<Tr> <Td> "Harry Potter is the kind of timeless literary achievement that comes around once in a lifetime . Since the books have generated such a passionate following across the world, it was important to us to find a director that (sic) has an affinity for both children and magic . I can't think of anyone more ideally suited for this job than Chris ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--Lorenzo di Bonaventura </Td> </Tr> <P> Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay . He described adapting the book as "tough", as it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books ." Kloves often received synopses of books proposed as film adaptations from Warner Bros., which he "almost never read", but Harry Potter jumped out at him . He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan of the series . When speaking to Warner Bros., he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters . Kloves was nervous when he first met Rowling as he did not want her to think he was going to "(destroy) her baby ." Rowling admitted that she "was really ready to hate this Steve Kloves," but recalled her initial meeting with him: "The first time I met him, he said to me,' You know who my favourite character is?' And I thought, You're gonna say Ron . I know you're gonna say Ron . But he said' Hermione .' And I just kind of melted ." Rowling received a large amount of creative control, an arrangement that Columbus did not mind . </P> <P> Warner Bros. had initially planned to release the film over 4 July 2001 weekend, making for such a short production window that several proposed directors pulled themselves out of the running . Due to time constraints, the date was put back to 16 November 2001 . </P>

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