Harry Potter fans will be disappointed to hear one of the stars of the franchise didn't enjoy his time on set.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows behind the scenes of the much-loved world of witches and wizards.
Many fans of the Harry Potter books and films would give anything to spend a day at Hogwarts, but actor Jason Isaacs, a.k.a Lucius Malfoy, father of Draco Malfoy, has opened up about the reality of making the films.
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He admits it's a 'terrible confession' to make and one that will disappoint many who love the film adaptions of JK Rowling's books.
The star has owned up and said the films 'weren't that fun to make' and could be 'quite boring.'
He is currently appearing in the latest series of White Lotus, and appeared on The One Show this week and was asked about what it was like making the Harry Potter films.
He did share his affection for the series, and said he finds it emotional when he watches the film with his family.
Jason shared: "Even though I was in the films, when I take nephews and nieces to the tour, and the thing comes up and you're in the Great Hall, every time I burst out in tears. It's incredibly moving."
Despite his display of emotion, he shared the truth of long days onset: “There's some magic that happens in those books and in those films.
"It's a terrible confession to make, but they weren't that fun to make," he admitted candidly.
"It's quite boring, to make these big special effects films, the pleasures all come afterwards when I see and meet people for whom their lives were changed by it,” he added.
“And still, people are reading it and sharing it with their children. Some people say their lives were saved by it, and I believe them. There's something happened, who knows why?
“But when those ingredients came together and the soufflé rose, and it created just love around the world. And a sense of belonging.”
It's not all bad then, and he does still seem to love the films and his part in it.
He's not the only cast member to put their foot in it about the magic of filming, as Tom Felton once recalled.
Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the film, recalled accidentally disappointing a young fan: "I remember after the first couple of films, there was the Comic Con in San Diego… We were doing a Q & A with thousands of Potter fans. This little seven year old walks up. We lower the mic. She’s like ‘What is it like to fly a broom?’ ‘Sorry, love? What’s it like to fly a broom? Painful! Horrible! You sit on this metal pole and they blow wind in your hair."
He saw her eyes widen in alarm: "So I quickly realized: ‘It’s one of the greatest experiences in your life! How old are you? You’re nine. You’ve got two more years and you’ll find out for yourself," and said he has tried to be an ambassador and keeping the fun for people ever since.
As well as the films, books, multiple theme parks and locations to visit, fans will eventually have a new TV series to watch based on the boy wizard.
Warner Bros and HBO are rebooting it for a series, with a season for each book.
Casting calls have previously gone out for the roles, previously played by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
Topics: Film, TV and Film, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, BBC
Jen Thomas