Harry Potter and Nielsen should have created a separate game-show list when "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" dominated the ratings. In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" where characters from the book are specified as such. After many directors including Steven Spielberg, Terry
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter An updated version of "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" was published in 2004 by Berkley Books, just before the film "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released. Colbert wrote and published "The Magical Worlds of Narnia" in 2005, a guide to the fictional Narnia universe. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts is a guide to the fictional "Harry Potter" universe, written by David Colbert. It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels. Colbert conceived the idea