Jude Law Says ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Likely Means ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Is Dead; J.K. Rowling Gave Him a Note That Dumbledore Sees Himself as a Monster
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jude Law loved his time playing a young Dumbledore in two “Fantastic Beasts” movies, but he told Variety as part of a new cover story that his time as the iconic “Harry Potter” wizard is most likely over as Warner Bros.
turns its attention toward a television series based on J.K. Rowling’s original seven novels. “I know it’s certainly on hold,” Law said about the future of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise. “My guess would be that, now that they’re doing ‘Harry Potter’ as a TV show, they’ll probably put their energy into that.
I certainly haven’t heard that there’s anything on the horizon.” The “Fantastic Beasts” franchise launched in 2016 with “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The movie, with a script co-written by Rowling herself, grossed a mighty $814 million at the worldwide box office, but that magic quickly died out when the sequels “The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018) and “The Secrets of Dumbledore” (2022) earned mixed reviews and sputtered at the box office with $654 million and $407 million, respectively.
The franchise, which Rowling planned as having five movies total, centered on the British wizard and “magizoologist” Newt Scamander, played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne.
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