The Fantastic Beasts film franchise is a prequel to the Harry Potter saga, created by JK Rowling as a five-film series following the adventures of magizoologist Norbert Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) – who also appeared in the original Harry Potter saga – but no one but her knew that so many films was planned.
Three installments have already been released, but the lackluster box office results of the third, Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secret (2022), left many fans wondering if the two additional films would become a reality. In a new interview with Total Film (Variety) magazine, David Yates talks about this topic.
“Besides, everything is just stopped. We made these three films during the last pandemic and it was a lot of fun but challenging. In fact, we took it when there was no vaccine. Fortunately, no one got sick, but we had the most careful protocols.“
“We are all very proud and when it came out into the world we just needed to stop, take a break and take it slow“, he added.
A filmmaker who has directed three films together Rowling In writing (he was the only one to write the screenplay for the first two films, and was joined by Steven Kloves for the third), is a veteran of the Harry Potter universe, having also directed all the films in the original saga, from The. Order of the Phoenix and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
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But for that Fantastic beastsHe just didn’t know there would be five movies when he signed on for the first installment.
The idea that there would be five films was a surprise to most. Joe only casually mentioned it once during a press screening. No one said there would be five, we have to do the first one…
As for the rest, there is no news at the moment: “I’m sure we’ll be back at some point. But no, I haven’t talked to Joe, I haven’t talked to David Heyman, I haven’t talked to Warner Bros: we’re just taking a break. It’s quite nice. This allows me to do things like…“
New project currently on Netflix
“Things like that” referring to the director’s latest film, the Netflix thriller Merchants of Pain. The movie, which stars Chris Evans and Emily Blunt, has been acquired by the streaming giant in a $50 million deal.
““After spending so much time making movies about witches, I wanted to make a movie that was real-world and focused on social issues, but not too gritty and serious.” David Yates told Variety ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. “I wanted to tell a fun and entertaining story in a subversive way. I’m leaving the sublime world of JK Rowling, but I’m not going straight to kitchen sink drama. The characters here are so exciting and crazy, and the world is so intense.“
Merchants of Pain airs on Netflix from October 27.
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