(CelebNMusic247-News) J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter Getting Spin-off Film
Warner Bros. announced a new Harry Potter spin-off on the way, but it will NOT be starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris.
The phrase “the next Harry Potter” has been used to describe franchises like Twilight and The Hunger Games, but they don’t compare to the eight films have collectively grossed $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office, and that’s not even counting the money coming in from the various tie-ins, events, theme park lands, and so on.
The studio announced today that it is developing a spinoff feature inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the adventures of its author, Newt Scamander. J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay. ”It is planned as the first picture in a new film series,” says a press release.
In a statement, Rowling explained how the project came about.
It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.
While the new film will take place in the familiar wizarding world, it won’t serve as a direct sequel or prequel to the Harry Potter adventures. “The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway,” she said.
The experience of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will extend off the screen, as it’ll simultaneously be developed across Warner Bros. video game, consumer-products, and digital initiatives businesses, with enhanced links to Pottermore.com.
The film is set to be the first in a planned series.
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