Chris Columbus spoke on Child Star doc about how casting for the Harry Potter series was based on Macaulay Culkin's career and personal life.
‘s best-selling book series was already a literary phenomenon. If the movies became just as big, the child stars cast as these literary characters would have a life-changing experience.“We went from shooting ‘Home Alone’ nobody cared, but in the course of a year, Macaulay Culkin became a huge star, and that was unexpected,” said Columbus. “It’s not like ‘Harry Potter,’ where you know that it may be extraordinarily successful.
When Chris Columbus worked with Macaulay Culkin on the Home Alone movies, he knew nothing about the actor’s home life. The Saved! star has spoken before about the physical and emotional abuse he suffered from his father, Kit Culkin. Achieving instant fame probably came with a lot of demands and pressures not good for Culkin’s upbringing. This was why Columbus wanted the Harry Potter stars to come from good homes and that they “knew what they were getting into.
“That’s the rest of your life as a child star. That’s gonna be your legacy, and you have to learn how to live with that.”trio will have their lives changed just like the film series did. You can expect to see the new fantasy TV series on HBO in 2026. You can also watch Chris Columbus’ interview with Demi Lovato in Child Star streaming onCarly Levy is movie news writer born and raised in South Florida.
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