Although Warner Bros. Discovery is going through moments of uncertainty, canceling projects, and not having very good box office results, there is a plan for the future that seems immovable: return the franchise Harry Potter to the great heights. There are not a few franchises that have managed to successfully return to the big screen, some are even more successful now than in the beginning, so resuming the story of “The Boy Who Lived” seems like a logical step. And if everything goes as expected, it will be Harry Potter and the Cursed Child the story with which we will see more adventures of this magical world.
A few days ago, the CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, David Zaslav, He expressed his interest in keeping the franchise created by JK Rowling alive. Zaslav assured that they plan to make more movies of Harry Potter. And according to a report from PuckNews, everything could happen sooner than expected. According to the first details, there are already conversations in the studio to find the right way to bring Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to the big screen.
At the time, Toby Emmerich, a former executive at Warner Bros., pitched a rather ambitious project. Adapting said story into two epic films that would serve as a possible relaunch of the franchise. The intent was to revive the nostalgia fans had enjoyed the Harry Potter movies for a decade. But also capture a new generation of viewers.
The plan did not continue for a simple reason: the studio had all its hopes in the saga fantastic animals. And accept the realization of the cursed legacy It would have been a way of acknowledging that fantastic animals it hadn’t worked. It was not only going to be a blow to Warner, but also to JK Rowling, who served as a screenwriter for the failed saga.
Now what fantastic animals has come to an end (according to numerous rumors), it is understandable that Zaslav wants a sure success. And returning the original saga, adding the participation of the original cast, would be an infallible formula to recover a little of the millions of dollars that Warner Bros. Discovery is missing.
What is it about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
The story of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child It was developed for a play. However, the success was great, and it was decided to publish the script for the aforementioned work in book format. The synopsis states the following:
“It was always difficult being Harry Potter. And it doesn’t get much easier now that he’s an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.
As Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must wrestle with the weight of a family heirloom he never wanted. As the past and present ominously merge, father and son discover an uncomfortable truth. Sometimes the darkness comes from unexpected places.
The play was written by Jack Thorne and theater manager John Tiffany. It is based on a new original story by Rowling. Would you like to see it adapted to the big screen? How successful would the return of the original leading trio be?
John Joseph Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the cinema up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movies.