Harry Potter series being developed for HBO Max

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Was a big Harry Potter fan for a minute as a kid. While I've been put off by the franchise and it's fandom, gotta admit there's potential in this at the least.
 
OneBigPuss said:
From Luna Lovegood to Luna Fuckgood amirite guys?
Edit: im taking it back guys its fake. Shows over...get out of here
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Yeah, I saw that too. The girl on the right is still a babe though. The girl on the left grew up to be a vegan and animal rights activist. PUKE
 
As a huge Harry Potter fan, I hope it's good and please let JK Rowling write the story.

I fear the show will be wokefest though. Wouldn't even be surprised if they added a transgendered character just because of the JK Rowling controversy.
 
Possibility to be good. I would give it a watch, even if it is just a redo of the books. Each season 1 book.
 
Cockles & Whelks said:
I'd actually be down with the books being redone again. One season per book. All the missing sub plots and nuances included.
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AJUMP23 said:
Possibility to be good. I would give it a watch, even if it is just a redo of the books. Each season 1 book.
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I want this purely for the second chance of a non shite Ginny Weasely.

One of the best characters in the books, yet the actress in the movie is a charisma black whole.

I mean imagine if they'd cast Karen Gillan in the role back then. So much wasted potential.
 
Stilton Disco said:
I want this purely for the second chance of a non shite Ginny Weasely.

One of the best characters in the books, yet the actress in the movie is a charisma black whole.

I mean imagine if they'd cast Karen Gillan in the role back then. So much wasted potential.
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I don't think that is the actress fault. She just wasn't given much to do. I thought she was good for what they wanted her do and they focused on the main 3 good guys and Snape for most of the movies.


I think where JK actually misses the mark in the story, is Harry thinking fondly of Snape. Snape treated Harry like crap and then in the end Harry "loved" him. Snape may have loved Harry's mom, and sacrificed himself but that doesn't take away 6 books of crap from him. That is the one part of the book that I just really shake my head at.
 
AJUMP23 said:
I don't think that is the actress fault. She just wasn't given much to do. I thought she was good for what they wanted her do and they focused on the main 3 good guys and Snape for most of the movies.


I think where JK actually misses the mark in the story, is Harry thinking fondly of Snape. Snape treated Harry like crap and then in the end Harry "loved" him. Snape may have loved Harry's mom, and sacrificed himself but that doesn't take away 6 books of crap from him. That is the one part of the book that I just really shake my head at.
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Really? Seems like seeing Snape's actions and discovering his true motivations at the end would be enough to change one's perspective on him. I found Harry's reaction quite believable.
 
I guess it can't possibly be worse than the most recent fantastic beasts movie. So sure, why not.
 
This is going to be worth 10x what putting blockbuster movies on there is worth. They need 10 more announcements like this though. Go full-on expanding the HP universe like Disney is going for Star Wars and Marvel.
 
Alcibiades said:
This is going to be worth 10x what putting blockbuster movies on there is worth. They need 10 more announcements like this though. Go full-on expanding the HP universe like Disney is going for Star Wars and Marvel.
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shut it down 30 rock GIF
 
Lupingosei said:
Rama series
I Robot
Ringworld
the forever War
Foundation
Discworld series
Earthsea
Riftwar series

or comics

Thorgal series
one of Jean Giraud's comics
Regis Loisel's Peter Pan

there is so much
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Isn't foundation getting a show? I robot has been done.
 
Lupingosei said:
Rama series
I Robot
Ringworld
the forever War
Foundation
Discworld series
Earthsea
Riftwar series

or comics

Thorgal series
one of Jean Giraud's comics
Regis Loisel's Peter Pan

there is so much
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Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series, Peter F Hamilton's The Night's Dawn Trilogy (a space opera set in the far future about the souls of the 'dead' possessing the living that features memorable characters like Fletcher Christian fighting against Al Capone).
 
So whats this gonna be about? Harry Potter after or before the films ?

It would be interesting to see an earlier Hogwarts where we can see young Snape.
 
With the amount of stuff they needed to leave out of the books, a TV series probably works better

But the movies were good enough for what they were, there is no need to remake them.

There is no way they do a better job in casting for example
 
wow HBO making a Harry Potter tv show fantastic news for fans and this might be even better than the movies! the current director sucks all the fun out of the world of Harry Potter.

nevermind fuck JK Rowling :messenger_angry:
 
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Yoboman said:
With the amount of stuff they needed to leave out of the books, a TV series probably works better

But the movies were good enough for what they were, there is no need to remake them.

There is no way they do a better job in casting for example
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Yeah, I loved the movies. I was surprised to hear that a lot of fans of the book hate it, I thought they did a good job. I was never even that in to Harry Potter but ended up really enjoying the films.

HBO does good stuff, so excited to see how this turns out. It'll at least be worth checking out.
 
Sidney Prescott said:
Yeah, I loved the movies. I was surprised to hear that a lot of fans of the book hate it, I thought they did a good job. I was never even that in to Harry Potter but ended up really enjoying the films.

HBO does good stuff, so excited to see how this turns out. It'll at least be worth checking out.
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Most fans love the casting and acting they just missed the mark in directing most of the time and were flimsy with the source material. In all the later films they essentially turned detective mystery stories into dull action or rom coms depending on which movie we are talking about
 
Zefah said:
Really? Seems like seeing Snape's actions and discovering his true motivations at the end would be enough to change one's perspective on him. I found Harry's reaction quite believable.
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I don't think if anyone gave someone a miserable time for years and then that person later found out they were secretly protecting them would name their kid after them. Could have just told me you were protecting me, didn't need all the other crap.
 
Hopefully a prequel like the game or set in another time past the events, don't see any other way this will work.
 
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