J K Rowling has been fairly adamant thus far that the latest Harry Potter-centric venture – Harry Potter And The Cursed Child – will not be a film.
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If you’re not a fellow HP obsessive, the hashtag is a reference to the last part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which sees Harry, Ron and Hermione sending off their own kids to Hogwarts 19 years after their final showdown with Voldemort.
And just when we thought it couldn’t get any more magical than that, New York Daily News reported that the studio is now approaching none other than Daniel Radcliffe for the lead role!
There are also quite a few obstacles in the practicality of the Cursed Child story that may make it very hard to adapt to the big screen. “Nevertheless, he’s made it clear that his head is definitely not focused on returning to the job anytime soon – until he reaches 40.” and that could be The performer is present.
Actor Rupert Grint, actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Emma Watson attend the Harry Potter cast “Hand, Foot and Wand-Print” ceremony held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater July 9, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
“Harry Potter fans do have Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to look forward to at the end of the year, and others set in this time period to follow later”. It just wouldn’t be right for Harry and co to be played by different people in the film world. “The circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary”, he said, per Radio Times. He likened his stance to Harrison Ford and his return to the “Star Wars” universe as Hans Solo, explaining that he’s leaving room to backtrack in the future. The report also claims that the studio is considering turning the 5-hour play into a potential new trilogy. The film is due to be released on November 18, 2016 and a sequel has already been pencilled in, with a third film also likely. Nevertheless, fans worry that if Rowling keeps encouraging additions to the franchise like Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, she will ruin the initial series. Huffington Post reports that a studio representative confirmed that there are no plans to do “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” for the big screen.
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Given the popularity of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play, it was natural that there was going to be interest in adapting the show into a film.
