Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no. Sep 12, 20 thursdays announcement of the expanded partnership between j. Rowling recently revealed a flood of details about the upcoming play harry potter and the cursed child, and fans are losing their marbles. The story behind the cursed childs new design wizarding world. Rowling controls the ebook and audiobook rights for the harry potter franchise, and adding new digital material in ebook form could drive digital backlist sales. Rowling and featuring the magical creatures and characters inspired by harry potters hogwarts textbook fantastic beasts and where to find them and its fictitious author, newt scamander, will be a trilogy, with release dates of 2016, 2018, and 2020. In the fifth book, users could read new content from j. Rowlings digital platform recently announced a joint venture with film rights holder warner bros. Rowlings pottermore publishing is releasing four new harry potter books. Rowling has earned a bit of a reputation for tweeting too much about the wizarding world. Frasers book was published in 2000, the year that the fourth book in the series, harry potter and the goblet of fire, was released.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them will be an original story and will mark rowling s. The first is the text of the authors interview with rowling, conducted prior to the appearance of the first harry potter film though after the rights to the movie had been purchased by warner brothers. Harry potter author jk rowling to write and publish new book. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. Of course, most people assumed that warner brothers andor jk rowling, in an attempt to make more money, would revisit the series at some point. Harry potter and the cursed child will be based on the script from the eponymous. If that wasnt enough, an exciting new behindthescenes book, harry potter and the cursed child. Jk rowling launches new harry potter website to help. Jun 12, 2015 a new novel from jk rowling, writing under her pseudonym of robert galbraith, has shot up amazons presales charts in the hours since it was announced out on 22 october, career of evil will. Rowling controls the e book and audiobook rights for the harry potter franchise, and adding new digital material in e book form could drive digital backlist sales. As maura judkis reported harry potter has grown up, and so have j. Apr 24, 2018 the eighth story in the harry potter canon became a stage play two years ago, debuting in londons west end. Stars from the wizarding world including jude law, warwick davis, noma dumezweni, jason isaacs, evanna lynch, sally mortemore and bonnie wright have joined forces to record individual stories from j. Pictures the author was in new york to promote lumos, her new charity to help children in orphanages.
Them, a book that extends the world of wizardry in the potter series. Warner brothers has linked up again with jk rowling for a new film series based on the harry potter world of wizards and witches in a move that could reignite hollywoods most successful movie. Harry potter and fantastic beasts characters, names and related indicia and trademarks of and. The following is a microsampler of what is contained in this book. In the meantime, new versions of the original harry potter books do occasionally. Jk rowling is releasing four new harry potter books online thrillist. Rowlings digital platform recently announced a joint. Rowling resurrects harry potter fandom with new film announcement rowling is writing a new film series that expands the wizarding world. Rowling resurrects harry potter fandom with new film. Warner brothers gives us one last harry potter trailer, jk rowling gives us pottermore. Portkey games the new group at warner brothers tasked with developing a line of harry potter video games have offered a few new details about their forthcoming slate in their websites.
The announcement was made by kevin tsujihara, chief executive officer, warner bros. This week, jk rowling made an announcement about making an announcement, and it might mean i dont have to say goodbye to this franchise, after all. Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. Rowling content, and one main question fans seem to have is how involved j. Sep 12, 20 according to an announcement by warner bros. Jul 30, 2014 the announcement comes less than a month after rowlings pottermorehosted update on the main characters that sparked interest in the internet hub of potter cultureand warner brothers lack. Rowlings pottermore publishing has announced that four new books are on the way, providing an opportunity to delve. Criticism toward her pottercommentary reached an alltime high earlier this year, which presumably prompted her to abandon her social media accounts. Rowling, who previously had a good relationship with vander ark, reiterated on her website that she plans to write a harry potter encyclopedia, and that the publication of a similar book before her own would hurt the proceeds of the official encyclopedia, which she plans to give to charity. Entertainment today announced an expanded creative partnership with worldrenowned, bestselling author j. Rowling, the author of the successful harry potter books and films, and warner brothers, which produces and markets harry potter movies and products, filed a infringement lawsuit against book publisher rdr books in the united states district court for the southern district of new york. A new edition of fantastic beasts and where to find them is available today, with six extra beasts and a new foreword from the pen of magizoologist newt scamander, bringing the original classic book up to date with the exciting developments in j. The eighth story in the harry potter canon became a stage play two years ago, debuting in londons west end. The announcement comes less than a month after rowlings pottermorehosted update on the main characters that sparked interest in the internet hub of potter cultureand warner brothers lack.
Nov 09, 2017 portkey games the new group at warner brothers tasked with developing a line of harry potter video games have offered a few new details about their forthcoming slate in their websites. Sep 12, 20 of course, most people assumed that warner brothers andor jk rowling, in an attempt to make more money, would revisit the series at some point. Rowling and is a global digital publisher of harry potter and the wizarding world. The pottermorewizarding world merger hogwarts professor. Pottermore chairman neil blair, the author j k rowlings agent, who. Warner brothers also seems to be trying to increase the demand for these dvds by announcing that they will be pulling the films from the market at the end of december, 2011. The story behind the cursed childs new design wizarding. Jk rowling teases mystery harry potter announcement. Rowling would be making her screenwriting debut with fantastic beasts and where to find them, the first in a new film series which is part of their expanded creative partnership with j. The new additions are a part of the british librarys oct. Six further bestselling books and eight blockbuster films followed. With portkey games, we are thrilled to answer the fans requests for more games inspired by j. Jk rowling will release four new harry potter books for potterheads. Interactive entertainment, says he is thrilled by the new launch, and the games to come.
The late late show with james corden recommended for you. The times square takeover marks a new chapter for cursed child, which debuted in london in 2016 and has since opened in other locations around the world faster than you can say accio. New harry potter theme park to open in hollywood, california. Sep 12, 20 warner brothers has linked up again with jk rowling for a new film series based on the harry potter world of wizards and witches in a move that could reignite hollywoods most successful movie. Jun 17, 2011 this week, jk rowling made an announcement about making an announcement, and it might mean i dont have to say goodbye to this franchise, after all. Wizarding world digital will manage new website, and. Rowling for an allnew film series set in the authors magical world of wizards and witches.
The excitement of pottermore originally was the promise of new j. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel. Jk rowling launches new harry potter website to help kids. Thursdays announcement of the expanded partnership between j. Dec 15, 2015 julia roberts acts out her film career w james corden duration. Warner brothers gives us one last harry potter trailer. New harry potter video games are not canon or written by j. The new wizarding world logo is being billed as a way to reflect whats going on in the franchise over the next few years, but it also reveals that j. It offers news, features, and articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by j. Rowling s digital platform recently announced a joint venture with film rights holder warner bros.
Rowling has recently been focusing on novels for grownups, but she said shes got something coming for her younger fans. Rowling, in collaboration with bloomsbury and the british library, will be releasing two new harry potter books. Rowling, publisher announce new harry potter book askmen. Rowling, such as professor umbridges backstory, the mystery of thestrals, and even the history of the ministry of magic. But today, rowling announced that the script of the play will in fact be released as a twopart book, at 12. Harry potter star says brother found dead was not trainsurfing. Warner brothers in wizard film series deal with jk rowling. On 5 december 2014, pottermore gave users early access to harry potter and the halfblood prince only if they answered the riddles correctly. New harry potter video games are not canon or written by. Pottermore and warner bros form new joint venture the bookseller. Ceo kevin tsujihara, rowling will be penning the first picture in a new film series and the story, which covers the adventures of the book s fictitious. Sep 12, 20 expanding their longterm, lucrative partnership on the harry potter franchise, warner bros and author j.
Blair added that announcements about new content and services would be made in due course. Rowling and warner bros have made it pretty clear that there are. The new venture is run by a collaboration between warner bros. Rowling, bestselling author of the harry potter series, has announced she has a new adult novel coming. Fantastic beasts and where to find them will be an original story and will mark rowlings. Apparently the films will be based on a textbook used at hogwarts, fantastic beasts and where to find them, and will follow the adventures of that books fictional author newt scamander. The journey, detailing the long journey that brought harry potter to the stage will be published later this year. Fantastic beasts and where to find them announcement.
A history of magic will be the official book of the british librarys exhibition. Jk rowling announces new book, career of evil, under. Rowlings new bbc show is decidedly unharry potter rowlings getting a whole new audience, because her mystery books are turning into a bbc series, set to air in the u. Nov 23, 2016 the first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. Ceo kevin tsujihara, rowling will be penning the first picture in a new film series and the story. Wb announces 10 dc comics movies, 3 harry potter spinoffs. During a shareholders meeting on tuesday, chairman and ceo kev.
Rowling is an entertaining and quick read at just 105 pages. Rowling, author of the wildly popular book series, has just announced a new harry potterinspired movie franchise. Rowling are putting a new film series in the works. Rowlings hogwarts library book the tales of beedle the bard. Harry potter and fantastic beasts publishing rights j. Rowling business the studio is planning a film series that will once again be set in the world of witches and wizards, and is inspired by harry. It turns out some point was two years later, since warner bros. May 14, 2019 the excitement of pottermore originally was the promise of new j. Rowling announces ebook series, pottermore presents. The books have been translated into over 80 languages, won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, becoming the bestselling book series in history in 2016, a. Criticism toward her pottercommentary reached an alltime high earlier this year, which presumably prompted.
Pottermore publishing, which publishes the digital books and audio downloads. On wednesday, ten harry potter fan sites sent readers sleuthing after ten ten sets of coordinates. The story will bring fans fantastic insight into a production that brought j. A new story rowling released on tells the background of the ilvermorny school of witchcraft and wizardry, founded in the 17th century on the summit of mount greylock in the berkshires. No date yet set on when these will go into production or be released, but whoa boy. Warner brothers gives us one last harry potter trailer, jk. At the center of the partnership is a new film series from. Julia roberts acts out her film career w james corden duration. Now harry potter and the cursed child has hit broadway, with jk rowling attending. The site features rowlings thoughts, several pages of unpublished text, and a sales resource for ebook and. Warner brothers creates harry potter global franchise. Rowling would become a screenwriter, working on an. Although rowling is yet to confirm further details, mugglenet claims that warner bros could be about to buy the rights to the stage show. Key details from rowlings childhood are discussed, along with some of her favorite books.
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