Jul, 2014 a harry potter sequel with a new book and a new movie may be possible based upon the release of a new short story from j. The harry potter prequel is an 800word story written by j. Next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the books. New book from the wizarding world coming this summer. The script book will be released on both digital and print platforms following the debut of the play, which is set to open july 30, 2016, in london, says the washington post. Check out exclusive interviews with the cast and creators as well as new pictures and teasers from the movie and beyond. Harry potter is about to upend the publishing business in a. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more cursed child plays or movies, fans still have plenty of fantastic beasts content to look.
The books have been made into movies by warner bros. Harry potter prequel the greater good official trailer. An 800word, untitled short story, unofficially known as the harry potter prequel, was written by j. This was also confirmed on tuesday by the british publishing house, bloomsbury. A new harry potter film saga is set to begin next month with fantastic beasts and where to find them, and that spinoff series will now run for five movies instead of three, author j. New harry potter sequel, 31st july 2016 library millenium.
The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end at the palace theatre, july 30, 2016, and is the first official harry potter story to be. K rowling celebrate their birthdays, a new harry potter book was released. Harry potter and the cursed child, a new play by jack thorne written to be enjoyed live in the theatre, is based on an original new story by j. Harry potter and the cursed child to be released as sequel in book. Harry potter and the cursed child to open in 2016 bbc news. Rowling wasnt lying when she said her new play, harry potter and the cursed child, isnt a prequel. K rowling is coming out soon together with an amazing event of harry potter s franchise. That way it will match the other lists for all the other years on goodreads, which will make it easier for people to find. Feb 10, 2016 harry potter author jk rowlings script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on 31 july timed to coincide with the boy. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july.
And while a majority of harry potter s fanbase cant afford to hop a flight over the pond to see the epic story, they are willing to make a fair deal to snatch the book. Rowling says fantastic beasts is the first of five. Warner brothers announced this month that the movie will be released midnovember of 2016. Harry potter script the most preordered book of 2016. Harry potter and the cursed child script book up for pre. Feb, 2016 the script book will be released on both digital and print platforms following the debut of the play, which is set to open july 30, 2016, in london, says the washington post. Harry potter prequel movie release date set for 2016. Fantastic beasts and where to find them was the studios best performer of 2016, and proved a successful way to keep the harry potter moneymaking magic alive on screen. The play, which premiered in london in july 2016, is set 19 years after the showdown in harry potter and the deathly hallows and follows harrys son, albus severus potter, as he starts at hogwarts.
And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. Harry potter spinoff series fantastic beasts will now have. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. The book, written in 2001 in between the fourth and fifth potter books, takes place in the same world as harry potter but is set 70 years before. Batman, harry potter, and rocksteady video games were going to be at e3 claims insider.
The new harry potter is the most preordered book of 2016. Fantastic beasts and where to find them 2016 news imdb. A very potter sequel often shortened to avps is a musical with music and lyrics by darren criss and a book by matt lang, nick lang, and brian holden. Rowling has once again shut down the idea of working on a sequel to harry potter and the cursed child, the stage play that operates as a followup to the events contained in her original seven books. Because its actually a sequel, set 19 years after harry potter and the deathly hallows. What to expect in surprise harry potter sequel harry potter and the cursed child comes out in book form on july 31, after debuting on the london stage on july 30. The epilogue of the last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. Rowling wrote, a new installment, harry potter and the cursed child, was released at the same time around the world. Imdb worked its magic to apparate onto the set of fantastic beasts and where to find them. Apr 27, 2016 jk rowling is releasing another wizarding book, sort of.
The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school. Harry potter fans, if youre looking for more harry or at least more stuff related to him warner bros. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no shortage. Rowling that focuses on the main characters 17 years into the future. Jul 22, 2016 you didnt have to attend hogwarts divination class to see this coming the script for the new harry potter play is the most preordered book of the year. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune new york post. The fantastic beasts and where to find them franchise is written by j. To date, it has only been officially published in a limitedrelease, ukexclusive book. Harry potter prequel fantastic beasts and where to find. Dec 22, 2016 jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels this article is more than 3 years old the harry potter author revealed to fans on twitter that she has two books in the pipeline, one under her. New books of harry potter sequel are coming out this year harry potter warner bros. Find out why the new harry potter is the most popular book of 2016. No, sorry, the new potter installment isnt quite a j.
Even though the book is just 42 pages long, warner bros. Jk rowlings fantastic beasts sequel set for 2018 release. Eighth harry potter book will appear on his 36th birthday. Will there be a harry potter and the cursed child book and. The author has been writing the script for the first of three fantastic beasts and where to find them movies, which is scheduled to be released on nov. Speaking at the premiere of harry potter and the cursed child, rowling said this is harrys last adventure. He goes on a very big journey during these two plays and then, yeah, i think were done, she said according to the independent.
Rowling in 2008 as part of a charity auction event, for which it fetched. Harry potter e books come to life in new apple edition. The new play harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in jk rowlings epic saga. Harry potter is about to upend the publishing business in a whole. Then they realized the sequel wasnt going to be a book at all it was a. Next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the.
New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets summer release date. Why there wont be a harry potter and the cursed child. Image caption jk rowling is the author of the seven potter novels and three companion books. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving the boy wizard is on the way. Rowling announced last october that her harry potter series. Rowling said she that harry is done now, following the character. New books of harry potter sequel are coming out this year. Rowling novel, but it does have her full approval, as well. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j.
Rowling, directly for the screen, and take place 70 years before the events of the first harry potter book, in new york, and follow the adventures of newt scamander, the author of the fantastic beasts books taught at hogwarts. Its hard to believe, but one out of every seventeen hardcover novels sold in the united states is a book authored by james patterson. For those of us who grew up reading harry potter, watching the movies, and attending midnight release parties, the release of the eighth harry potter book is an event that certainly calls for. The new trilogy is based on rowlings book, fantastic beasts and where to find them. There will be a brandnew harry potter book this summer. When harry potter and the deathly hallows came out in 2007, author j. As harry potter begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord voldemorts dark past. That is exactly where this list will go so, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads. Harry potter and the cursed child is the most recent, and perhaps most apt, book being called the next harry potter. The story recounts an encounter with muggle police experienced by sirius black and james potter, taking place before the events of the harry potter series. May 14, 2014 harry potter spinoff hits theaters nov.
Rowling was pretty insistent that the seventh installment had closed the book on the adventures of the boy who lived. Untitled charity auction story harry potter wiki fandom. Aug 04, 2016 when scholastic releases the book form of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, its format wont really matter. Rowling announced on thursday that she will release an eighth book in the series called harry potter and the cursed child. Reuters revealed that it will be featured in the upcoming library exhibition titled a history of magic. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets. Wb has set a release date of november 16, 2018 for the sequel.
First new harry potter book in 9 years is amazons most. Rowling teases a new book sequel video april 10, 2015 8. The book will be based on a play by the same name set to debut in london at the palace theatre on harrys birthday, july 30. Jk rowling has announced her harry potter stage play will open in londons west end next year.
New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets summer. Why its hard to get excited for harry potter and the cursed. Aug 09, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child is the most recent, and perhaps most apt, book being called the next harry potter. Harry potter and the cursed child is less the eight novel in the series than it is a copy of the script for the stage play of the same name. Set in 1920s new york and dealing with events referenced in the. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Harry potter script the most preordered book of 2016 cnet. Jk rowling is releasing another harry potter prequel book. Rowling has written a harry potter sequel vanity fair. Set three years before the birth of harry potter, the story recounts an adventure had by sirius black and james potter. Rowling and even if it does feature harry potter as a character, its not really the next harry potter book. Based on a story told in harry potter and the deathly hallows, it is the tragedy of the dumbledore family. It is set for worldwide opening for less than a year from october 2017 to february 2018.
Jul 30, 2016 im getting a copy of the harry potter and the cursed child scriptbook at 12. Feb 10, 2016 grab your robes, harry potter fans theres another book coming your way. Rowling announces ebook series, pottermore presents. This is a list of prequels works with darker gray background shading have been primarily described as a sequel, remake, or reboot, but have also been regarded as prequels in a broad sense of the word. Harry potter prequel movie release date set for 2016 realclear. Jul 31, 2016 theres a moment in harry potter and the cursed child the new play resurrecting harry and friends onstage in london, and published as a scriptbook when harry and his old rival draco malfoy. Rowling is promoting our best hope for a sequel book the harry potter and the cursed child script book, which is coming out right after the opening of the play. There will be two new books of harry potter series. The publisher scholastic announced wednesday that both parts of harry potter and the cursed child would be published as a script book, to be released in the u. Rowling and even if it does feature harry potter as a character, its not really the next harry.
The jungle book was released in the united states in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, imax 3d, dbox, and premium large formats, on april 15, 2016. The play is a sequel following harry as a father of three working in the ministry of magic a few. Ron weasley, harry potter and the cursed child 2016. Rowling herself and directed by harry potter veteran david yates. The books have also launched the infamous movie series. New harry potter book announced for summer 2016 williamson. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. Harry potter sequel play being published as a book too. The first movie, set 70 years before the harry was born, is being scripted by j. The release of cursed child will make for a happy birthday present for both the nowgrown wizard and author j. Harry potter and the cursed child, the twopart stage play sequel to the originally noquestionsaskedabsolutelyfinal potter book, 2007s the deathly hallows, is getting its script printed for. When harry potter and the cursed child made its official premiere in londons west end, j. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them, is the first film in a trilogy of movies based on j. Rowlings series is set for release on july 31, right after the play debuts in london. The movie is based on the 2001 companion book to the harry potter series that cataloged an array of magical creatures. The story is set many years before the harry potter novels, during the first first wizarding war, and recounts an adventure had by sirius black and james potter. But dont expect any new stories book, play, or otherwise about harry potter. Rowlings companion book to the harry potter series of the same name. Aug 18, 2016 a collection of short stories from author j. Sequel to harry potter spinoff, fantastic beasts, coming. Everything you need to know potter fans are counting down the days to a new play about the grownup wizard and a film set before harrys birth. Hi jasmine, would it be ok with you if i changed the name of this list to ya novels of 2016. Aug 01, 2016 will there be a harry potter and the cursed child book and when is the new book out. Oct 23, 2015 next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the books. A massive thank you to each and every one of the people who took part in harry potter book night 2020. The twoway the book, called harry potter and the cursed child, picks up the story of harry and co.
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