After the announcement the newest Harry Potter adaptation has started filming for its 2026 premiere, fans were all impressed when HBO shared first picture of what Harry will look like
It’s been almost 24 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premiered, marking the beginning of a magical cinematic era.
The Harry Potter series is one of the biggest and most well-known film franchises out there, with it being a hit among both younger and older audiences. The story follows young wizard Harry Potter as he attends Hogwarts School of Wizardry along with his friend Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The main plot of the story is Harry, who is 11 years old in the first movie, and his conflict with evil wizard Lord Voldemort.
All eight films in the franchise were big box office hits, grossing over $7.7 billion (£5.72 billion) worldwide. Since it’s success, several prequels and sequels of the story has been made, including the Fantastic Beasts prequel films, as well as The Cursed Child play, which follows the next generations of wizards.
However, on 25 January 2021, it was reported a live-action television series of the original books was in early development at HBO Max. This was later confirmed in April 2023, with filming starting the summer of 2025, as it’s expected to premiere in 2026. The series is planned to adapt one book per season, with seven seasons planned.
The months leading up to the start of filming, some of the cast list was announces, which included 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin playing the main character Harry Potter. Meanwhile, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were announced to be playing Hermione and Ron respectively.
Now, HBO has announced the series has started filming, as they released the first ever picture from the filming production.
“This is the first official image of Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter for the upcoming series on HBO Max,” X account Daily Harry Potter wrote in a tweet.
Along with the text, they included a picture of Dominic dressed in his Hogwarts robe and wearing the iconic round glasses. He also had a lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead.
People soon took to the comments of the tweet, as several people said they were impressed with how much the 11-year-old actor looked like what Harry was described as in the book.
“I like the unkempt fluffy hair look with the scar on the side. A good take on the books and variation from the movie,” one user commented.
“Is this lore accurate Harry Potter hair with it being messy but clean? Lol,” another asked, to which a third person clarified: “Dry hair with a wind blasted appearance- after a hasty pat down.”
“Straight out the the cover of the first Harry Potter books,” another person wrote, as someone else said: “Looks pretty Harry.”
Source: Mirror
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