| masterofmystery | 02-28-2019 03:40 AM |
Warner Bros. CEO updates on 'Fantastic Beasts 3' script, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
While discussing short and long-term plans for Warner Bros., the studio's CEO Kevin Tsujihara gave a couple of teasers regarding what's to come for the Wizarding World, including Fantastic Beasts 3 and the augmented reality game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"It’s about finding the right platform for the content." <a href="https://t.co/f8sHHUGxwV">https://t.co/f8sHHUGxwV</a></p>— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1100796503407411206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Tsujihara revealed that author J.K. Rowling is hard at work on the third installment of her film saga, which will begin shooting later this year. The executive also commented on the low box office take for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald last year. Quote:
J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” sequel did not do as well as expected. What happened?
Kevin Tsujihara: The second film didn’t perform as well as the first, but I think we know what we need to do to get the third film hopefully even better than the first one. And J.K. Rowling is really working hard now on that third script, and we’re going to get it right. She has an incredible vision of where she wants to go with this that is incredibly exciting.
The hardest part of the franchise is you have such a big core fan base. That fan base really knows the lore and they want to go deep into these characters. But what you don’t want to do is intimidate people. You want to be able to create a stand-alone movie that’s enjoyable for someone who isn’t steeped in the lore.
| Tsujihara stated that the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game - similar to Pokemon GO - will be available for mobile devices this summer. Quote:
What new technology projects are in the works?
Tsujihara: The one that’s the closest is this “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” [augmented reality] video game project coming out this summer from Niantic, the maker of “Pokemon Go.” That’s a world where, clearly, 5G and faster connectivity with a mobile device is going to make that game better.
| A teaser for the game can be watched below. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gzQDoPUcvmE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> | 