10 Foolproof Steps For A Perfect Harry Potter Remake

The biggest barrier in remaking Harry Potter is the unenviable task of recasting a set of characters so culturally linked to their actors; to a generation the creme de la creme of British thesps are the Hogwarts' staff. And the only real solution is to plug ears and go right back to the source.

The word we're looking for here is definitive, so you want people who can perfectly embody the characters on the page, essentially serving as live-action illustrations. At some points this will mean steering towards what we've seen before - Snape is already damn-near perfect - but others will be vast departures - Michael Gambon's Dumbledore was more Gandalf the Grey than the White.

Not going for big names, which was an all-but essential creative choice in the films given the marketing and appeal, would be a very smart move, finding lesser known actors with real bite. Given that The Cursed Child's already done this to some degree, there's definitely scope for doing this and things not going too crazy (aside from the black Hermione controversy, people bought the play).

Ironically, despite their initial limited star power, it's the child stars where things are the trickiest prospect; the central trio is very dependent on each other, so they need to be both fit the roles and have the required dynamic, something Radcliffe, Grint and Watson had in spades. The trick is, again, to just power through and keep an eye on the books' characterisation.