Official Magic and Witch News: MSN Says: How Warner Bros. Should Retool the ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise
The popular answer apparently is:
Stick JKRowling in the movie clinking champagne glasses with real witches in it and people would watch it just for that.
ED Selected Excerpt:
Rowling’s Wizarding World is one of the most valuable pieces of intellectual property in the world, with the potential to be the sun in WB’s galaxy. The eight Harry Potter films earned nearly $8 billion combined and Rowling’s book series is the best-selling in history with more than 500 million copies sold. Humbly, we suggest an alternative course of action for the IP if parent company Warner Media hopes to continue to leverage it successfully.
Humor: Do they need a script or production consultant?
I know some people that might be interested. I just have a question: why re tool it? It’s been in a $1.9 billion dollar a year U.S.A. Magic and Witchcraft media market that consistently produced those numbers for over over 20 + years since 1997 . Is it the fantastic beasts theme?
Earlier this week, it was reported that Warner Bros. was moving forward with the sequel to 2018’s disappointing Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald following a production hiatus. The Harry Potter spinoff prequel earned more than $150 million less than its predecessor, 2016’s successful Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, while drawing mostly negative reactions from fans and critics. In response, WB pressed pause on the next Wizarding World installment to reassess. Now, the studio has added Steve Kloves, who penned seven of the eight Harry Potter scripts, to work with J.K. Rowling on the screenplay as WB is reportedly still interested in fulfilling its initial five-film franchise plans.
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