Actors from the Weasley family have reunited at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Bonnie Wright, James and Oliver Phelps, and Mark Williams, who played Ginny, Fred, George and Arthur Weasley respectively, visited the Leavesden studios on Wednesday.
The eight blockbuster films were released between 2001 and 2011, with the first instalment becoming the highest-grossing film of 2001, earning $974 million at the box office worldwide during its initial run and later surpassing $1 billion.
Mark Williams, 66, said: 'I love coming back to the wizarding world, and the new summer feature is a real delight. It was an enormous part of our experience filming The Harry Potter film series – to be involved with the amazing work of the design department. To be reminded of that has made my day.'
Oliver Phelps, 40, who starred alongside his twin brother James, added: 'Being back on the set reunited with Bonnie and Mark has been absolutely superb – it's like coming into a time warp, like no time has passed at all since we were last together.'
The reunion also saw behind-the-scenes filmmakers including head propmaker Pierre Bohanna, make-up artist Amanda Knight and art director Gary Tomkins. Mr Tomkins said: 'It feels fantastic to see so many of the crew and actors back on the sets we all worked on all those years ago that everyone knows and loves so much.'
The event coincides with the launch of a new summer feature, 'First Year At Hogwarts – Where The Filmmaking Magic Began', which runs from May 7 for four months. Visitors can relive iconic moments such as the Sorting Hat scene and Hermione Granger casting Petrificus Totalus on Neville Longbottom.
