Aug 01, 2016 before some critics were able to express their disappointment with the story, jk rowling announced that cursed child would indeed be the last part of harry potters story, telling reporters. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to. The real stories behind that alleged harry potter book and other. Stop harry potter and the cursed child from coming to. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Since the final harry potter book was published in 2007, theres been. Why there wont be a harry potter and the cursed child sequel. Before some critics were able to express their disappointment with the story, jk rowling announced that cursed child would indeed be the last part of harry potter s story, telling reporters. Since the final potter book came out in 2007, she has kept herself busy. Harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Shes also written companion books including the ones from hogwarts library. A cryptic tweet by jk rowling sparked speculation overnight that another harry potter film might be in the works.
The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the last story about. Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne it was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows. Jk rowling is releasing four new harry potter books online thrillist. Plus, there are more films in the series after the crimes of grindelwald. Harry potter and the cursed child harry potter wiki fandom. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. May 30, 2019 harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harrys education at hogwarts. The official playscript of the original west end production kindle edition by rowling, j. Harry potter and the cursed child is set to debut in london at the palace theatre on the day before harrys birthday, july 30.
Just after the book came out, the author announced it would be the last part of harry potter s story. So, yes, jk rowling might write more books in the near future, but its unlikely that there will be a story continuing the deathly hallows. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. Harry potter and the cursed child works as a stage sequel to rowling s seven novels. Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, j. Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Rowling s official harry potter site would see that the new cursed child tease was. Pottermore did not give a release date for the other two, but apple books. Harry potter author calls cursed child hermione critics racist. Rowling has said there are no plans to write a followup to the harry potter play. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and the deathly. Jul 31, 2016 july 31st, 2016, marks the 36th birthday of harry potter. Rowling, says that this is the last time well get a. Harry s son, albus severus potter seems less than excited and anxious to begin writing his hogwarts chapters.
Sep 06, 2019 however, any fans who caught this tweet from pottermore j. Written by jack thorne and directed by olivier and tony awardwinner john tiffany, the play is a brand new story written in collaboration with j. Rowling has been saying over and over since cursed child was announced that the script is not a sequel, not a prequel. The author of the hugely popular books took to twitter yesterday to share a new picture of. Jk rowling hints at harry potter and the cursed child. After harry potter, the author chose crime fiction for her next books, a genre she has. Rowling s name toplisted on the cover and on the back it reads, the eighth story. Harry potter and the cursed child study guide contains a biography of j. According to rowling, the show will tell an untold part of harrys story. In 2016, a new era of the wizarding world was unveiled with the launch of. Aug 01, 2016 rowling has revealed her plans for harry potter after the eighth story harry potter and the cursed childs script book was released yesterday to mark the author and harrys birthday. Rowling will always be best known for her stories about a boy wizard and the world he inhabits, but she has written several works outside of the harry potter universe.
As well as an image of voldemorts dark mark, rowling wrote. Why people are excited about the two new harry potter books. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. Rowling shared a mysterious tweet referencing harry potter and the cursed child, the internet is abuzz with speculation. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two is the official script book for the play of the same name written by j. 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 forward to. However, any fans who caught this tweet from pottermore j. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and.
New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story. Harry potter and the cursed child, a play created by rowling in collaboration with playwright jack thorne and director john tiffany, will open in london in 2016. Will there be more harry potter stories after cursed child. But i wouldnt be completely surprised at all if, maybe in five or ten years, a new story emerged in some form or another. Apr 25, 2018 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 forward to. Harry potter and the cursed child follows the adventures of albus at school. Will there be another harry potter book after the cursed. Jk rowling, who is not writing any new harry potter novels. And fortunately, thorne was a huge potter fan to begin with. Rowling was coming out with another installment of her classic series concerning the boy who lived.
The twopart play centers on harrys son albus, and some other characters to put it as vaguely and spoiler. Jul 31, 2016 jk rowling reveals whether there will be any more harry potter books after cursed child ann lee sunday 31 jul 2016 10. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the last story about potter in the saga. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j.
The cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and we have the synopsis to share with you it was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband and father of three schoolage children. However, you can still support her by reading her other novels under her crime pseudonym robert galbraith theyre actually quite good, at least theyre better than the cursed child. Harry potter and the cursed child jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book. As for the story itself, rowling couldnt have been happier with how fans reacted to cursed child, which is set 19 years after the events of the seventh novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows.
Will jk rowling write another harry potter book in her. The two potter children meet and they learn about one another and harry takes care of the true dark lord and the people he thought were his friends. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. The author revealed that the story of the boy wizard was done now after harry potter and the cursed child. Jul 20, 2017 jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book. Rowling reveals cursed child will end harry potter. This article continues with the following sentence. It has been shrouded in casting controversy for the better part of the last year. On february 10, harry potter fans got perhaps the best news of their lives j. Cursed child takes place 19 years after the harry potter books, and.
Harry, ginny, ron, and hermione at the kings cross platform nine and three quarter, watching their children begin their own journeys at hogwarts. In october 2015, rowling announced via pottermore that a twopart play she had coauthored with playwrights jack thorne and john tiffany, harry potter and the cursed child, was the eighth harry potter story and that it would focus on the life of harry potter s youngest son albus after the epilogue of harry potter and the deathly hallows. She included the hashtags harry potter and cursed child, which has led people to believe a new. Dustin nelson is a senior staff writer on the news team at thrillist. Rowling says harry potter franchise is officially over.
Rowling, there will not be another harry potter story. What worked and what didnt jk rowlings harry potter and the cursed child, billed as the eighth story in the celebrated series is a bit of a miracle. Asked on twitter if there would be a new novel soon, the harry potter. Harrys son, albus severus potter seems less than excited and anxious to begin writing his hogwarts chapters. Harry potter author to release four new magical books. Rowling has kept up a prolific pace with her writing. Why a cursed child movie is not happening, despite j. Rowling may be done with harry potters story for now, but who knows how shell feel when some time has passed. Harry potter and the cursed child summary gradesaver.
Jk rowling reveals whether there will be any more harry potter books after cursed child ann lee sunday 31 jul 2016 10. Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. Shes working on other projects still related to the wizarding world, however, including fantastic beasts and where to find them and harry potter and the cursed child. The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on 30th july 2016. Author jk rowling has written not one, but four new books about the wizarding. See the first photos of the harry potter and the cursed child cast rowling also reveals she never had any intentions to continue the book series after her seventh and final novel, harry. Rowling s name has a prominent space on the cover of the harry potter and the cursed child scripts, two other names are also there. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.
Rowling sends internet into frenzy with cursed child. Cursed child is all about grownup harry, ron, and hermione and their children. The books have been translated into over 80 languages, won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, becoming the. Rowling says harry potters story is done after cursed child. To coincide with the celebrations for her most famous literary character, harry potter creator j. On october 31st, james and lily potter are murdered by lord voldemort at godrics hollow, while harry. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. Jk rowling has delivered an early christmas present to fans, announcing on social media that she is at work on two novels. Harry potter and the cursed child is not written by j.
Harry potter has found his way into books, films and most recently onto the stage, but jk rowling has confirmed that the boy wizards story is now complete, 19 years after the. Rowling will write another childrens book her first since the harry potter series beginning no later than 2019. Rowling also chose that date to release the script for harry potter and the cursed child, the stage play continuation of harry s story that officially opened this week in londons west end. Harry potter is born on july 31st, the same date as jk rowlings birthday. Rowlings official harry potter site would see that the new cursed child tease was not about a movie. Jk rowling fans hate harry potter and the cursed child. So, yes, jk rowling might write more books in the near future, but its. Rowling says shes not interested in creating a sequel to harry potter and.
Harry potter and the cursed child picks up nineteen years after the battle of hogwarts. Rowling definitely had input with the project after all, these characters were born from her mind in the first place. It received its world premiere in londons west end on 30 july 2016. The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30, 2016.
Aug 17, 2018 harry potter and the cursed child hpatcc opens as the reader join. Pdf harry potter and the cursed child by jk rowling book. Fox news jk rowling has hinted a new harry potter film is on the way, sending fans into meltdown. The official playscript of the original west end production paperback july 25, 2017. Will jk rowling write another harry potter book in her lifetime. Harry potter and the cursed child hpatcc opens as the reader join. Aug 17, 2016 the stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the last story about.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by creating a harry potter book 9. Jk rowlings cryptic tweet sparks rumours of new harry. The plot takes place after the initial book series finisihed, as harry looks. Rowling, john tiffany and jack thorne, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Harry potter and the cursed child, parts one and two. She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the bestselling book.
By now, hundreds of readers around the world will have finished harry potter and the cursed child, the eighth part of the harry potter saga. Sep 06, 2016 to answer your question an edited versionof cursed child will be released in 2017 as the definitive collectors edition wikipedia. Rowling has revealed her plans for harry potter after the eighth story harry potter and the cursed child s script book was released yesterday to mark the author and harry s birthday. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Six further bestselling books and eight blockbuster films followed. Lets just hope she really meant done this time around. Rowling also chose that date to release the script for harry potter and the cursed child, the stage play continuation of harrys story that officially opened this week in londons west end. I do not own harry potter or any of the characters, all credit goes to jk rowling for that one. Jk rowling has explicitly stated that she is highly unlikely to write another harry potter book. Rowling was at the gala opening this weekend, and when asked about the prospect of additional stories to follow cursed child, the writer shot down the idea pretty firmly. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. But today, rowling announced that the script of the play will in fact be released as a twopart book, at 12.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harry s education at hogwarts. Why there wont be a harry potter and the cursed child. Rowling bid farewell to harry potter at the cursed child opening night in london on saturday, july 30, telling fans the story is done now read more. If you also just finished harry potter and the cursed child, then you recognized that it had all the hallmarks of its harry potter predecessors adventure, quippy oneliners, and, of course, another rousing round of good versus evil. Rowling to tears because of alan rickman i had a bunch of racists telling me that because hermione turned white that is, lost color.
Harry potter and the cursed child is the official eighth potter story and the first to be presented on stage. Harry potter named nations favourite childrens book. July 31st, 2016, marks the 36th birthday of harry potter. Confused by harry potter and the cursed childs timeline. Rowling isnt writing another harry potter book heres her response to fans. Apr 24, 2018 speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, j.
Jk rowling has always left the door open about the future of the harry potter book series but it looks like shes finally ready to close it. Aug 01, 2016 harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. Rowling bids farewell to harry potter at cursed child. Rowling, john tiffany and jack thorne, the play was scripted by jack and directed by john. Harry potter readers think jk rowling just teased a new sequel.
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