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Jason Isaacs Says 'Harry Potter' Movies Weren't 'That Much Fun to Make'


“terrible confession” about the Harry Potter movies. While audiences worldwide were dazzled by the magic of the franchise, the Lucius Malfoy actor, 61, revealed that the movies weren’t as fascinating to make.

Isaacs played Draco Malfoy’s cunning father in six of the eight Harry Potter movies released between 2001 and 2011 starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. According to Isaacs, while there were a lot of special effects involved in creating the magic of Harry Potter, seeing the grand sets of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in person remains a joy. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images for HBOThe British actor is currently starring in The White Lotus season 3, which is set at a fictional hotel resort in Thailand and was filmed in the Southeast Asian country.

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