Harry Potter spin-off movie series announced

12-09-2013 3:06pm #1

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4722670/new-harry-potter-movie-spin-off-series-jk-rowling-writing

The wizarding world of Harry Potter is coming back to the big screen through a new spin-off movie written by J.K. Rowling herself. The movie will be set 70 years before the events of Harry Potter, and will follow the adventures of Newt Scamander. For big fans, Scamander's name may be familiar — in the original series, he was the author of a textbook called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which Harry was required to buy. Warner Bros. announced the new film this morning, saying that it would be the first in a whole new series, and that some familiar characters and creatures could turn up once again.

"I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about," Rowling says in a statement, "and this is it." Scamander's story will begin in New York, rather than London as in the original series, but Rowling says that all of the laws and customs that relate to hidden magical societies should remain familiar. The new film's events otherwise won't have a direct relationship to the events of Harry Potter, and should instead stand on their own. Though the original film series was adapted from Rowling's novels, this will be the first movie that she has written herself.

Whatsernamex33 · 12-09-2013 3:13pm

Super excited! Any idea when it'll be out?

ricimaki · 12-09-2013 4:38pm

More information here

Raedwald · 13-09-2013 1:17pm

Seriously buzzing for this! Potter is a money making machine and I can see any number of possible spin offs in the future! Hopefully this is just them testing the waters! Also allows them to move on from the UK and use locations in the US etc

ibarelycare · 13-09-2013 5:15pm

I'd love if they did a movie of Dumbledore's childhood and adolescence!

Hermione* · 13-09-2013 7:11pm

ibarelycare wrote: »

I'd love if they did a movie of Dumbledore's childhood and adolescence!

That would be amazing!

I'm quite excited for this. I'm so in love with the whole world that Jo has conjured up that I'd happily go to see any variation of it on the big screen!

Raedwald · 13-09-2013 10:47pm

ibarelycare wrote: »

I'd love if they did a movie of Dumbledore's childhood and adolescence!

Outside of the three main characters Dumbledore is the most loved and. Impelling. They could a fantastic book story about his childhood and then his big showdown etc.

DubDJ · 13-09-2013 11:35pm

Really excited for this, surprised it wasn't a book though, and then later released as a movie.

Going by the fact it's set 70 years before HP maybe a young Dumbledore could make an appearance.

astonaidan · 12-10-2013 6:52pm

Raedwald wrote: »

Outside of the three main characters Dumbledore is the most loved and. Impelling. They could a fantastic book story about his childhood and then his big showdown etc.

Ah but it might have the same affect that the Star Wars movies had, when you already know how its going to end

Dutchess · 08-03-2014 8:51pm

Allright but what I really want to see is a book about the four founders of Hogwarts.

Harry Potter spin-off movie series announced

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