Studio Warner Bros announced that Rowling
will be writting the screenplay for a movie based on "Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them," her book about the magical universe she created in
the boy wizard's stories.
She has other feathers in her hat she has already published a novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," and written detective thriller "The Cuckoo's Calling" under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Rowling said the idea for a "Fantastic Beasts" film had come from Warner Bros., and she soon realized she could not entrust another writer with her creation. She further commented that she felt protective about her universe and she already knew a lot about Newt and as she thought of the Warner Bros proposal, the idea took shape and she couldn’t dislodge it
Warner Bros said "Fantastic Beasts" would be "developed across the studio's video game, consumer products and digital initiatives businesses."
Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, was behind eight Harry Potter movies released between 2001 and 2011. Since the film series wrapped up, the company has been involved in related ventures including a Harry Potter studio tour near London, Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, and the Pottermore website. Also the company would be the worldwide distributor for a television adaptation of "The Casual Vacancy." The BBC is due to film the miniseries next year.
The story will focus on the book's
fictitious author, Newt Scamander, and is anticipated to be the first in a
series. Rowling commented that the movie is "is neither a prequel nor a
sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding
world."
She said the story would begin in New York
70 years before the start of Harry Potter's tale. Screenwriting is the latest
in a string of new ventures for Rowling since she finished writing the Harry
Potter series, which has sold more than 450 million copies around the world.She has other feathers in her hat she has already published a novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," and written detective thriller "The Cuckoo's Calling" under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Rowling said the idea for a "Fantastic Beasts" film had come from Warner Bros., and she soon realized she could not entrust another writer with her creation. She further commented that she felt protective about her universe and she already knew a lot about Newt and as she thought of the Warner Bros proposal, the idea took shape and she couldn’t dislodge it
Warner Bros said "Fantastic Beasts" would be "developed across the studio's video game, consumer products and digital initiatives businesses."
Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, was behind eight Harry Potter movies released between 2001 and 2011. Since the film series wrapped up, the company has been involved in related ventures including a Harry Potter studio tour near London, Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, and the Pottermore website. Also the company would be the worldwide distributor for a television adaptation of "The Casual Vacancy." The BBC is due to film the miniseries next year.
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