Harry Potter actor confesses hit movies were quite boring to make

“Harry Potter” actor Jason Isaacs made a candid confession about filming the hit franchise. The British actor, who played Lucius Malfoy in six of the eight “Harry Potter” movies, revealed the films were “quite boring” to make.“It’s a terrible confession to make.They weren’t that much fun to make.

It’s quite boring, making big special effects films,” Isaacs shared on BBC’s “The One Show.”“However, the pleasures all come afterwards,” he remarked.“I see and meet people for whom their lives were changed by it … still people reading it and sharing it with their children.

Some people say their lives were saved by it, and I believe it.”Despite his confession, Isaacs admitted he gets emotional when he takes his family to tour the set.“Even though I was in the films, when I’ve taken godchildren or nephews and nieces to the tour … and suddenly you’re in the Great Hall, every time, I burst out in tears,” he shared. “It’s incredibly moving and overwhelming.There’s some magic that happened in those stories.”Isaacs portrayed Lucius, the father of Draco Malfoy, played by Tom Felton, in 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and reprised his role until 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.”“The White Lotus” star continued to share how magical the “Harry Potter” franchise was to him.“Something happened, who knows why when those ingredients came together.

… The soufflé rose.… It created just love around the world and a sense of inclusion,” he added.Isaacs starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and other famous cast members. In September, “Harry Potter” star Maggie Smith died “peacefully,” and cast members paid tribute to her.Radcliffe issued a statement honoring the star, who portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall, the head of Gryffindor House, in the franchise. “The first time I met Maggie Smith, I was 9 years old, and we were rea...