began in December of 2003 and filming was from March 2004 - May 2005.

Answer 2

It started filming in September 2007 and ended in May 2008. It wasn't released until July 2009 and I believe they continued to edit and make changes in the extra time (it was supposed to be released in Nov 2008)

Answer 3

J.K. Rowling began writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1990 and she completed it in 1995. Bloomsbury publishing published it in the UK on the 26th June 1997.

The rights to the first four movies were sold to Warner Brothers in 1998. Production started in 2000 with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson being announced as the three leads in August 2000. Filming began in October 2000 with the movie being released in November 2001.

Answer 4

It took four years to go through the process of making Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone into a movie. Pre-production took around five months, it was filmed over eight months and post-production was around five to six months.

David Heyman, the producer, began searching for a children's book to adapt into a film in 1997 - the same year the first book was released in the UK. His staff suggested Harry Potter and he pitched the idea to Warner Brothers.

In 1998 J.K. Rowling sold the rights to the first four movies in the series. Christopher Columbus was picked to direct in 2000 and Steve Kloves was chosen to write the screenplay. Initially, Warner Brothers planned to release the film over the 4th July weekend in 2001, however due to time constraints this was pushed back to November 2001.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were announced as Harry, Ron and Hermione in August 2000. Filming began in September 2000 and ended in April 2001, with some final work in July. The soundtrack was recorded in August 2001.

The premiere was held on the 4th November 2001, with the film being released on the 16th November 2001 in the UK and US.

Answer 5

It took 10 years to make all 7 movies.

Rupert Grint- 13 years to 22.

Daniel Radcliffe- 12 years to 21.

Emma Watson- 11 years to 20.

Answer 6

Around 11 months. The first Harry Potter film was called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and was released as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in North America and India.

Answer 7

The movie - one year, production started in 2000 and the movie was released in 2001.

The book was first published in 1997. J.K. Rowling began writing it in 1990.

Answer 8

It took around 8 years and everbody was very emotional on the last day especially Bonnie Wright And Emma Watson cause they were best friends