Chris Columbus chose to direct Harry Potter rather than Spider-Man, and he has no regrets about that decision. Columbus began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-80's, penning scripts for popular films like Gremlins and The Goonies before trying his hand at directing with 1987's Adventures in Babysitting. He quickly moved on to more prominent films, and by the turn of the century had already directed classics like Home Aloneand Mrs. Doubtfire.
As he was coming off 1999's Bicentennial Man,
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