Harry Potter: Are there plans for new movies?

The sixth part of the Harry Potter saga, Half-Blood Prince, was released in our cinemas in July 2009. 13 years later, where is the saga that ended in 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2?

Just five years after the Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint franchise ended, Warner released Fantastic Beasts. The spin-off centers on Norbert Dragono, set in New York 70 years before Harry Potter.

Dumbledore’s Secret, the third installment of Fantastic Beasts, hits our screens on April 13. The David Yates film, starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen, has grossed more than $400 million (to date) at the international box office, the lowest point in the saga. The former grossed $815 million, while the latter grossed $654 million at the international box office.

according to varietyWarner has yet to greenlight development on Fantastic Beasts 4, preferring to wait a little longer before starting.

Aside from the controversy surrounding Johnny Depp (replaced by Mads Mikkelsen as the villainous Grindelwald after losing a defamation lawsuit. tabloid who accused him of domestic abuse), the failure of Ezra Miller, who plays Credence Barbone, and J.K. Rowling’s transphobic comments did not live up to Warner’s hopes at the box office. Therefore, the fourth film may be cancelled.

Especially since David Yates, who directed 4 films in the Harry Potter saga and 3 films dedicated to Fantastic Beasts, was recently hired by Netflix to direct the thriller Pain Hustlers with Emily Blunt.

Projects related to Harry Potter

But rest assured fans, the magical world created by J.K. Rowling must continue to exist. Warner is actually developing a series for HBO Max that we don’t know much about yet.

In March 2021, The Hollywood Reportr reports that the studio is in the process of developing new films based on the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Also available in book).

Divided into 4 acts, the story takes place 19 years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows the trajectories of Harry’s children, Ron, Hermione and Draco Malfoy.

Statement Time Warner CEO Jason Killar spoke about the studio’s creative future. No other information has been released, but a film adaptation of the play was rumored as early as 2016.

Harry Potter is over for Daniel Radcliffe

Anyway, don’t expect to see Daniel Radcliffe For the moment, in the role of Harry Potter. During the promotion of the adventure film “Secret of the Lost City”, the actor spoke to the microphone. New York Times That he didn’t feel ready to find the character that made him famous.

“I’m getting to the point where I finally feel like I’m out of Potter. I’m really happy and getting back into it would be a huge life changer.“.

Then the magician’s interpreter calms his answer: “Never say never, but the Star Wars cast had 30 or 40 years before they returned. For me, it’s only been 10 years and that’s not what I’m really interested in at the moment.”

Considered one of the highest-grossing in film history, the Harry Potter franchise has grossed more than $8 billion worldwide for its first 8 films, and nearly $2 billion for Fantastic Beasts. So Warner should announce new projects soon.