Variety

‘Home Alone’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Director Says ‘I Was Fired’ From 2005’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie After Criticizing Concept Art; Studio Said ‘I Had Too Much of ...

Chris Columbus has directed some of the most enduring blockbusters of all time, from “Mrs. Doubtfire” and the “Home Alone” films to the first two “Harry Potter” movies. But even with those movies ...
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‘Harry Potter’ And ‘Home Alone’ Director Chris Columbus Recalls Being Fired From A Fantastic Four Film For Having “Too Much Of An Opinion”

Chris Columbus (who has no relation to the polarizing historical figure who “sailed the ocean blue” and “discovered” America) has quite the career to boast about. Since the 1980s, he’s been a director ...
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Chris Columbus: 'Home Alone and Harry Potter weren’t meant to be family films'

Chris Columbus has said that despite being known for classics such as Home Alone, Mrs Doubtfire and the first two Harry Potter films, he never intended to make “family movies.” The director, 66, told ...