Stop the presses! A new "Harry Potter" movie is coming your way!

J.K. Rowling

Have you been feeling blue since the ending of the "Harry Potter" series?  Well, turn that frown upside down because J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. studios have just made an exciting announcement.

No, we will not be seeing a continuation of Harry's adventures outside of Hogwarts, but we are getting a new film series set in Harry's wizarding universe.

The new films will follow a young Newt Scamander and begin in New York City about 70 years before the start of Harry's story.  Rowling has been clear that this is not a prequel to "Harry Potter", but an original story set in the world that her fans have grown so fond of.  Therefore, all the laws and customs of the wizarding world will remain in tact. 

Rowling herself has agreed to relinquish her quill in order to write the screenplay which will be the first in a series based on the "Harry Potter" companion book, "Magical Beasts and where to find them." Fans of the series will note that this text was written by Rowling halfway through the series and was attributed to Newt Scamander, a naturalist wizard who literally "wrote the book" on the many fantastic creatures Harry and his friends study. According to Rowling, Newt passes on his love of magical beings to his grandchildren, one of which (Rolf), goes on to marry Luna Lovegood (Rowling's favorite character) from the original series

I think we can all agree that this is very exciting news indeed!  It might even make Professor Snape smile!



Posted by Miss Jessikah.