EEP -- a new HP movie??? Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them

[ladywhizbee]

J.K. Rowling is partnering with Warner Brothers and plans to screenwrite a new HP movie based on Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them.

In universe it will happen 70 years before Harry. Read all about it here:

LeakyNewsI'm cautiously excited. I kinda like the idea of learning more about Newt Scamander and possibly some about Rolf (because of

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[ladywhizbee]

Yes, I'm sure that she has some help. Writing a script is so different than writing a book--although she did get to see the HP movie scripts (in all their variations) and might have a good idea on how to do it from that--although, the process is really so different.

What I'm currently pondering is if she will also write a book (or a movie-edition book) to go with it. Obviously the original text already exists, and maybe that is enough for her--but all major movies typically have a book to go with it, and I do wonder if she will want to write that, too...although there are only so many hours in a day...and perhaps she would let someone else do it (???). Hmmm...

The newsrelease was also clear that it would be a 'franchise' which to me indicates more than one movie. I suppose it is all dependent upon the success of the first, so we'll see...but can you imagine a trilogy of movies that start with Newt, transition to his son and then to Rolf the grandson? I certainly can. So many new characters! And then there's also the possibility of young-Dumbledore (he does write the forward in the original book) and I love the idea of 1920's NYC as the backdrop. Will we get to see some American wizards? I just...the possibilities are endless. It's making me a bit giddy. (if you can't tell!)

I did read a blurb saying that Casual Vacancy has also been optioned to be turned into a mini-series...so I expect you may be right about her mystery series. Have you read it? I really liked Robin (and Strike) but I really Robin.

Goodness, and as to the last question(!) we are all fine. A bit giddy at the moment, but fine. How are you? I do hope you are still finding time to write?

[megan29]

I, too, noticed that the news release said this is the first movie in a new series, as part of an extended collaboration between WB and JKR. It's not very clear what this means: Will she write more movies? Will they all be in the HP universe? Will they all be based on existing books like FB, or will she come up with more original material? Or maybe it just means WB optioned all her writings set in the HP universe, but she may not be involved beyond this one? *shrugs*

She does have a long series of witch and wizard cards, all with funny backgrounds - she could develop a whole bunch of movies based on them. The question is, is she interested in going back to play in that universe for a whole series of movies? I respected her a lot for the decision to step away, but she seems to want to go back. And since I didn't like her new books, I'd rather she revisited the HP universe and wrote more creative stories in it.