J.K. Rowling has sparked speculation another Harry Potter film is in the works after posting a cryptic tweet about the her Cursed Child stage play.
The author returned to
Twitter after a six month hiatus to post a stylised image of villain Lord Voldemort’s notorious Dark Mark. She captioned the post: “Sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.”Sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places #HarryPotter#CursedChildpic.twitter.com/TQb68Wtqiz— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 5, 2019She also included the hashtag #CursedChild, referring to the stage show follow-up to her hugely popular books and films, which revisits the Potter characters later on in their lives.are they really going to produce a cursed child film???? with dan, emma, and rupert?????? where can i confirm this— Alicia Florentino (@gameofFLOnes) September 6, 2019Hold up, is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child actually being made by Warner Brothers as an actual film?!If so, get the fuck in!— Aidan Stephenson (@MelvinS7ven) September 5, 2019Cursed Child film.... Oh ma gawd pic.twitter.com/s1K3GWXejo— Black Flame 🔥 (@kaiserDonna) September 5, 2019not to get my hopes up but there’s talk that they’re adapting the cursed child into a film and my hopes are UP— sinead 🍒 (@caroIinakissy) September 6, 2019Does this mean Cursed Child Film 🤔🤞— jre100 (@JamesEniffer) September 5, 2019But while fans quickly got excited at the prospect of the show being turned into a film, the official Harry Potter fan site Pottermore seemed to have more of an insight.
They tweeted: “There is something exciting coming later on from @CursedChildNYC, but it’s not a movie…”There is something exciting coming later on from @CursedChildNYC, but it’s not a movie… https://t.co/iGoKf7cGSO— Pottermore (@pottermore) September 5, 2019Harry Potter And The Cursed Child premiered in London’s West End in July 2016 and proved to be a huge success.
At the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards it won a record-breaking nine awards and enjoyed similar success when it moved to Broadway in April 2018.
The play’s story begins 19 years after the events of The Deathly Hallows, the final book, and features Harry Potter as a senior figure at the Ministry of Magic while his son Albus Severus Potter is set to start at Hogwarts.READ MORE... A Harry Potter Beauty Advent Calendar Is Coming To Boots This Christmas 'Harry Potter' Fans Horrified By Grim Pottermore Tweet About Hogwarts Plumbing 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald' Is A Visual Feast But Falls Short Of The Bar Set By The Original - HuffPost Verdict