Until recently, when writing about the future of Wizarding World, we mentioned the controversies related to the development of the universe and the resulting uncertain situation of the wizarding world. The production of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series has been suspended, and JK Rowling’s work itself continues to be criticized by a significant part of the audience, including long-time fans of Harry Potter . For a long time, it even seemed that Wizarding World’s heyday had simply passed and Warner Bros. Discovery should completely abandon further expansion of the universe. A month after the release of Hogwarts Legacy , however, it’s safe to say that having been so successful,the game awakened the potential of the world of magic.
Gunnar Wiedenfels , CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Warner Bros. also spoke in the discussion. discovery. He referred not only to Wizarding World, but also to the world of The Lord of the Rings , which many consider to be the most popular franchise in modern pop culture. It looks like we can count on more productions for both series. Wiedenfels spoke about the Harry Potter universe at Morgan Stanley’s investor conference on Wednesday .
Take ‘Harry Potter ‘ , Wizarding World, for example. The fact that we’re enjoying this hugely successful release of Hogwarts Legacy, 12 years after the last film came out, shows that there’s still a lot of potential and we’re just starting to expand that. (…) I think coordinated franchise management is probably one of the greatest opportunities a company has.
So far, we do not know the exact plans of Warner Bros. Discovery about the direction the studio will take while developing the universe, but we can be sure that the producers will use the potential that appeared with the release of Hogwarts Legacy . A Harry Potter tour in Tokyo is also planned for 2023, which was also mentioned by Wiedenfels during the conference. Perhaps that’s when the creators will reveal more about the future of Wizarding World, and let’s recall that speculations range from resuming work on Fantastic Beasts to a complete remake of the Harry Potter films . One thing is for sure: this is not the end of Wizarding World.
