Nick Frost has offered his first thoughts on playing Hagrid in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, and said he felt a need to not just copy what had come before. The Hot Fuzz and live-action How to Train Your Dragon star said he had already begun pre-production duties for his turn as Hagrid,

Robbie Coltrane played Hagrid in the original 'Harry Potter' movies, but Nick Frost doesn't want to repeat the late actor's performance.

Frost is among a growing cast of performers set to breathe new life into the Harry Potter franchise when the TV project debuts, with John Lithgow portraying Hogwarts head Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, among others.