J. K. Rowling scripted by Steve Kloves; Rowling assisted him in the writing process, ensuring that his scripts did not contradict future books in the series. She told Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) certain secrets about their characters before they were revealed in the books. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) asked her if Harry died at any point in the series; Rowling answered him by saying, "You have a death scene", thereby not explicitly answering the question. Director Steven Spielberg was approached to direct the first film, but dropped out. The press has repeatedly claimed that Rowling played a role in
Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) father, but says that he will know why he died: trying to make a world in which his son could live a better life. In the film series, Lupin is portrayed by David Thewlis as an adult, and by James Utechin as a teenager. "Harry Potter" director David Yates and J. K. Rowling have stated that Remus Lupin is their favourite series character. Both Lupin's first name, Remus, and the pseudonym he uses on "Potterwatch", Romulus, are a reference to the Roman mythological twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who are said to have had a wolf foster-mother. Furthermore, Remus' last