Rosie O'Donnell offered to play Molly Weasley for free, but there's a notable reason she didn't even get to audition. With the holidays fast approaching, there is no better time of year to start a Harry Potter rewatch than now. Of course, this means kicking things off with the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . The first Harry Potter film was released in 2001 and directed by Chris Columbus. Columbus would return to direct the first of many sequels, Harry Potter and the Chamber