“Harry Potter”: Warner Bros. Discovery wants to make more films if JK Rowling agrees to be a part of it

Warner Bros. Discovery plans to further augment the magical world of “Harry Potter”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the CEO of the well-known American multinational, David Zaslav, during an investor meeting this Thursday, assured that they intend to exploit the company’s franchiseswith particular attention to the universe created by JK Rowling.

We will focus on the franchises. We haven’t made a “Superman” movie for 13 years, or a “Harry Potter” movie for 15.. The DC films and “Harry Potter” films are the highest grossing films for Warner Bros in the past 15 years. “says Zaslav. Also, he stressed that he would need the writer’s approval and participation and that this idea is more than just wishful thinking on his part. On the other hand, the CEO recalled that they still hold the film rights to “The Lord of the Rings”, one of the most successful sagas in the history of cinema that recently expanded its universe through Prime Video with “The Lord of the Rings” . Rings: The Rings of Power ‘, without Warner’s involvement.

The original eight installments of Wizarding World grossed over $ 7.7 billion worldwide.. The first, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, was directed by Chris Columbus, who would have already shown his interest in making an adaptation of the film.

However, All this information comes after several years of Rowling becoming the center of criticism after being accused of transphobia.. The author of the books didn’t even appear during the recent HBO special, where she herself claims she refused to attend. This could be because the controversial statements of her have caused it against him are positioned many of the stars of the saga, including Daniel Radcliffe or Emma Watson. It should be noted that other members of the same have defended the writer, including Ralph Fiennes, who during the films gives life to the dreaded Voldemort, or the recently deceased Robbie Coltrane, who does the same with Hagrid.

The “Fantastic Beasts” saga has stalled

Despite these claims by Zaslav, Variety reports that there are currently no Warner Bros. Discovery projects in development related to the wizarding universe.. This includes the other two films that were supposed to complete the “Fantastic Beasts” saga. The last chapter, “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets”, could be the last film in the saga despite leaving an open ending. The production company had planned to wait to see what the box office did for the film, and after becoming the worst premiere in the franchise’s history, it seems unlikely that the battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald will continue.