Jason Isaacs says making Harry Potter movies was “quite boring”
Jason Isaacs is currently in the spotlight after his performance in the third season of The White Lotus, even though many fans still recognise him for his work in the Harry Potter series. Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy in the franchise, a villain who appeared in more than six of the films. However, the actor recently appeared on the BBC’s The One Show and reflected on his time playing this role.
Isaacs explained: “Even though I was in the films when I’ve taken godchildren or nephews and nieces to the [studio tour], and the thing comes up, and suddenly you’re in the Great Hall, every time, I burst out in tears. It’s incredibly moving and overwhelming. There’s some magic that happened in those stories.”
However, while the films may still move the actor, Isaacs also confessed that the production itself wasn’t always as emotionally charged. “It’s a terrible confession to make: they weren’t that much fun to make,” he said. “It’s quite boring making big special effects films. However, the pleasures all come afterwards. I see and meet people for whom their lives were changed by it, and still, people reading it and sharing it with their children”.
He added: “Some people say their lives were saved by it, and I believe it. Something happened, who knows why, when those ingredients came together and the soufflé rose and it created just love around the world and a sense of inclusion.”
Isaacs isn’t the first actor to share that the behind-the-scenes process of working on large studio films and VFX-drive projects aren’t always the most exciting. Other actors, such as Anthony Hopkins and key players within the Marvel Universe, have also spoken about the challenges of acting in front of a green screen. Hopkins described the process as “pointless”, who played Odin in several of the Thor films.
A new actor will soon be taking over the role of Lucius Malfoy in the recently announced Harry Potter HBO series.
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