The Movie Steven Spielberg Made Instead of 'Harry Potter' Is Coming to a New Streamer

With HBO's adaptation of all seven of the Harry Potter novels around the corner, it's difficult to remember a time when this global phenomenon hadn't yet hit the big screen. But the early years of the books had been such a success that Warner Bros. and producer David Heyman knew they had a potential multi-billion-dollar franchise on their hands. With that in mind, the search for a director for the opening film had to be thorough, with the search reportedly taking around a year.