We all love Rubeus Hagrid!
Not only was he the tall and mighty hunting groundsman at Hogwarts, but he was also one of Harry Potter's most hardcore friends, both inside and outside the books.
Although we already know a lot about this half-blood giant, today let's talk about some interesting secrets behind this bearded giant!
J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, wanted to hire Robbie Coltrani to play Hagrid from the beginning, but at the same time, another Hollywood celebrity, Robin Williams, was also interested in the role.
He liked Hagrid very much, so he took the initiative to call director Chris Columbus, hoping to get this opportunity.
However, things didn't go well for Williams.
Because Rowling has a hard and fast rule, that is, only British or Irish actors can star in this movie.
So, despite Robin Williams' excellent performance in comedy and children's films, he didn't have to rub shoulders with Hagrid.
In the Harry Potter series**, Hagrid is portrayed as a giant twice the size of a normal person.
Let's assume that the average height is 1At 7 meters, Hagrid should be at least 3 meters tallAbout 5 meters.
And Robbie Coltrane, who plays him, is only 185 meters, so the crew had to use some tricks to make him look taller, such as finding a stand-in for him who was more than 2 meters tall.
But even so, Hagrid in the movie is much shorter than him in **.
You might have thought that Hagrid's last name was Rubeus, just like in the books.
After all, that's what it's called in the movie.
But in fact, Rowling had given the correct pronunciation of rubeus, which is "roo-bay-is".
If transliterated into Chinese, it may be "Rubos".
Rubeus is not the only one who is called by the wrong name in Harry Potter, and Voldemort and Hermione are also mispronounced.
Of course, this is not a big problem.
In the book Harry Potter: Page to Screen: The Complete Film***Journey, Robbie Coltrani reveals that Hagrid's image design is actually an angel from hell on a motorcycle that Rowling met many years ago.
Like Hagrid, he has a deep love for nature on the outside, and loves to talk about the flowers in the garden.
Hagrid loves all animals, with the exception of cats.
Hogwarts allows first-year students to choose one of the cats, toads, and owls to bring to school.
Hagrid eventually bought the owl Hedwig as a gift for Harry, but chose not a cat because he was allergic to cats and sneezed as soon as he touched it.
However, he gets along well with dogs, not only has "five scum" teeth, but also has a three-headed dog.