Warner Bros. reportedly considering rebooting the Harry Potter film series

The latest rumors claim that Warner Bros. is seriously considering restarting the Harry Potter film series from scratch, recasting the iconic characters of the series with new actors, including Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Although the project has not yet been finalized, the reboot should be a new adaptation of the first seven Harry Potter novels.

In the Q3 earnings report of Brothers Discovery, CEO David Zaslav expressed his willingness to cooperate with controversial author JK Rowling to bring more Harry Potter content in the future. However, actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson of the Harry Potter series no longer cooperate with Rowling because of her anti-transgender remarks. In addition, game developer Avalanche Studios also rejected Rowling's participation in the creative process of the game Hogwarts Legacy.

Warner Bros. has shot three "Fantastic Beasts" films, and the third film, "Fantastic Beasts: The Mystery of Dumbledore", is the lowest-grossing film in the series and will be released in April 2022. Warner originally planned to shoot five "Fantastic Beasts" films, but due to the poor box office of the third film, it was reported that Warner had a heated discussion within the company about whether to shoot the fourth and fifth films.