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It has been 20 years since the original release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. As part of the anniversary celebration, director Chris Columbus has been giving interviews about the first film. In one interview, he reveals that a three-hour cut exists and he wants it released. Screenings shown to test audiences had featured an extra 30 minutes over the theatrical cut. He said kids loved it, while parents complained about the movie’s runtime.
“We knew that the film worked because we did a couple of previews,” Columbus said. “Particularly a Chicago preview where our first cut was a three-hour cut. Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short. I thought, well, the kids presumably have a shorter attention span so this is a good thing.”
Columbus had also spoken about the alternate cut a year...
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