The late actor was keen to play Hagrid,but the section went to Robbie Coltrane because producers wouldn’t waive rule banning non-BritsRobin Williams was involved to play the half-giant gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter films – but was turned down by producers on account of his nationality. Casting director Janet Hirshenson has confirmed that Williams fell victim to the “Brits-only” rule imposed by producers on the series of films. “Robin had called because he really wanted to be in the movie,” she told the Huffington Post, and “but it was a British-only edict,and once he said no to Robin, he wasn’t going to say yes to anybody else, and that’s for sure. It couldn’t be.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com