Steven Spielburg disses the movie

[Heather Moore]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., kabuki_darling at h... wrote:
> I just heard on the radio a major insult from Spielburg, about the 
> upcoming HP movie. It went something like this:
> '"The Harry Potter is too easy, I purposely passed on the chance to 
> direct it. At this point in my career, I need a challenge. I want to 
> film more...authentic films. Harry Potter is like ducks in a barrel 
> (*what does that mean?*). It'd be taking a million dollars to put in 
> my bank."' You get the gist. We all know that he just didn't like 
> that they didn't want Haley Joel Osman for Harry Potter. And what's 
> this about authentic? As if his little alien films are much more 
> authentic? Don't get me wrong I think he's made some great movies 
but 
> still...
> 
> Sylph

 Spielburg has always been more interested in Prisoner of Azkaban.