Harry Potter star reveals the insane way he…
Nick Frost had his own accio spell in hand.
The actor, 53, shared the intense way he manifested the function of Rubeus Hagrid for the upcoming HBO “Harry Potter” tv collection.
“Before I was cast as Hagrid, my partner suggested trying to manifest it. So last Christmas, I watched all the films back to back on the Sky Harry Potter channel, while writing out the word “Hagrid” 7,000 instances,” Frost told The Guardian in an interview printed on Thursday.
Nick Frost attends the UK Premiere of “The Running Man” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on November 5, 2025. Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage
“I’ve seen all the films,” he explained. “We go through them all as a family during Christmas every year. We start on 20 December and finish a week and a half later.”
While chatting with Collider in June, the “Hot Fuzz” star detailed his plan for the character.
“I’m going to try and do something, not ‘different,’ I think you have to be respectful to the subject matter, but within that, there’s scope for minutia,” Frost elaborated. “I always read Hagrid as he’s like a lovely, lost, violent, funny, warm child. I think the beauty of being able to do a book a season means I get to explore that a lot more, and I can’t wait.”
Nick Frost filming the “Harry Potter” reboot. Dean Click News / SplashNews.com
However, not everybody was thrilled by the casting determination.
Chris Columbus, who directed the authentic “Harry Potter,” wasn’t precisely offered after seeing on set footage of Frost as Hagrid.
“So, I’m seeing these photographs… and [Frost is] wearing the exact same costume that we designed for Hagrid. Part of me was like: What’s the point?” he said while on “The Rest Is Entertainment” podcast in August.
Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 2001. ©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Co
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid in the 2001 “Harry Potter” film. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
“I thought the costumes and everything was going to be different, but it’s more of the same. It’s all going to be the same,” Columbus added. “It’s very flattering for me, because I’m like, that’s exactly the Hagrid costume that we designed. So, part of it is really exciting, so I’m excited to see what they’re going to do with it. Part of it is sort of deja vu all over again.”
And the director didn’t draw back from sharing his take with Frost himself.
“I said, ‘This is very surreal for me — you have to understand, Robbie Coltrane and I were so close.’ So it’s just weird, bizarre,” Columbus told The Standard about their dialog.
Hagrid was initially performed by Coltrane, who died in 2022 at the age of 72.
A shot of the new “Harry Potter” collection filming in Hertfordshire, UK. Click News and Media / BACKGRID
Meanwhile, John Lithgow has also absolutely stepped into his function as Professor Albus Dumbledore.
In October, on set pictures surfaced displaying the actor, 80, sporting a long, white beard, and an outsized gown.
Lithgow stood on a seaside and also wore a pair of glasses, which lay on the bridge of his nostril – true to Dumbledore type.
Dominic McLaughlin filming the new “Harry Potter” collection. Click News and Media / BACKGRID
Rory Willmort filming on Nov. 11, 2025. Click News and Media / BACKGRID
Production initially began in July, with the forged taking pictures around England over the summer season and fall.
Other on location photos captured Frost and Dominic McLaughlin, who performs Harry Potter.
Lithgow’s casting was first announced last February, with the star confirming the news in an interview with ScreenRant at the time.
“It came as a total surprise to me,” he confessed. “I just got the phone call up at the Sundance Film Festival for yet another film, and it was not an easy decision because it’s going to define me for the last chapter of my life, I’m afraid.”
“I’m very excited. Some wonderful people are turning their attention back to ‘Harry Potter,’” continued Lithgow. “That’s why it’s been such a hard decision. I’ll be about 87 years old at the wrap party, but I’ve said yes.”
The collection is set to premiere in 2026 with each season being tailored from one of J.Okay. Rowling’s seven “Harry Potter” books. If the show does one season per 12 months for each novel, Lithgow would wrap the show at age 87 in 2033.
Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
A shot of the authentic “Harry Potter” forged in the 2011 movie. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
In the first two “Harry Potter” movies, the authentic professor was portrayed by Richard Harris. Michael Gambon then took over the function after Harris died in 2002.
Jude Law also performed the youthful model of Dumbledore in two “Fantastic Beasts” prequels.
The main trio in the authentic motion pictures included Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.
Along with Lithgow, Frost and McLaughlin, the highly-anticipated collection has also forged Arabella Stanton in the function of Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
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