To add to the nostalgia, actors including Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Matthew Lewis, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch shared their own stories about their time on set. Between nostalgic never-before-seen photos of the actors as children, behind-the-scenes footage of the cast revealed how difficult it was for them to acclimate to the overwhelming fame associated with being in the Harry Potter films.
"We were very much just kids being kids on a set."
At the start of the franchise, the 11-year-old actors couldn't even go home because their houses were swarmed with adoring fans and paparazzi. But working with directors like Chris Columbus, who directed The Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets, created a lighthearted environment for the young actors behind the scenes and made work feel like playtime.
"Obviously, we were just kids, and we were all looking forward to mucking about together," Felton said. "Chris Columbus made the atmosphere very much like a fun-fair." Radcliffe added, "We were very much just kids being kids on a set. They probably made their jobs harder for themselves by letting us have as much fun as we had because it distracted us from the work we were supposed to be doing."