In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" where characters from the book are specified as such. After many directors including Steven Spielberg, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, and Alan Parker were considered, Chris Columbus was appointed on 28 March 2000 as the director for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (titled ""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"" in the United States), with Warner Bros.
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Harry Potter | Films
Yes - films, illustrated version, media games, board games, audiobooks Yes, there are illustrated versions, podcast version , film adaptation and video games. Yes, she sold the film rights of the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. Yes, the  "Harry Potter" books are adapted into film series
when did jk rowling wrote the harry potter books
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Her debut novel was written between approximately June 1990 and some time in 1995.
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who is j.k. rowling?
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A British writer and philanthropist.
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what is her full name?
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Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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who were her parents?
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Science technician Anne and Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer Peter James Rowling.
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did she get married?
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Yes -She married Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes in 1992 but they separated. Then she married Neil Murray a Scottish doctor in 2001
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how many kids does she have?
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3 kids - Jessica Isabel Rowling Arantes, David Gordon Rowling Murray, Mackenzie Jean Rowling
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where did she study?
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Wyedean School and College, University of Exeter.
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what are her views on religions?
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She identifies herself as a Christian; She believes in God, not magic; she is an adherent of the Church of England; believes in an afterlife, and that her faith plays a part in her books.
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what was her inspiration to write the aforementioned books?
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In 1990, while she was on a train trip from Manchester to London, the idea for a story of a young boy attending a school of wizardry "came fully formed" into her mind. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the "Harry Potter" headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Her mother's death heavily affected Rowling's writing
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who is the book's publisher?
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Bloomsbury.
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were the books adapted into anything other media form?
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Heyman mentioned that some fans "don't necessarily understand the adaptation process" and that the filmmakers would have loved to "have everything" from the books in the films but noted that it was not possible since they had "neither time nor cinematic structure" to do so. He finished by saying that adapting a novel to the screen is "a really considered process." Because the films were being made as the novels were being published, the filmmakers had no idea of the story's outcome until the release of the final novel in 2007. Kloves spoke of his relationship with Rowling when adapting the novels by saying, "The thing is about Jo, which is remarkable for someone who had no experience with the filmmaking process, was her intuition.
Harry Potter (film series) | Scripts
, there are ten motion picture adaptions based on the world, characters and books created by J. K. Rowling. There are eight motion picture adaptations of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling; the final novel is split into two cinematic parts. While the remaining motion picture adaptions are inspired by both the companion book Fantastic beasts and where to find them as well has original content developed by JK Rowling. Seven of the eight screenplays were written by Steve Kloves. The fifth was penned by Michael Goldenberg. Both Fantastic Beasts films were written by JK Rowling . David Heyman has produced the franchise, which has seen four different directors.
Outline of Harry Potter | Films based on the books
Author J. K. Rowling has been constantly supportive of the films, and evaluated "Deathly Hallows" as her favourite one in the series. She wrote on her website of the changes in the book-to-film transition, "It is simply impossible to incorporate every one of my storylines into a film that has to be kept under four hours long. Obviously films have restrictions – novels do not have constraints of time and budget; I can create dazzling effects relying on nothing but the interaction of my own and my readers' imaginations".
Harry Potter (film series) | Critical response
Wight's books have been adapted for film and television, including the 1975 film "All Creatures Great and Small" followed by "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet" in 1976. The BBC produced a television series based on Wight's books titled "All Creatures Great and Small", which ran from 1978–1980 and 1988–1990; ninety episodes were broadcast altogether. In September 2010, the Gala Theatre in Durham presented the world premier professional stage adaptation of "All Creatures Great & Small."
James Herriot | Film and television adaptions
It is a common practice within the publishing industry to make minor changes in the text of books written in one region for publication in other regions. For example, there are a number of differences in American and UK English spelling conventions; generally publishers change the spellings to conform to the expectations of their target market. Adaptation may also extend to vocabulary or grammatical choices that might impair legibility or impart some cognitive dissonance. Readers usually wouldn't be aware of the adaptations, but the choice to change the title of the American edition of the first Harry Potter book from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" highlighted the practice and drew considerable attention.
Harry Potter in translation | Regional adaptations
The book was adapted into a TV series of the same name which ran from 1999 until 2002 on CITV. The TV series was rerun in 2009 on STV's weekend kids' TV block "wknd@stv".
Harry and the Wrinklies | TV Adaptation
When the seventh book was released, Bar-Hillel flew to London ahead of the book's launch, purchased a copy and read it on the plane back to Israel. At the Jerusalem International Book Fair in 2007, a large audience gathered to hear her talk about the translation process, with fans elbowing their way in for autographs and photos. She told reporters: "It's ridiculous, this is something that never happens to translators. The attention I've received is because I'm translating "Harry Potter". It's Harry, not me".
Gili Bar-Hillel | "Harry Potter" series
Radcliffe defended the split, stating that it would have been impossible to properly adapt the final novel into a single film. Filming lasted for a year, concluding in June 2010.
Daniel Radcliffe | "Harry Potter" film series
The original British English versions of the book were published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury. There is no complete official list of authorised translations currently available. Editions exist in the following languages (including the original):
Harry Potter in translation | List of translations by language
The book's title was changed due to the American publisher's concern that children would be confused by a reference to philosophy. Other translations have also changed the first book's title, for instance, the French translation which changed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to "Harry Potter at the School of Wizards" for the same reason as the American translation, citing that the reference to the Philosopher's Stone legend was "too obscure for a book aimed at the youth." Other translations also have regional adaptations that have largely gone without much notice. The Spanish translation has been adapted to three regions: Europe, Latin America and Southern Cone.
Harry Potter in translation | Regional adaptations
Vander Ark and Rapoport considered appealing the decision, and said that the book could be edited until it complies with the ruling. Patterson said he expected this case could go as far as the Supreme Court. In December 2008, RDR Books dropped its appeal, and instead decided to release another unauthorized "Harry Potter" guide ("The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials"), which would include far more commentary than the original. The book was released on January 16, 2009.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books | Appeal
In a 2010 interview, David Heyman briefly explained the book-to-film transition. He commented on Rowling's involvement in the series, stating that she understood that "books and films are different" and was "the best support" a producer could have. Rowling had overall approval on the scripts, which were viewed and discussed by the director and the producers. Heyman also said that Kloves was the "key voice" in the process of adapting the novels and that certain aspects from the books needed to have been excluded from the scripts due to the filmmakers' decision to keep the main focus on Harry's journey as a character, which would ultimately give the films a defined structure.
Harry Potter (film series) | Scripts
Others translations have adaptations that were published seemingly to enhance the identity of minority communities of speakers: Montenegrin (an adaptation of Serbian) and Valencian (an adaptation of Catalan). It is worth noting that some translations were completed when adaptations possibly would have been sufficient; for example, any of the Serbian, Croatian or Bosnian translations could have been adapted for each region; however, the complexities political and linguistic identity in the region probably precluded that choice.
Harry Potter in translation | Regional adaptations
The United States editions were adapted into American English to make them more understandable to a young American audience.
Harry Potter | Translations
It was not successful. Screenwriter Hodge made substantial changes to the novel's plot, tone, and characters. For example, to differentiate him from Harry Potter, the film version of Will Stanton is a 13- to 14-year-old American living in Britain. Hodge also felt that the "lyrical, poetic, kaleidoscopic fashion" of the book could not be filmed and felt compelled to add action for Will where "he doesn't actually do very much." Cooper was disappointed by changes in the screenplay from the book and requested that some be undone. For example, she considers it crucial that Will is only 11 because that is before puberty.
The Dark Is Rising Sequence | Film adaptation
Sceptical that any cinematic adaptation could render the more fantastical elements and characters of the story realistically, Lewis never sold the film rights to the "Narnia" series. In answering a letter with a question posed by a child in 1957, asking if the Narnia series could please be on television, C. S. Lewis wrote back: "They'd be no good on TV. Humanized beasts can't be presented to the "eye" without at once becoming either hideous or ridiculous. I wish the idiots who run the film world [would] realize that there are stories [which] are for the "ear" alone." The first novel adapted was "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
The Chronicles of Narnia | Film
The "Harry Potter" series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling is one of the most translated series of all time, with the first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", having been translated into over 76 languages. This includes languages diverse as Azerbaijani, Malayalam and Welsh as well as the dead languages Latin and Ancient Greek. This makes it the longest published work in Ancient Greek since the novels of Heliodorus of Emesa in the 3rd century AD. Additionally, regional adaptations of the books have been made to accommodate regional dialects such as the American English edition or the Valencian adaptation of Catalan.
Harry Potter in translation | Introduction
Free adaptations written by Christian Vanderhaeghe; drawn by Pascal J. Zanon.
Harry Dickson | Published by Dargaud
The adaptation eventually ended up being released as a TV movie.
Linda Woolverton | Other works
Because of the book's notoriety (and public domain status), numerous adaptations have been produced. Some of them are:
Fanny Hill | Literary and film adaptations
The book has been adapted by the Spanish director Isabel Coixet, with Emily Mortimer as Florence Green, Patricia Clarkson as Violet Gamart, and Bill Nighy as Edmund Brundish. The film, a Spanish-British-German co-production, was internationally released in 2017. It won three Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Bookshop | Film adaptation
By the time of Herbert's death, arrangements also had been made to make a movie adaptation of the novel.
The Green Brain | Adaptation
Warner Bros. bought the rights to produce a film version of the first book, "Magyk". Karen Rosenfelt would produce the film, with Sage serving as an executive producer. According to Cinematical.com, the making of the movie would not start before the final "Harry Potter" movie was completed. Sage said that the screenplay would be developed after the writer's strike was over. It was announced on 17 July 2009 that the movie would be live action, with computer animated effects, and David Frankel as director and Rob Lieber to adapt "Magyk". As of 2009, a re-write of the script was being done with screenwriter Mulroney while Warner Brothers were working with a studio to create some early conceptual design/look development.
Septimus Heap | Film adaptation
The Turkish translation of books two to seven was undertaken by Sevin Okyay, a popular literary critic and cultural commentator. For reasons of secrecy, translation on a given book could only start after it had been released in English, leading to a lag of several months before the translations were available. This led to more and more copies of the English editions being sold to impatient fans in non-English speaking countries; for example, such was the clamour to read the fifth book that its English language edition became the first English-language book ever to top the best-seller list in France.
Harry Potter | Translations
After the film adaptation franchise of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" Rowling and Warner Bros. announced that a filming for the book is in addition to "The Wizarding World".
The Tales of Beedle the Bard | Film Adaptation
John Hodge, who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation, entitled "The Seeker", made substantial changes to the novel's plot and tone to differentiate it from "Harry Potter".
Harry Potter influences and analogues | "The Dark Is Rising"
James Bernadelli of "Reelviews" said that the script stuck closest to the text since "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", yet this was met with negativity from some audiences as the film inherited "the book's own problems".
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Films
A number of efforts have been made to make the novel into a film, which some have described as unfilmable or unadaptable. These have included attempts by Bernardo Bertolucci with Barbra Streisand, by David Lynch with Isabella Rossellini, by Simon Monjack with Brittany Murphy, and by Emir Kusturica with Nicole Kidman. In 1992, London artist Maty Grunberg created a portfolio "Don Giovanni" (woodcuts, limited edition); text - "Don Giovanni", the opening poem of the book. In August 2018, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an adaptation of Dennis Potter's screenplay, produced by Jon Amiel, producer of Potter's earlier "The Singing Detective", with author Thomas's reminiscences about the book's publication and various film proposals.
The White Hotel | Legacy
The film adaptation of the sixth book was originally scheduled to be released on 21 November 2008 but was changed to 15 July 2009. Directed by David Yates, the screenplay was adapted by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. The film grossed over $934 million worldwide, which made it the second-highest-grossing film of 2009 worldwide and the fifteenth-highest of all time. Additionally, "Half-Blood Prince" gained an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Film
A play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", based on a story co-written by Rowling, premiered in London on 30 July 2016 at the Palace Theatre, and its script was published by Little, Brown. The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part namesake film series by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is the third highest-grossing film series of all time . In 2016, the total value of the "Harry Potter" franchise was estimated at $25 billion, making "Harry Potter" one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Harry Potter | Introduction
A theater adaptation of the book, "The Pianist of Willesden Lane", was adapted and directed by Hershey Felder. BBC Films and "Empire of the Sun" producer Robert Shapiro produced a movie version of the book released in 2016.
The Children of Willesden Lane | Adaptations
With the "Goblet of Fire" novel almost twice the length of "Prisoner of Azkaban", the writers and producers reduced certain scenes and concepts to make the transition from page to screen. Director Mike Newell described the problem as one of "compressing a huge book into the compass of a movie". This was achieved by "putting aside" all the components of the novel which did not directly relate to Harry and his journey. "Goblet of Fire" is the first film adaptation not to begin at Privet Drive; after the opening sequence, Harry awakens at the Burrow on the morning of the Quidditch World Cup.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) | Differences from the book
"The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man" and "The Wizard in the Tree" were adapted and produced in Japan. Also in Japan, "The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian" was made into a TV series. In 1985, a Disney animated film, "The Black Cauldron" (1985) was based on the first two books. The first Disney animated film to employ computer-generated images, it was a box-office failure and received mixed critical reviews. It was not released for home video for over a decade later. As of 2016, Disney is in early production of another adaptation of the "Prydain" series.
Lloyd Alexander | Adaptations
In June 2006, Rowling, on an appearance on the British talk show "Richard & Judy", announced that the chapter had been modified as one character "got a reprieve" and two others who previously survived the story had in fact been killed. On 28 March 2007, the cover art for the Bloomsbury Adult and Child versions and the Scholastic version were released. In September 2012, Rowling mentioned in an interview that she might go back to make a "director's cut" of two of the existing "Harry Potter" books.
Harry Potter | Completion of the series
A video game adaptation of the book was developed by EA Bright Light Studio and published by Electronic Arts in 2009. The game was available on the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, and macOS platforms. The book was also adapted in the 2011 video game .
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Video games
Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay. He described adapting the book as "tough", as it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books." Kloves often received synopses of books proposed as film adaptations from Warner Bros., which he "almost never read", but "Harry Potter" jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan of the series. When speaking to Warner Bros., he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters. Kloves was nervous when he first met Rowling as he did not want her to think he was going to "[destroy] her baby." Rowling admitted that she "was really ready to hate this Steve Kloves," but recalled her initial meeting with him: "The first time I met him, he said to me, 'You know who my favourite character is?' And I thought, You're gonna say Ron.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) | Development
For an authorised translation, the publisher must first negotiate and sign a contract with the author's agents, The Blair Partnership. A list of authorised publishers can be read on J. K. Rowling's website. The publishers select translators locally. Translators were not granted access to the books before their official release date in English; hence, translation could start only after the English editions had been published, creating a lag of several months before the translations were made available. This necessary delay has boosted the sales of English language editions of the books to impatient fans, in countries where English is not the first language.
Harry Potter in translation | Translation process
In 1997, producer David Heyman searched for a children's book that could be adapted into a well-received film. He had planned to produce Diana Wynne Jones' novel "The Ogre Downstairs", but his plans fell through. His staff at Heyday Films then suggested "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which his assistant believed was "a cool idea." Heyman pitched the idea to Warner Bros. and in 1999, Rowling sold the company the rights to the first four "Harry Potter" books for a reported £1million. A demand Rowling made was for Heyman to keep the cast strictly British and Irish; the latter's case has Richard Harris as Dumbledore and Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, and not to cast foreign actors unless absolutely necessary, like casting of French and Eastern European actors in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" where characters from the book are specified as such.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) | Development
The digital copy is not playable on Macintosh or Apple Inc. iPod devices. This issue was partially addressed, with the film being made available on the iTunes Store in the UK but not the US.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) | Home media
In most cases adaptation, the films are required to create identities (for example, a characters' costume or set decor) since they are not specified in the original material. Then, the influence of film-makers may go unrecognized because there is no comparison in the original material even though the new visual identities will affect narrative interpretation. Peter Jackson's adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit" by author JRR Tolkien represent an unusual case since many visual and stylistic details were specified by Tolkien. For the "Harry Potter" film series, author JK Rowling was closely consulted by the filmmakers, and she provided production designer Stuart Craig with a map of Hogwarts' grounds and also prevented director Alfonso Cuarón from adding a graveyard scene because the graveyard would appear elsewhere in a later novel.
Film adaptation | Interpretation as adaptation
"From Here to Eternity" was adapted as a film of the same name in 1953; as a television miniseries of the same name in 1979; as a TV series of the same name in 1980. A musical adaption of the book opened in London in 2013. "Some Came Running" was adapted as a 1958 film of the same name. "The Thin Red Line" was adapted as 1964 and 1998 films of the same name.
James Jones (author) | Adaptations
The book has reportedly been optioned by The Disney Channel for a telefilm project. Shusterman, who worked with the channel on the project "Pixel Perfect", was lined up to write the script for the project. It has also been adapted into a three act play by Kory Howard, and was performed for the first time ever in February 2017, by the Manti High School Theatre Department.
The Schwa Was Here | Adaptations
There have been several notable cases of massive inventive adaptation, including the Roland Joffe adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter" with explicit sex between Hester Prynn and the minister and Native American obscene puns into a major character and the film's villain. The Charlie Kaufman and "Donald Kaufman" penned "Adaptation", credited as an adaptation of the novel "The Orchid Thief", was an intentional satire and commentary on the process of film adaptation itself. All of those are cases of Nathaniel Hawthorne's point. The creators of the "Gulliver's Travels" miniseries interpolated a sanity trial to reflect the ongoing scholarly debate over whether or not Gulliver himself is sane at the conclusion of Book IV.
Film adaptation | Interpretation as adaptation
In a 2018 interview Harrison revealed that he had been approached about a film adaption, which he declined. Explaining his decision: "I was less interested in shuffling and dealing than in saying something. I got an offer for the film rights of "The Committed Men", but when I saw the treatment I found they had reversed its conclusions. Books are about meanings, not tropes, so I said no."
The Committed Men (novel) | Possible film adaptation
At the 64th British Academy Film Awards in February 2011, J. K. Rowling, David Heyman, David Barron, David Yates, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson collected the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema for the series. In addition, the American Film Institute recognised the entire series with a Special Award at the American Film Institute Awards in 2011. Special awards "are given to outstanding achievements in the moving image that do not fit into AFI's criteria for the other honorees." In its press release, the Institute referred to the films as "a landmark series; eight films that earned the trust of a generation who wished for the beloved books of J.K.
Harry Potter (film series) | Accolades
This book was turned into a movie called "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" (1967) by Disney, which changed the name of the butler character (Praiseworthy), as well as many other components of the storyline and plot.
By the Great Horn Spoon! | Film adaptation
The script was released as a book at the time of the premiere, with a revised version following the next year.
Harry Potter | Stage production
I'd love to see a "Grimble" film. As far as I know, these last two fine pieces of literature are out of print, so if any publishers ever read this, could you please dust them off and put them back in print so other people can read them?" On a number of occasions, Rowling has cited her admiration for French novelist Colette.
Harry Potter influences and analogues | Other favourites
In late 1997, film producer David Heyman's London offices received a copy of the first book in what would become Rowling's series of seven "Harry Potter" novels. The book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was relegated to a low-priority bookshelf, where it was discovered by a secretary who read it and gave it to Heyman with a positive review. Consequently, Heyman, who had originally disliked "the rubbish title", read the book himself. Highly impressed by Rowling's work, he began the process that led to one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time. Heyman's enthusiasm led to Rowling's 1999 sale of the film rights for the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros.
Harry Potter (film series) | Origins
A film version of "The Books of Magic" has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned "by Warner Bros. some years before the first Harry Potter book was published" (a series which has been frequently compared to this series, see Harry Potter influences and analogues), with Neil Gaiman signing on as executive producer in 1998. After several years of drafting and redrafting, the script moved so far from the original concept that Gaiman and Paul Levitz advised the filmmakers that any audience seeing it expecting a film based on the comic would be disappointed, and decided to develop the movie themselves.
The Books of Magic | Films
"Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling Other books (partial list):
Gili Bar-Hillel | Translated books
All the films have been a success financially and critically, making the franchise one of the major Hollywood "tent-poles" akin to "James Bond", "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones" and "Pirates of the Caribbean". The series is noted by audiences for growing visually darker and more mature as each film was released. However, opinions of the films generally divide book fans, with some preferring the more faithful approach of the first two films and others preferring the more stylised character-driven approach of the later films. Some also feel the series has a "disjointed" feel due to the changes in directors, as well as Michael Gambon's interpretation of Albus Dumbledore differing from that of Richard Harris.
Harry Potter (film series) | Critical response
In India, most children, especially those that live in cities and large towns, are quite familiar with Harry Potter and most of them buy the English Bloomsbury; but not all children can read international style English, and some knew the character only through movies dubbed into Hindi. They want to read the books in Hindi. To reach these children, Manjul Publications published Harry Potter books in simple Hindi. The magic spells are translated into Sanskrit for effect, echoing the fact that in the English edition, spells are rendered in Latin. The book covers of the Hindi series are identical to the covers of the American Scholastic edition, as stipulated by the rights owners.
Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. | Harry Potter books in Hindi
On July 11, 2007, RTÉ Entertainment reported that Irish director John Moore obtained the rights to adapt the book to a film. They have since lapsed.
The Book of Lost Things | Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
In 1844 the novel was adapted into a stage play at the Queen's Theatre, featuring Thomas Manders in drag as Sarah Gamp. A short film adaptation of the novel was released in 1912. The novel was adapted into a television miniseries of the same title in 1994, starring Paul Scofield and Pete Postlethwaite.
Martin Chuzzlewit | Adaptations
In October 1998, Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the first two novels for a seven-figure sum. A film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released on 16 November 2001, and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" on 15 November 2002. Both films were directed by Chris Columbus. The film version of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released on 4 June 2004, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The fourth film, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", was directed by Mike Newell, and released on 18 November 2005. The film of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released on 11 July 2007.
J. K. Rowling | "Harry Potter" films
Due to the series' popularity, there were several adaptations of the books to various media.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Adaptations
Chwalfa has been adapted for the stage and screen. In 2016, it was produced by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. In the early 1960s, the BBC produced a television adaption of the novel.
Chwalfa | Adaptions
"Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Giant Prince", "The Three Musketeers", "The Canterville Ghost" and "The Day of the Triffids".
Shaun Prendergast | Adaptations include
There have been numerous adaptations of the novella including over 120 stage and film versions alone. There have also been many audio recordings of the novella, with some of the more famous readers including Tom Baker, Roger Rees, Christopher Lee, Anthony Quayle, Martin Jarvis, Tim Pigott-Smith, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Gene Lockhart, Richard Armitage, John Sessions, Alan Howard, Rory Kinnear and Richard E. Grant. A musical was created by Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden, and Leslie Bricusse.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Adaptations
A stage adaptation of the book was written by journalist David Christie Murray and magician Nevil Maskelyne. The production premiered at Saint George's Hall in London on 2 January 1905. Both Nevil Maskelyne and his father John Nevil Maskelyne collaborated on the special effects for the play. The play did not meet with success and closed after a run of eight weeks.
Vril | Stage adaptation
The number of authorized translations is not equal to the number of languages because there have been multiple authorized translations into the same language. Specifically, there have been two separate translations into each of: Korean, Macedonian, Mandarin Chinese, Mongolian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Turkish (8 languages). English is often included in the list of translations even though technically it should not be. Thus: 87 − 1 English − 8 double-translations = 78. It is also worthwhile to emphasize that not all seven books have been translated into these 78 languages. The 87 total does not include other linguistically interesting language editions: there have been many regional adaptations of the books to accommodate regional dialects, for example the American English edition or the Valencian adaptation of Catalan.
Harry Potter in translation | Number of official translations
In April 2020, it was announced that Stephen Mangan, who had previously voiced an audiobook of "Harry and the Wrinklies", had been signed up to write a feature film adaptation of the book.
Harry and the Wrinklies | Film adaptation
Several Dutch movies were made based on the books:
Dik Trom | Film adaptations
The book was adapted into a film released in 2016, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Talitha Bateman, Jessie Collins, Alfre Woodard, John Heard, Jacinda Barrett, Dash Mihok, and Cloris Leachman.
So B. It | Film adaptation
Bar-Hillel began translating the series in 1999, starting with "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Since the success of the series, Bar-Hillel has been described as a "bona fide Israeli celebrity" with a "nationwide" reputation. Because of the enormous popularity of "Harry Potter", her work has come under close scrutiny by the Israeli public, especially for any deviations from the original text. The translation process was made more difficult by not knowing how the plot would develop in later books, the gender of certain characters, and the problem of how to translate various issues that are not necessarily cross-cultural, such as references to food and religion.
Gili Bar-Hillel | "Harry Potter" series
In the UK, the BBC Children's Books imprint published books based on the series.
Hey Duggee | Adaptations
The novel has been adapted many times, mainly for film but also stage, musical, operetta, radio, and television. Probably the best-known version is the 1937 Hollywood movie. The dashingly villainous Rupert of Hentzau has been interpreted by such matinee idols as Ramon Novarro (1922), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1937), and James Mason (1952).
The Prisoner of Zenda | Adaptations
These pictures achieved phenomenal commercial and critical success, and the of the trilogy became the first fantasy film ever to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The "Harry Potter" series has been a tremendous financial success, has achieved critical acclaim for its design, thematic sophistication and emotional depth, grittier realism and darkness, narrative complexity, and characterization, and boasts an enormous and loyal fanbase. Following the success of these ventures, Hollywood studios have greenlighted additional big-budget productions in the genre. These have included adaptations of the first, second, and third books in C. S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" series and the teen novel "Eragon", as well as adaptations of Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising", Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart", Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass", Holly Black's "The Spiderwick Chronicles", Nickelodeon's TV show "", and the "Fantasia" segment (along with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's original poem) "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Fantasy film | Fantasy movies and the film industry
There have been numerous film adaptations of the novel:
And Then There Were None | Film
By mid-2008, official translations of the book had been published in 67 languages. By November 2017, the book had been translated into 80 languages, the 80th being Lowland Scots. Bloomsbury have published translations in Latin and in Ancient Greek, with the latter being described as "one of the most important pieces of Ancient Greek prose written in many centuries".
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Translations
The novel was adapted into a film, "Ben X", two theatrical plays and a graphic novel by NDurie.
Nothing Was All He Said | Adaptations
Also released on 16 July was the Scholastic "Deluxe Edition," which featured reproductions of Mary GrandPré's artwork and had a print run of about 100,000 copies. Bloomsbury later released a paperback "Special Edition" on 6 July 2009 and a "Signature Edition" paperback on 1 November 2010.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Editions
"The Potter's Field" was adapted into a television program as part of the Brother Cadfael series by Carlton Media, Central and WGBH Boston for ITV. It was filmed on location in Hungary and starred Sir Derek Jacobi as Cadfael. The resulting episode was the second episode of the fourth series.
The Potter's Field (Peters novel) | Television adaptation
Henry James stories and novels have been adapted to film, television and music video over 150 times (some TV shows did upwards of a dozen stories) from 1933–2018. The majority of these are in English, but there are also adaptations in French (13), Spanish (7), Italian (6), German (5), Portuguese (1), Yugoslavian (1) and Swedish (1). Those most frequently adapted include:
Henry James | Adaptations
Three of Ware's books have been optioned for screen.
Ruth Ware | Film adaptations
In July 2014, a musical adaptation of the play by Paul James, with music by Cathy Shostak and Eric Angus was shown at The Stephen Joseph Theatre. It was directed by Ayckbourn himself and received critical acclaim. The English Touring Theatre mounted a production of the book in 2002. The Cast: Evelyn Hoskins as Kevin Nicolos Colicos as Rockfist Slim
The Boy Who Fell into a Book | Musical Adaptation
There have been other stage adaptations since the initial production in 1899, including a London production staged in 2009 at the O2 arena featuring a live chariot race. The book was also adapted for motion pictures in 1907, 1925, 1959, 2003, 2016, and as an American television miniseries in 2010. The 1959 film adaptation, starring Charlton Heston and featuring the famous chariot race, won a record eleven Academy Awards and was the top-grossing film of 1960.
Ben-Hur (play) | Adaptations
In some countries, such as Italy, the first book was revised by the publishers and issued in an updated edition in response to readers who complained about the quality of the first translation. In countries such as China and Portugal, the translation is conducted by a group of translators working together to save time. Some of the translators hired to work on the books were well known before their work on Harry Potter, such as Viktor Golyshev, who oversaw the Russian translation of the series' fifth book. Golyshev was previously best known for having translated William Faulkner and George Orwell, and was known to snub the Harry Potter books in interviews and refer to them as inferior literature.
Harry Potter in translation | Translation process
A film adaptation was released on 8 November 2013. It was directed by Brian Percival. Michael Petroni wrote the script. Starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson as Hans and Rosa Hubermann, Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg, Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner, and Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger. John Williams wrote the music soundtrack. Much of the movie was filmed in Görlitz, Germany.
The Book Thief | Film adaptation
The book was adapted into a 1921 British film, "Stella".
Stella Fregelius | Adaptation
All of these films are adaptations of popular children's books.
Walden Media | Company history
It is reported that Ashton himself did not want his original 1971 film to be transferred to the stage. However, in 1992 Anthony Dowell did create an adaptation of the film. Dowell worked with the original film designer Christine Edzard and mask-maker Rostislav Doboujinsky. "The Tales of Beatrix Potter" premièred on stage at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 4 December 1992 in a double bill with Ashton's ballet "The Dream".
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (ballet) | Adaptation for the stage
The novel won a Hugo Award, the only "Harry Potter" novel to do so, in 2001. The book was adapted into a film, released worldwide on 18 November 2005, and a video game by Electronic Arts.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Introduction
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published 8 July 2000, simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the longest book in the series, yet it is the second shortest film at 2 hours and 18 minutes. After the publishing of "Order of the Phoenix", the sixth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was published on 16 July 2005 and sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was published 21 July 2007.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Predecessors and sequels
The story has been adapted for other media for the last two centuries, in cartoons, films, stage plays, music, and other media.
Rip Van Winkle | Adaptations
Rowling was hesitant to sell the rights because she "didn't want to give them control over the rest of the story" by selling the rights to the characters, which would have enabled Warner Bros. to make non-author-written sequels. Although Steven Spielberg initially negotiated to direct the film, he declined the offer. Spielberg reportedly wanted the adaptation to be an animated film, with American actor Haley Joel Osment to provide Harry Potter's voice, or a film that incorporated elements from subsequent books as well. Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, it was like "shooting ducks in a barrel. It's just a slam dunk.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) | Development
There have been a number of film adaptations including:
Peer Gynt | Films
The film and book series revolve around Harry's struggle to adapt to the wizarding world and defeat Voldemort. Harry is considered a fictional icon and has been described by many critics, readers, and audiences as one of the greatest literary and film characters of all time.
Harry Potter (character) | Introduction
In April 1925, the book was the first novel to be adapted for radio by the BBC. The first movie adaptation of the novel was a 1919 silent film, "Westward Ho!", directed by Percy Nash. A 1988 children's animated film, "Westward Ho!", produced by Burbank Films Australia, was loosely based on Kingsley's novel.
Westward Ho! (novel) | Adaptations
Several of her novels have been optioned or adapted for TV or film. This includes:
Sarah Pinborough | Adaptations
The Turkish translation of books two to five was undertaken by Sevin Okyay, a popular literary critic and cultural commentator.
Harry Potter in translation | Translation process
They worked with screenwriter Matt Greenberg, who had written early drafts of the original script, to come up with some closer to the original story. As yet, no adaption has been filmed or scheduled for release.
The Books of Magic | Films
The rights for the first four novels in the series were sold to Warner Bros. for £1,000,000 by J.K. Rowling. After the release of the fourth book in July 2000, the first film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was released on 16 November 2001. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $90 million in the United States alone, which set a record opening worldwide. The succeeding three motion picture adaptations followed suit in financial success, while garnering positive reviews from fans and critics. The fifth film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", was released by Warner Bros.
Harry Potter (film series) | Release
They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger readers and are often considered cornerstones of modern young adult literature. , the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making them the best-selling book series in history, and have been translated into eighty languages. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final installment selling roughly eleven million copies in the United States within twenty-four hours of its release. The series was originally published in English by two major publishers, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States.
Harry Potter | Introduction
The setting of the film was changed to the New York boxing world, and Harry Fabian is a lawyer. The film draws predominantly from the Dassin film rather than the source novel.
Night and the City (novel) | Film adaptations
While at the middle of the series in length, the film "Half-Blood Prince" did add or change events in the literary canon. The book begins with a scene involving the Muggle Prime Minister. Yates and his crew debated over this scene, as well as the character Rufus Scrimgeour, but gave up the beginning of the movie to events described but not seen in the book. Yates thought it would give the audience a feel for what the Death Eaters were doing if they showed the collapse of the Millennium Bridge rather than simply describe it (as was done with the Brockdale Bridge in the book).
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) | Differences from the book
A film version of "The Books of Magic" has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned by Warner Bros. for some years before the first Harry Potter book was published, with Neil Gaiman signing on as executive producer in 1998. After several years of drafting and redrafting, the script moved so far from the original concept that Gaiman and Paul Levitz advised the filmmakers that any audience seeing it expecting a film based on the comic would be disappointed, and decided to develop the movie themselves. They worked with screenwriter Matt Greenberg, who had written early drafts of the original script, to come up with some closer to the original story, but nothing came from this.
List of unproduced films based on DC Comics imprints | "The Books of Magic" film
A film adaptation of the novel was released on January 20, 2012. The script was written by Eric Roth, and Stephen Daldry directed. Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis, Max von Sydow and Jeffrey Wright starred, alongside 2010 "Jeopardy!" Kids Week winner Thomas Horn, 12, as Oskar Schell. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros.
Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close | Film adaptation
Due to the story's wide appeal, the novella has been adapted into various media over the decades, including audio recordings, graphic novel, movie musicals, movie screen, animated series, live stage theatre, ballet and opera.
List of The Little Prince adaptations | Introduction