Will Fantastic Beasts 4 see the light of day? Should we bet on a 9th Harry Potter or other projects derived from the famous franchise? Hypotheses are multiplying following the measured success of Dumbledore’s Secrets, particularly in the United States.
What future for the Harry Potter / Fantastic Beasts saga? Since the release of episode 3, The Secrets of Dumbledore, the tracks have multiplied. We know the attachment of the Warner studio to this franchise, with no less than 8 Harry Potter films, 3 spin-offs devoted to Fantastic Beasts, without forgetting the famous meeting Return to Hogwarts, with many members of the original cast, broadcast in early January 2022.
If the idea of an episode 4 of Fantastic Beasts seemed all mapped out, hypotheses are emerging on the possible postponement, or even cancellation of a new opus in the derivative series. As Variety explained recently, Warner has not yet given the green light for the development of Fantastic Beasts 4, preferring to wait to take stock of the world box office of Dumbledore’s Secrets. However, the cautious reception of the United States for Fantastic Beasts 3 could accredit this hypothesis of the cancellation of a sequel.
US box office: The Bad Guys dethrones Fantastic Beasts 3
For its second weekend of operation in the United States, the film has already lost the lead, overtaken by the animated film The Bad Guys and Sonic 2. The box office is therefore very mixed for Warner studios, which will having to rely on the international career of David Yates’ film to cover their production and marketing costs.
Priority to a series or to The Cursed Child?
Bets are off on the possible sequel, either on the small screen – platforms, with the lingering rumor of an HBO Max series project, or on the big screen side, with a possible kick off for a film adaptation based on the play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (also available as a book).
For the record, the story, divided into 4 acts takes place 19 years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows the trajectories of Harry’s children, Ron, Hermione and Draco Malfoy. Remember, however, that this rumor was already circulating in 2016.
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Considered one of the most profitable in the history of cinema, the Harry Potter franchise has raised more than 8 billion dollars worldwide for its first 8 films and nearly 1.5 billion dollars for the first two episodes Fantastic Animals.