Harry Potter has been entertaining audiences for decades, starting with the books and expanding to plays, theme parks and (of course) the movie franchise. Plenty of fans re-watch the Potter movies annually, which are available with a Max subscription. The cast of Harry Potter was outstanding, especially the adult cast who played professors and authority figures at Hogwarts. That includes Sirius Black actor Gary Oldman, who recently explained how Harry Potter (and Batman) "saved" him at a key point in his career. Let's break it all down.
Oldman has had a long and wildly successful career, and spent a number of years pivoting between Harry Potter and Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, playing Sirius Black and James Gordon respectively. He recently appeared on Drew Barrymore, explaining why the timing of those franchises was so key. He offered context about his personal life, saying:
