=== ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' ===
In November 2021, while appearing on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', Howard revealed he had been approached to direct ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', but rejected the offer, telling Norton that, as he had just completed production on ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', andhe did not want to do another fantasy film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2021|last=Green|first=Alex|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/ron-howard-i-turned-down-offer-to-direct-the-first-harry-potter-film/41020792.html|title=Ron Howard: I turned down offer to direct the first Harry Potter film|access-date=December 9, 2023|quote="I’d read the books and they were fantastic but, in all honesty, I had just finished the Grinch. That was fun and fascinating, but an unbelievably challenging and difficult production so I didn’t want to be in the fantasy world for another few years."|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>
