The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving. Based on a story told in harry potter and the deathly hallows, it is the tragedy of the dumbledore family. Even though the book is just 42 pages long, warner bros. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, is the first film in a trilogy of movies based on j. Rowling teases a new book sequel video april 10, 2015 8. Feb 10, 2016 grab your robes, harry potter fans theres another book coming your way. There will be two new books of harry potter series. Batman, harry potter, and rocksteady video games were going to be at e3 claims insider. Rowling herself and directed by harry potter veteran david yates. 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.
Warner brothers announced this month that the movie will be released midnovember of 2016. Set in 1920s new york and dealing with events referenced in the. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school. First new harry potter book in 9 years is amazons most. Why its hard to get excited for harry potter and the cursed. Rowlings series is set for release on july 31, right after the play debuts in london. Set three years before the birth of harry potter, the story recounts an adventure had by sirius black and james potter. Rowling wasnt lying when she said her new play, harry potter and the cursed child, isnt a prequel. An 800word, untitled short story, unofficially known as the harry potter prequel, was written by j. Rowling and even if it does feature harry potter as a character, its not really the next harry. Aug 19, 2016 the e book news was met with jubilation but also confusion on social media, as some fans celebrated what they mistakenly thought were new harry potter books, and pottermore tried to quash the rumors. Aug 18, 2016 a collection of short stories from author j. 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. Reuters revealed that it will be featured in the upcoming library exhibition titled a history of magic.
The sequel, a script for the london stage, will be released in two parts on july 31, 2016, harrys birthday. Harry potter prequel movie release date set for 2016 realclear. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel. 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. The play is a sequel following harry as a father of three working in the ministry of magic a few. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j.
Next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the books. The books have also launched the infamous movie series. Rowling was pretty insistent that the seventh installment had closed the book on the adventures of the boy who lived. Harry potter and the cursed child is the most recent, and perhaps most apt, book being called the next harry potter. Rowling says fantastic beasts is the first of five harry potter prequels. 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. Wb has set a release date of november 16, 2018 for the sequel. New harry potter sequel, 31st july 2016 library millenium. Its hard to believe, but one out of every seventeen hardcover novels sold in the united states is a book authored by james patterson. New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets. A good place to go and see just how popular and wellliked the books, or any books for that matter, is goodreads. Rowling announced last october that her harry potter series.
May 14, 2014 harry potter spinoff hits theaters nov. Rowling announced on thursday that she will release an eighth book in the series called harry potter and the cursed child. The twoway the book, called harry potter and the cursed child, picks up the story of harry and co. Rowling announces ebook series, pottermore presents.
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. The new trilogy is based on rowlings book, fantastic beasts and where to find them. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. 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 script the most preordered book of 2016 cnet. There will be a brandnew harry potter book this summer. The epilogue of the last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Check out exclusive interviews with the cast and creators as well as new pictures and teasers from the movie and beyond. Why there wont be a harry potter and the cursed child. Harry potter sequel play being published as a book too. Sequel to harry potter spinoff, fantastic beasts, coming. Imdb worked its magic to apparate onto the set of fantastic beasts and where to find them. 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.
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. The author posted a cryptic tweet that has fans thinking a new story involving the boy wizard is on the way. Rowlings companion book to the harry potter series of the same name. Rowling has written a harry potter sequel vanity fair. Harry potter and the cursed child debuted in the west end in 2016 while. Harry potter prequel fantastic beasts and where to find.
Harry potter e books come to life in new apple edition. When harry potter and the cursed child made its official premiere in londons west end, j. While you missed all that excitement, you now have the joys of being able to read all the books at once. 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. Then they realized the sequel wasnt going to be a book at all it was a. The release of cursed child will make for a happy birthday present for both the nowgrown wizard and author j. Harry potter is about to upend the publishing business in a. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. Apr 27, 2016 jk rowling is releasing another wizarding book, sort of. Harry potter prequel movie release date set for 2016. 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.
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. Harry potter is about to upend the publishing business in a whole. Aug 01, 2016 will there be a harry potter and the cursed child book and when is the new book out. 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. No, sorry, the new potter installment isnt quite a j. Because its actually a sequel, set 19 years after harry potter and the deathly hallows. That way it will match the other lists for all the other years on goodreads, which will make it easier for people to find. Speaking at the premiere of harry potter and the cursed child, rowling said this is harrys last adventure. Rowling, and was published online on june 11th, 2008.
Untitled charity auction story harry potter wiki fandom. Will there be a harry potter and the cursed child book and. 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. Ron weasley, harry potter and the cursed child 2016. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july.
Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. Rowling that focuses on the main characters 17 years into the future. 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. 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. Harry potter and the cursed child script book up for pre. Harry potter and the cursed child to open in 2016 bbc news.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them 2016 news imdb. But dont expect any new stories book, play, or otherwise about harry potter. 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. New books of harry potter sequel are coming out this year harry potter warner bros. 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. 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. Hi jasmine, would it be ok with you if i changed the name of this list to ya novels of 2016. 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 fans, if youre looking for more harry or at least more stuff related to him warner bros.
Jul 30, 2016 im getting a copy of the harry potter and the cursed child scriptbook at 12. 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. Jk rowlings fantastic beasts sequel set for 2018 release. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Rowling said she that harry is done now, following the character. 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. New books of harry potter sequel are coming out this year. 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. Harry potter spinoff series fantastic beasts will now have. Rowling wrote, a new installment, harry potter and the cursed child, was released at the same time around the world. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. 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. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune new york post.
New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets summer. To date, it has only been officially published in a limitedrelease, ukexclusive book. K rowling celebrate their birthdays, a new harry potter book was released. Harry potter script the most preordered book of 2016. Next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the. He goes on a very big journey during these two plays and then, yeah, i think were done, she said according to the independent. Jk rowling is releasing another harry potter prequel book. When harry potter and the deathly hallows came out in 2007, author 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. The first movie, set 70 years before the harry was born, is being scripted by j. Rowlings harry potter archives are being released as ebooks. 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. Rowling novel, but it does have her full approval, as well. 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.
The movie is based on the 2001 companion book to the harry potter series that cataloged an array of magical creatures. 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. Harry potter prequel the greater good official trailer. Harry potter and the cursed child to be released as sequel in book. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. That is exactly where this list will go so, here is every harry potter book ranked, according to goodreads. K rowling is coming out soon together with an amazing event of harry potter s franchise. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Rowling says fantastic beasts is the first of five. 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. Aug 04, 2016 when scholastic releases the book form of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, its format wont really matter. The harry potter prequel is an 800word story written by j.
Rowling is working on the play with writer jack thorne and director john tiffany and has said it is an official sequel to the original seven books. Jk rowling has announced her harry potter stage play will open in londons west end next year. Rowling in 2008 as part of a charity auction event, for which it fetched. This was also confirmed on tuesday by the british publishing house, bloomsbury. Oct 23, 2015 next years harry potter play is an official sequel to the books. The fantastic beasts and where to find them franchise is written by j. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. 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. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been no shortage. A massive thank you to each and every one of the people who took part in harry potter book night 2020.
It is set for worldwide opening for less than a year from october 2017 to february 2018. The new play harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in jk rowlings epic saga. The new harry potter is the most preordered book of 2016. New book from the wizarding world coming this summer. New harry potter book announced for summer 2016 williamson.
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. Image caption jk rowling is the author of the seven potter novels and three companion books. New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets summer release date. 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. And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. 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. 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. Rowling and even if it does feature harry potter as a character, its not really the next harry potter book. Find out why the new harry potter is the most popular book of 2016. Eighth harry potter book will appear on his 36th birthday.