‘If you recast me, I’ll f***ing kill you’ An oral history of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
over 3 years in Independent
As the first film adaptation of JK Rowling’s blockbuster novel turns 20, Sam Moore speaks to director Chris Columbus and stars such as Fiona Shaw and Matthew Lewis about the film’s joyous yet daunting production, the naughtiness of Richard Harris and the fight to cast Daniel Radcliffe