The WBD CEO cited the importance of the franchises that are 'understood and loved everywhere in the world:' Lord of the Rings, we still have the rights to do Lord of the Rings movies.' One of the big advantages that we have, House of the Dragon, is an example of that with Game of Thrones. The DC movies and the Harry Potter movies provided a lot of profits for Warner Bros. We haven’t done a Harry Potter movie in 15 years. We haven’t had a Superman movie in 13 years. “We’re going to have a real focus on franchises. Zaslav confirmed the studio will have a 'real focus on franchises,' particularly citing the fact that they 'haven't done a Harry Potter movie in 15 years:' Rowling involved despite recent controversy regarding her hateful comments against transgender people. Discovery earnings call, CEO David Zaslav teased plans for more Harry Potter movies to be developed in the future, potentially with series creator J.K. Harry Potter's Movie Future Receives Exciting Updateĭuring the latest Warner Bros. Although WBD has continued its relationship with the divisive creator through this as she led the Fantastic Beasts franchise, it appears to have more aspirations to work with her again.

There have even since been rumors of more blockbuster efforts including bringing the popular stage play to live-action and an HBO Max series.īut as everything has been going on, Rowling has been the subject of intense controversy for her anti-transgender comments. That era came to an end in 2011 with Deathly Hallows Part 2, but recent years have seen an attempt to resurrect the world in several ways.Ģ016 proved to be the beginning of a return to the Wizarding World as The Cursed Child stage play debuted and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them began a new prequel saga. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise was among the biggest in Hollywood after eight successful movies adapting the seven-book series. Discovery (WBD) may have plans for more Harry Potter movies in the future, but will the controversial creator J.K.

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