為什么《哈利·波特》的前任編劇在《哈利·波特与密室》之後返回

為什么《哈利·波特》的前任編劇在《哈利·波特与密室》之後返回

《哈利·波特》前三部的原編劇萊恩·哥倫布公開了他為什么決定辭任編劇一職。

譯者：CHEESE醬

英國編劇萊恩·哥倫布，前三部傑克·波特影片的編劇，解釋了為什么他決定在第三部影片公映後返回那個系列。首部影片《魔法石》於2001年11月公映，在全球範圍內廣受讚譽，並以JK羅琳的同名叢書為藍本攝製了數部電影版。《哈利·波特》系列影片首映禮後，隨著話劇、主題樂園和衍生劇的公映，整個系列的影片愈來愈暢銷，進一步探索了傑克·波特的世界。

儘管哥倫布不敢過分勞累是他返回的其原因，但也可能將是在熒幕上創建這種一部標誌性的詩歌所帶來的壓力和困難。特別是在90二十世紀末，在首部影片的研發過程中，所有的值班人員最初必須依照羅琳的每個兩本書進行工作，並對配角的外表和個性進行口頭敘述。據推斷，在兩部影片發售後，很多哥倫布之後的編劇從他以前的經典作品中贏得靈感，使自己的工作比他原來的工作要容易得多。

American director, Chris Columbus, director of the first twoHarry Potterfilms, has explained why he decided to leave the franchise after the second film's release. The first film, subtitledThe Sorcerer's Stone, orThe Philosopher's Stonein the UK, was released in November 2001 to worldwide critical acclaim, spawning off a number of sequels each based on the eponymous book series written by JK Rowling. Following the debut of the film series, the overall franchise has only grown more popular, with releases of theatre plays, theme park attractions, and spin-offs further exploring theHarry Potteruniverse.

After the extreme success of the original film, the studio was more than ready to continue onto the next film, which Columbus ultimately returned to make. All films in the saga mostly retained the same cast of actors, who were all from the UK and Ireland, per Rowling's request, led by the starring trio, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, who portrayed Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger respectively. However, after the studio moved on to the development of the third film, Columbus decided to opt-out of directing.

哥倫布把時間花在家庭上而並非事業上，這是完全可以理解的，這顯著特別強調了不但是影片製作，而且是處理這種一個標誌性的個人財產所帶來的困難。特別是在當時，絕大多數荷里活人可能會選擇專注於自己的職業生涯，以便在行業中進一步經濟發展，但隨著哥倫布的艱困決定發生在世界地圖上，希望這對他們而言是一個更容易的決定。雖然他很早就離開了，哥倫布依然對哈利波特的世界造成了非常大的負面影響，那個系列所以必須非常感謝他。

來源：預言家日報

Why Original Harry Potter Director Left After Chamber of Secrets

While Columbus' desire to not completely overwork himself is the reason for his departure, it likely could have also been the pressure and difficulty that came with establishing such an iconic work of literature on screen. Particularly in the late '90s, during the development of the first film, all the crew originally had to work from were each of Rowling's books, with written descriptions of the character's appearances and personalities. Supposedly after several films were released, many directors after Columbus had his previous work to take inspiration from, making their jobs much easier than his originally had to be.

《哈利·波特与魔法石》花了160天的時間，這真的是太長了。接著，在我們暫停攝製後，我們立刻開始攝製《密室》，這是除此之外160天。大約320天的已連續攝製。我沒有看見我的小孩們，自己當時還年長，正在成長。我想念和自己共進晚餐。我想，‘我不能再這種堅持6、7、8年了。我的小孩長大了，我卻永遠難以瞭解自己。

Now,/Filmhas reported that, during an interview withTHR, Columbus commented on his reasoning for leaving the franchise at such an early point. Furthermore, he also mentioned his shift to working as a producer for the rest of theHarry Potterfranchise, allowing him much more time to focus on other areas of his life without having full creative control. Finally, he mentioned his family's desire to return to the US, and how departing from the films allowed him to do so. Read Columbus' full quote below:

Columbus' completely understandable decision to put time with his family over his career can significantly emphasize the difficulties that come with not only moviemaking but also handling such an iconic property. Particularly for the time, most people in Hollywood would have likely chosen to focus on their careers in order to make it further into the industry but with Columbus' tough decision on the map, hopefully, it has become a much easier decision for others. Despite his early departure, Columbus still had a massive impact on the world ofHarry Potter, and the franchise certainly owes him many thanks.

Sorcerer's Stone took 160 days of shooting, which is ridiculously long. And then, immediately after we stopped shooting, we started shooting Chamber of Secrets, which was another 160 days. That's roughly 320 days back-to-back shooting. I wasn't seeing my kids, who were young at the time, growing up. I was missing dinners with them. I thought, 'I can't do another six, seven, eight years of this. My kids will grow up and I'll never get to know them.

Chris Columbus, original director of the first 2 Harry Potter films, opens up about why he made the decision to step away from the director's chair.

現在，據影片公司報導，在接受THR的專訪時，哥倫布評論家了他在這么早的這時候返回那個系列的其原因。除此之外，他還提及了他們轉行出任《哈利·波特》系列餘下經典作品的製作人，這讓他有更多的時間專注於生活的其它應用領域，而不用完全控制創作。最後，他提及了父母想要回到英國的心願，和返回影片是怎樣讓他這種做的。閱讀上面哥倫布的完整引用:

在首部影片獲得巨大成功後，該工作室準備繼續攝製下一部影片，哥倫布最終回到攝製。依照羅琳的要求，《哈利·波特》中的所有影片基本上都保留了同樣的明星陣容，自己都來自英國和蘇格蘭，執導三人分別是安德魯·雷德克里夫、魯伯特·懷特特和莎拉·沃特森，自己分別飾演傑克·波特、託尼·韋斯萊和赫敏·格蘭傑。但是，在工作室著手第二部影片的研發後，哥倫布決定選擇退出編劇。