The original three actors of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are all in their early 30s, still a bit too young to convincingly be just a stone's throw away from 40. The characters are considerably older in the play Harry, Ron and Hermione are in their late 30s when the play takes place. While recasting the beloved original cast of the Harry Potter franchise would prove a challenging endeavor, the studio might have to for story continuity. Could Harry Potter & The Cursed Child Happen?

An adaptation of the play, written by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, would most likely grab the attention of many fans who were perhaps unable to see the play live and had to be content with reading the screenplay alone. Many fingers are being pointed at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the potential material to be adapted since the play has already proven to be very popular. Now, rumors of a live-action Harry Potter TV show being developed for HBO Max have been given some weight by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar's recent remarks. Related: Harry Potter's Best Future Movie Is Harry The Auror In any case, a new Harry Potter project could give a breath of fresh air to the overall franchise and distract from Fantastic Beasts' failings. The studio has been trying to rectify the situation by recasting Johnny Depp's role as Gellert Grindelwald with Mads Mikkelsen, who has been deemed a better fit for the character in many critics’ opinions it might entice viewers to give Fantastic Beasts another chance. The second movie of the prequel series, The Crimes of Grindelwald, received brutal reviews after it was released in 2018. The Fantastic Beasts series is surrounded by controversy and has somewhat underperformed overall compared to its predecessor. Their wishes were granted, somewhat obliquely, by the release of prequels Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(and, reportedly, two further installments) as well as a sequel to the original book series in the form of a two-part stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Ever since the epilogue scene at the end of the Harry Potter movie franchise in 2011, fans have been asking for more movies set in the Wizarding World. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar recently teased that new Harry Potter content was in the works for HBO Max, and it has people wondering if they plan on adapting the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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