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,

Nick Frost knows he's stepping into some (in a sense, literally) big shoes by playing Rubeus Hagrid on HBO's Harry Potter TV show adaptation.

Dominic McLaughlin will play the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout is Ron Weasley. More than 30,000 actors auditioned for the lead roles since HBO launched an open casting call last fall. Filming is expected to begin this summer.