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Chris Columbus is leaving after POA -
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Chris Columbus recently gave an interview to a group of journalists and he said that POA would be is last Harry Potter film
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Thanks to TLC
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Christopher Columbus, now producer on PoA, recently gave an interview to a group of journalists in which he said that Prisoner of Azkaban will be his last HP film, at least for a while. He is not involved in Goblet of Fire at all.
The first quote has just surfaced, in a magazine called Fantasy World; reader Amy has sent us the relevant text:
"In a surprise move of his own, Columbus will set sail for other cinematic pastures now that Azkaban is complete. Though Goblet of Fire is in pre-production, he isn't involved with the project. 'I'm history,' he reveals. 'I'm gone after this film. This is my swan song. I will not be among the producers on Goblet. I was in England for the first half of Azkaban, and although I went back to San Francisco, I was able to listen to the scoring and check the visual effects every day through the magic of computers. That's how I kept in touch with England. I also had people from my ocmpany working there. But everoyne at this point--after four-and-a-half years--really wants to come home. And I would feel wrong taking a producer credit [on Goblet] because I can't be there. I knew right around the time Alfonso was hired that this would be my list Harry Potter film for a while. I would love to come back and direct one more in the future, but for the time being this is my last one."
TLC