Terry Gilliam has revealed that he is releaved that he didn't get the Harry Potter job calling the saga of movies a 'f***king factory.'
Although Chris Columbus directed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first movie in the series, but Gilliam was considered for the directing role on the first film.
In an interview with TotalFilm the firector said: "That was one of my lucky moments. I would have gone crazy. It's a f**king factory working on Harry Potter. It is.
"The studios are staking everything on the success of those movies. It was way too expensive. Too much at stake. So they [studio executives] interfere."
The director returns behind the camera later this year for the release of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which stars Heath Ledger.
After the death of Ledger half way through filming Gilliam fought to get the film completed in memory of the actor.
He enlisted the help of Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law to take over the lead role and finish the movie.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is released 16th October.
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