Fantastic Beasts did not turn out to be the hit that Warner Bros. was most likely anticipating, and it appears that the company now wants the general public to totally forget about the film.
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The Wizarding World has kept growing on the cinematic screens with the Fantastic Beasts films, but they haven’t equaled the popularity of the Harry Potter series, and it now seems like Warner Bros. wishes the general public to forget that Fantastic Beasts actually exist as a franchise.
So, does Warner Bros. want to stop filming Fantastic Beasts? Warner Bros. wants to stop filming Fantastic Beasts due to low earnings in Part 3 of the Fantastic Beasts trilogy.
J.K. Rowling initially presented viewers with the Wizarding World in her book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was published in 1997.
This book was the 1st in a collection of 7 books that chronicled the conflict between the main protagonist, Harry Potter, and Lord Voldemort, the evilest magician in existence, who had evil intentions for both the Muggle World and the Wizarding World.
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The Harry Potter book franchise was so popular that it was adapted into a film series, which was produced between the years 2001 and 2011.
The last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was turned into two separate films. From then, the Wizarding World kept growing with the release of video games, extra works, a stage production, as well as a theme park.
Additionally, it kept growing on the big screen with the release of the Fantastic Beasts film series.
These take place a long time well before actions of the Harry Potter film series and feature Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a younger version of Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), and Gellert Grindelwald.
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Grindelwald is played by Johnny Depp (Johnny Depp and Mads Mikkelsen). Regrettably, Fantastic Beasts has not been a huge hit for the Wizarding World, and it appears that Warner is now disregarding these films because of this.
Why WB Is Trying To Get Away From The Fantastic Beasts Franchise
During an earnings conference held by Warner Bros., the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, expressed a desire in producing “something with J.K. on Harry Potter moving ahead.” However, he also stated that the company “hasn’t done a Harry Potter movie in 15 years,” entirely disregarding the 3 Fantastic Beasts films that have gotten produced up to this point.
The Fantastic Beasts series has not had the same level of popularity or influence as the Harry Potter series, despite the fact that it has covered a significant portion of the chronology of the Wizarding World.
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The Secrets of Dumbledore has brought in the least amount of money out of the 3 Fantastic Beasts films, placing it at the bottom of the list of movies set in the Wizarding World.
There are a number of factors that contributed to the failure of the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, all of which help to clarify why Warner Bros. wants to step away from the franchise.
The Fantastic Beasts prequel films have changed their spotlight from Newt and the headline Fantastic Beasts to the disagreement between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, which makes the Fantastic Beasts trilogy indeed very unconvincing.
The Fantastic Beasts prequel films have also made a number of adjustments to the Harry Potter canon, and the majority of these have developed multiple plot twists.
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In relation to the above, the Fantastic Beasts part has been overlooked by a number of scandals, the most notable of which are Ezra Miller’s legal problems, Johnny Depp’s casting pushback following his break up from Amber Heard, and the numerous allegations that arrived after it, and Rowling’s comments made against the trans society.
As a result, it is obvious that Warner Bros. desires to shut down this section and move on to the next one.
Is It Possible That There Will Be a Fantastic Beasts 4?
In the year 2016, Rowling made the announcement that the Fantastic Beasts franchise would be expanded into a saga consisting of 5 films and covering events from the history of the Wizarding World between the years 1926 and 1945.
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Nevertheless, with the critical and commercial disasters of both The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore, the fate of the next installments in the series is still unknown.
It was thought that the success of The Secrets of Dumbledore at the box office would determine whether or not there would be the 4th film, but it’s possible that this wasn’t the only aspect that had a role in the decision.
Additionally, Zaslav stated that there isn’t anything in the Wizarding World that is now being developed, which indicates that the production of Fantastic Beasts 4 is not active in the company’s planning.
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It is quite improbable that Warner Bros. will press through with the production of Fantastic Beasts 4, and this may be for the good not only of the Fantastic Beasts franchise but also of the Harry Potter storyline and the Wizarding World in general.
Final Thoughts
There are many fans of Fantastic Beasts that love the movies made so far and that would like Fantastic Beasts 4 to be filmed. All we can do is wait and see what the future brings and if the movie will be made.
