Terry Gilliam has launched a withering rant at the Harry Potter films, calling them a f**king factory.
The director was lined up to direct the first instalment of the hugely successful franchise after J K Rowling named him as the perfect choice to adapt the novels for the big screen.
However, Warner Bros decided to go with director Chris Columbus instead, and Gilliam now insists he's glad that he never got the job.
He said, "I'd have gone crazy. It's a f**king factory working on Harry Potter. The studios are staking everything on the success of those movies so they interfere.
"That was one of my lucky moments."