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Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff says the studio will only produce more Harry Potter series if they retain the canon and the ethos of the Wizarding World.
Warner Bros. is interested in developing more spinoff series set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but only if the projects stay true to the spirit of the original story, confirmed studio CEO Ann Sarnoff.
During a conference hosted by Bloomberg and covered by THR, Sarnoff spoke on a number of hot topics for the studio, including the future of some of its flagship franchises. While discussing the future of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World, Sarnoff said, “We would love to develop more original Harry Potter series, and we regularly talk to J.K. Rowling and her team. It’s got to be right, though. Whatever we do has to be true to the canon, and true to the ethos of the Wizarding World and who Harry is.”
Even though Warner Bros.’ film adaptations of the Harry Potter novels concluded in 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the Wizarding World remains one of the movie studio’s most popular franchises. The property has continuously found success through multimedia expansion, such as theme parks, video games and a stage play.
While the Fantastic Beasts spinoff films have garnered some success of their own, fans have long clamored for additional Harry Potter series, asking Warner Bros. to tell new stories about different characters in the world of the Harry Potter saga. As Sarnoff confirmed, the studio shares their enthusiasm for someday delivering more original series.
Following the conclusion of the mainline Harry Potter films, the Wizarding World first began to branch into separate film series in 2016 with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which served as a prequel to the story explored in the first eight Harry Potter films. The property continued with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018, and is set to become a trilogy with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022.
The Secrets of Dumbledore has stirred some controversy, surrounding the firing and replacement of Johnny Depp from the eponymous role of Gellert Grindelwald. Rowling, who wrote the screenplays of all three Fantastic Beasts films, also remains a controversial figure after posting anti-trans tweets in early 2020.
Warner Bros.’ next scheduled Harry Potter project is Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts, a 20th anniversary special that reunites the cast of the original Potter films, including leading actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Return to Hogwarts begins streaming on HBO Max on Jan. 1, 2022. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore arrives in theaters April 15, 2022.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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