Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) a former Death Eater. Frances de la Tour plays the role of Olympe Maxime, Headmistress of Beauxbatons. David Tennant portrays Barty Crouch Jr., a Death Eater who disguises himself as Mad-Eye Moody for most of the film. British film director Mike Newell was chosen to direct the film after "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" director Alfonso Cuarón announced that he would only be able to direct one "Potter" film. In a statement explaining the transition of directors, series producer David Heyman said: Principal photography for "Goblet of Fire" began on 4 May 2004, although scenes involving the film's
Harry Potter (film series) novels. The book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was relegated to a low-priority bookshelf, where it was discovered by a secretary who read it and gave it to Heyman with a positive review. Consequently, Heyman, who had originally disliked "the rubbish title", read the book himself. Highly impressed by Rowling's work, he began the process that led to one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time. Heyman's enthusiasm led to Rowling's 1999 sale of the film rights for the first four "Harry Potter" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million (US$2,000,000). A demand Rowling made