I'm a huge HP fan so really excited for this 
Being announced soon in a matter of weeks! JK Rowling is directly involved to make sure it stays close to the books but she won't be the show runner. Each book will get its own season.
Boycott this too, please!
An entire season per book?!
Okay, maybe once you hit book 4 or 5 that MIGHT be justified, but particularly books 1 and 2 do not need THAT much screen time to adapt. People often forget the difference in mediums, what might take longer to establish through description and such in a book can often be shown visually in a film or such far more quickly.
I'm just worried, this smells slightly of Peter Jackson's Hobbit (for the record, I thought film 1 was great, but 2 and 3 had good moments but a lot of bullshit) as in this just means some stuff will be drawn out and a bunch of unnecessary original material will be stuffed in to justify the runtime.
I doubt this will measure up to the films (for all their faults, most people still see them as a solid adaptation) even if it becomes a more "accurate" adaptation (similarly, I do have criticisms of Kubrick's The Shining for its deviations from the book, but it's still far better than the "more accurate" TV series version) . Hell, good luck topping that classic John Williams score.
If HBO were to do a series set in the universe, I'd much rather see a new group of adult characters out exploring the world and dealing with threats rather than revisiting the exact same story in the exact same location.
If they give books 1-3 like 10 episodes at 45-60 minutes that would be silly. The movies for books 1-3 generally stayed faithful to the books. Movie 3 left out the Marauders (except the map) and that has pissed off a lot of fans so they definitely need to include that.An entire season per book?!
Okay, maybe once you hit book 4 or 5 that MIGHT be justified, but particularly books 1 and 2 do not need THAT much screen time to adapt. People often forget the difference in mediums, what might take longer to establish through description and such in a book can often be shown visually in a film or such far more quickly.
I'm just worried, this smells slightly of Peter Jackson's Hobbit (for the record, I thought film 1 was great, but 2 and 3 had good moments but a lot of bullshit) as in this just means some stuff will be drawn out and a bunch of unnecessary original material will be stuffed in to justify the runtime.
I doubt this will measure up to the films (for all their faults, most people still see them as a solid adaptation) even if it becomes a more "accurate" adaptation (similarly, I do have criticisms of Kubrick's The Shining for its deviations from the book, but it's still far better than the "more accurate" TV series version) . Hell, good luck topping that classic John Williams score.
If HBO were to do a series set in the universe, I'd much rather see a new group of adult characters out exploring the world and dealing with threats rather than revisiting the exact same story in the exact same location.
They don't, but I would hope that they intelligently pad it with material that establishes lore and history within the universe.
What if they make Hairy Twatter and Her Chamber of Secrets?The reee thread is more entertaining than the show will likely be. Some in there want to ban HBO from being discussed because it now contributes indirectly to jk Rowling
hmmm...
Summer on hogwarts must be hard to study.
Let's goooooo
Tbf the first movie is a hard watch, it's dated pretty badly and Daniels acting is utterly woeful, 2nd definitely ups everything but it wasn't until the excellent (and my favourite) Azkaban that the movies really took off in quality that still looks fantastic today, but aye they don't need a reboot but if I was a WB executive I wouldn't be leaving all those $$$ on the table
Being dependent on a small amount of key cast for such a long time period is pretty risky. Part of me thinks that maybe I'd prefer an anime or CGI version instead. Recasting isn't that big of a deal in that medium, and you can't tell when VAs get older.
They just announced a remake of Moana, a film that came out less than 7 years ago.
Nah, clearly she's more than set for life. I assume that following the Fantastic Beasts series falling apart Warner Bros has decided to go back to the core of the franchise. If I remember right there was a quote from a WB exec talking about that a while back.
No? Just that when a company makes less money they typically look to make more. Warner Bros Discovery are also looking for things to drive HBO Max subscriptions so from that perspective making a Harry Potter series for it makes sense for both sides.
Studios are really into reboots as a way to make money. As I mentioned above WBD have specifically talked about making the most of the Harry Potter franchise and did so in a way that emphasised the Harry Potter part, not just the Wizarding World.
Thanks for making my day that much more depressing
