'Harry Potter' Stars Share Their Feelings on Rebooting the Films

The final Harry Potter film premiered in July 2011, but fans are still wondering if the cast would ever return to Hogwarts for the upcoming reboot of the franchise.

The first installment hit movie theaters in 2001 and starred Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and more in the eight-movie series.

Now that there’s a television show in the works, fans have been wondering if any original stars will make an appearance. The exciting news hasn’t stopped some cast members from spilling the tea on whether or not they would ever reprise the iconic characters they brought to life on screen.

In August 2021, Daniel, for one, revealed which new roles he’d like to take on if the chance ever presented itself.

“I would probably want to go with, like, Sirius [Black] or [Remus] Lupin,” the actor said on an episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “Those were always the two characters that I was like, ‘They’re great.'”

The Now You See Me 2 star added, “And also, I’m obviously biased by my experience of filming those scenes with those people, and they’re like some of my favorite memories. I thought those guys were really cool.” Daniel was referring to Gary Oldman (who played Sirius) and David Thewlis (who played Lupin).

Previously, Harry Potter himself gushed over working alongside the veteran stars. “They were some of the first scenes on the third and the fifth film where I started to feel like I was a young man who was just starting to figure out what acting was, and they were pretty cool people to be around,” Daniel told Entertainment Tonight in July 2021 of his former costars.

While Daniel has big dreams of possibility taking on different HP roles in the future, Tom just wants to play Draco again!

“If you’re asking me will I dye my hair blonde again to be Draco, abso-bloody-lutely. Either [him or Lucius]. I’ll play Draco’s kid if you really want!” the A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting told People in June 2021. “Any chance to be a Malfoy again would be greatly accepted.”

These two former Harry Potter stars aren’t the only ones who’ve spoken about bringing back the franchise. Scroll through our gallery to read the cast’s quotes.

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‘Not Seeing’ a Role in the TV Show

“It seems to me that they are wanting to make a fresh series, which it feels like it’d be distracting to have old, haggard Harry also entering from stage left,” the actor told Entertainment Tonight in July 2023, noting that he’s “certainly not seeking” a role in the new show, but is “very supportive” of what’s to come.

Playing Ron Weasley Again

“I think if the timing was right and everyone was kinda coming back I would definitely revisit it,” Rupert shared on This Morning in January 2023. “It’s a character that’s important to me. I kinda grew up with him. We kinda became the same person. I feel very protective of him as well.”

Serious About Returning?

“I think I’m remembering right,” Daniel said during a SiriusXM interview in August 2021, referring to his conversation on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “That the question was like a hypothetical of who else would you have liked to play in this series? Um, but yeah, it’s, there’s always going to be, you know, talk of some sort of, uh, but, but it genuinely, genuinely is always like a lot more in the media than in actuality. Like I’ve never been contacted by anybody about any future Harry Potter films. So, you know, it’s, I don’t think it’s something that is, uh, is, is coming. But like, of course, now that I have said that, uh, they will certainly, I brought it upon myself now.”

The Reboot Rumors

After the TV show rumors broke, Rupert spoke with Variety in February 2021 about bringing the character back.

“It’ll be weird if it was a continuation kind of thing,” he shared. “I weirdly feel quite protective of that character. Even when I saw the stage show [Harry Potter and the Cursed Child], it was a very strange experience. … If it’s like a different group of friends, I guess it would be interesting.”

Maybe In the Future

Rupert also addressed a possible reboot while chatting with ComicBook.com in December 2020. The actor explained that HP “was a huge part of my life and I’m very fond of that character and their stories.”

But when it comes to bringing it back, he added, “I mean, I’d be up for it at the right time. I don’t know what capacity that would be, but yeah, we’ll see.”

Taking It to the Stage

After Harry Potter and the Cursed Child debuted, Daniel was asked about whether he would every play the character on stage.

“It’s a tricky one,” he said on Andy Cohen‘s SiriusXM show in August 2016. “You never want to close a door on anything, especially something that’s been so good to me. But I do think, at the moment, I’m definitely not at a stage where I would feel comfortable going back to it. Who knows if in 10, 20 years I would feel differently about that, and I think I’ve got a little while before I’m sort of age-appropriate for this Harry.”