The Harry Potter film series might be long over, but recent trademark filings from Warner Bros. shows that the film company could be planning for the franchise beyond the upcoming Fantastic Beasts trilogy, with the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The story of Harry Potter is coming back this summer, in the form of a play opening this month in Londons West End. Billed as the eighth installment of the saga, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up the protagonist's story 19 years later. A two-volume edition of the script will be hitting bookstores on July 31st.
While there's been considerable speculation that the production would also be filmed, Harry Potters creator, J.K. Rowling, ruled that out earlier this year. This is interesting, because Warner Bros. just filed for a new trademark for The Cursed Child a Class 9, which is specifically for motion pictures. Warner Bros. is, after all, the company responsible for bringing Harry Potter to the cinematic world, and is heading up its continuation with the Fantastic Beasts film trilogy, the first of which is set to arrive in theaters on November 18th.
Rowling only confirmed that The Cursed Child was a play, but didnt actually rule out the possibility that it would be adapted down the road. With Fantastic Beasts, Warner Bros. has made clear that it's not giving up on the Harry Potter franchise, whose films have collectively grossed over $7.7 billion worldwide, outstripping the James Bond and Star Wars franchises.
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