I usually stay on the Imagineering forums, but this thread idea wouldn't fit there.
The reason why I ask this question is because it frightens me. According to what I've read on wiki, Warner Bros. don't have any active intentions to develop any more Wizarding World movies. I don't know if this is true or not, but this could mean that they might discontinue the franchise. Perhaps it's because of the mediocre critical and financial performance of the most recent Fantastic Beasts film (which is understandable considering that it was kind of weak when compared to the previous films), or maybe it's a declining popularity in the series. I'm just worried that it would eventually lose popularity and not be the special thing it is anymore.
This franchise has a special place in my heart. At first, I disliked it and pushed it away, but once my younger sister got into it, I kind of got pulled in. It brought us close together to have something to be interested in so much. Reading the books helped me get through the challenge that was ninth grade and early tenth grade, and the movies were a thing to have a marathon with. In fact, we're going to have a marathon with them over the Christmas season, just like we did two years ago. My dear sister, kind and loving, helped me get into this series and made me a Potterhead (someone into Harry Potter for those of you who don't know fandoms). Now, it's become a big part of my life.
However, it's been troubling me these last few years what with changes in the franchise, especially that with the Fantastic Beasts films. In my opinion, the third film felt more like fanfiction of the franchise rather than an actual installment, and although it had an interesting concept, it lacked tone and emotional weight and really felt like random characters in a random story. Although Mads Mikkelsen was a good actor, his portrayal of Grindelwald lacked the eco-terrorist feels that Johnny Depp had. It was like comparing Osama bin Laden to Vladimir Putin. Aside from this stirup and the stress of waiting longer than I bargained for due to a change in actors, my sister switched from Hufflepuff to Ravenclaw, which hurt me because she was once so devoted to that house, and it didn't fit her well, and it made me feel like she was renouncing that part of us that enjoyed the series together. I'm hoping she'd go back to where she was before, but I've lost hope after getting a Ravenclaw shirt when we went to WB Studios London instead of a stuffed badger like she wanted (she regrets not getting the badger now.) Plus, as my interest in the series has grown, hers has shrunken, so there's that. It makes me sad that this has happened to the two of us.
With my personal connection to this magic world crumbling, the idea of the franchise crumbling too is scaring me. I worry that it might be gone forever someday. I worry that it will lose popularity and disappear. I worry that it won't outlive J.K. Rowling herself. I'm worried about all of this. I don't want it to be cancelled for good.
This franchise has a special place in my heart. At first, I disliked it and pushed it away, but once my younger sister got into it, I kind of got pulled in. It brought us close together to have something to be interested in so much. Reading the books helped me get through the challenge that was ninth grade and early tenth grade, and the movies were a thing to have a marathon with. In fact, we're going to have a marathon with them over the Christmas season, just like we did two years ago. My dear sister, kind and loving, helped me get into this series and made me a Potterhead (someone into Harry Potter for those of you who don't know fandoms). Now, it's become a big part of my life.
However, it's been troubling me these last few years what with changes in the franchise, especially that with the Fantastic Beasts films. In my opinion, the third film felt more like fanfiction of the franchise rather than an actual installment, and although it had an interesting concept, it lacked tone and emotional weight and really felt like random characters in a random story. Although Mads Mikkelsen was a good actor, his portrayal of Grindelwald lacked the eco-terrorist feels that Johnny Depp had. It was like comparing Osama bin Laden to Vladimir Putin. Aside from this stirup and the stress of waiting longer than I bargained for due to a change in actors, my sister switched from Hufflepuff to Ravenclaw, which hurt me because she was once so devoted to that house, and it didn't fit her well, and it made me feel like she was renouncing that part of us that enjoyed the series together. I'm hoping she'd go back to where she was before, but I've lost hope after getting a Ravenclaw shirt when we went to WB Studios London instead of a stuffed badger like she wanted (she regrets not getting the badger now.) Plus, as my interest in the series has grown, hers has shrunken, so there's that. It makes me sad that this has happened to the two of us.
With my personal connection to this magic world crumbling, the idea of the franchise crumbling too is scaring me. I worry that it might be gone forever someday. I worry that it will lose popularity and disappear. I worry that it won't outlive J.K. Rowling herself. I'm worried about all of this. I don't want it to be cancelled for good.
