David Thewlis says he's 'had quite enough' of Harry Potter ahead of HBO reboot

David Thewlis, who played Remus Lupin after being introduced in The Prisoner of Azkaban as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and an old friend of Harry Potter's father, says he has had enough of the franchise. Asked by Screen Time if he'd like to return in the upcoming HBO reboot, either as Lupin or another character, Thewlis replied: "No I wouldn't want to go back into it, because I've had quite enough of that.

Sick of talking about it quite honestly." The HBO show is planned to run for 10 years and will adapt each novel in the seven-book series. Season 1, which will adapt Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone, is slated for a 2027 release. Casting announced so far includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Snape, Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.

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