Harry Potter: 15 Magical Facts About JK Rowling’s Beloved Boy Wizard Franchise (Photos)
On November 16, 2001, Pottermania launched in earnest with the release of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” a film that began a decade-long franchise that was just as successful as J.K. Rowling’s books and has now spawned a spin-off, “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.” While the later films are more critically admired, it was this film that started both a worldwide cultural phenomenon and the illustrious careers of its main stars. TheWrap teamed up with IMDb to give you these 15 facts you may not have known about the series.
The roots of the Potter films begin in 1997 with David Heyman, the man who has produced every installment of the series including “Fantastic Beasts.