Fantastic animalsnot at the level ofHarry Potter
Self the saga Harry Potter was an undeniable success at the box office, this is less true Fantastic animals, which shares the same universe. As a reminder, Fantastic animals is originally a short guide listing fantastic creatures and written by the character of Norbert Scamander. From there, Warner Bros. envisioned a series of films, the first of which was released in 2016. With more than $814 million in worldwide box office revenuethe idea seemed sensible.
In 2018, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald it grossed over $654 million. A notable figure, but much lower than that of the previous film. Then it arrived Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secretsin 2022, which only managed to accumulate a little more than $405 million for a $200 million budget. The lowest box office for films in the universe ofHarry Potter.
According to David Yates, a break is needed
Despite this, other films were still under consideration. A quarter and a fifth to be precise. Except that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. David Yatesdirector of films Fantastic animals. In an interview given to Total filmthe director indicated it the saga is over. Saying he is proud of what was done with the third film, despite the pandemic, he explains the need to “to take a break“.
With Fantastic Beasts we are at a standstill. We shot these three films, the last one during the pandemic, and it was a lot of fun, but also very difficult. We filmed when there was no vaccine. Luckily no one got sick, but we had serious protocols in place. We are all very proud of (Fantastic Beasts 3) and after it came out into the world, we needed to stop, take a break and rest.
A break then, at least for David Yates. Because Warner Bros. had hinted at its desire to make five films, without consulting David Yates on this matter.
The idea that there would be five films surprised many of us. (JK Rowling) spoke about it spontaneously during a press screening. But no one told us there would be five films when we committed to the first one.
The future of the saga therefore remains unclear, even if the director only speaks of a “pause” despite wanting to be positive about the situation, because “it allows you to do other things“, AS Merchants of pain, available on Netflix. For the moment there have been no discussions on the continuation of the Fantastic animalsbut David Yates says to himself “surely at some point (they will return)Not enough to reassure fans who would have liked to see more of Norbert Scamander and co. Especially with the start of production of series Harry Potter…
Source: Cine Serie
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