Exclusive: 'Harry Potter' Imelda Staunton: 'Films are fantastic'

Imelda Staunton has revealed her theories behind the success of the Harry Potter film series.

The actress, who plays villainess Dolores Umbridge, was at the London premiere of Deathly Hallows: Part 2, where she was greeted by enthusiastic fans of the series.

Staunton told Digital Spy: "It's pretty phenomenal. I thought last year was exciting - this certainly has upped that a bit!"

The Harry Potter star went on to list the reasons why she believes Harry Potter has resonated with such a large audience.

Staunton explained: "You've got fantastic books, fantastic scripts, great directors and bloody good actors in it, and each year they've tried to make the films better and better.

"And that's why people are here in their millions. [People] all over the world wish they were here tonight."

Watch Imelda Staunton talk about the Harry Potter phenomenon below:



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Additional reporting by Simon Reynolds.