These new characters include Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) himself, his friends Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), the Weasley family, and the teachers and students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.īoth Dumbledore and Hogwarts make appearances in the 'Fantastic Beasts' series, but they're very different in the 'Harry Potter' films. 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' acquaints the audience with most of the major characters of the Wizarding World franchise, almost none of whom - besides Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) - appear in the 'Fantastic Beasts' series. Not only is it a canonically earlier storyline, it offers vivid backstories for many characters who later figure in the 'Harry Potter' series. However, it still makes the most sense to watch the 'Fantastic Beasts' series first. There are obviously many carry-over elements between it and the 'Harry Potter' movies, but the actual storyline isn't all that closely connected. Here, he's just as brilliant and skilled, but mired in entirely different conflicts from the ones he faces in the 'Harry Potter' movies.įor the most part, the 'Fantastic Beasts' series stands on its own. One of the most important things it does is clearly establish the prominence and prestige of Albus Dumbledore, whose legendary reputation is seen from an entirely new angle.

However, the film does contain many stand-alone arcs and story moments. This leaves room for more sequels in the future. The DC movies and the Harry Potter movies provided a lot of the profits for Warner Bros… over the past 25 years.Interestingly, this movie does not close out either Grindelwald's storyline or that of Credence Barebone, now revealed to be Credence Dumbledore. We haven’t done a Harry Potter in 15 years. We haven’t had a Superman movie in 13 years. However, all potential plans for more Harry Potter films are entirely dependent on Rowling’s wishes.Īs reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Zaslav had this to say in a call with investors: “We’re going to focus on franchises. And that was really important.”ĭespite the backlash, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has expressed an interest in using the beloved franchise to generate more commercial gains. And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way.

The actor explained: “The reason I felt very, very much as though I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since finishing ‘Potter,’ I’ve met so many queer and trans kids and young people who had a huge amount of identification with Potter on that.

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