JK Rowling has delighted ‘Harry Potter’ fans everywhere by revealing that she’s currently working on three movies inspired by the smash hit franchise.
Fans already knew that Rowling is currently writing the screenplay for one movie based on her fictitious textbook ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’, however a new interview with Warner Bros. boss Kevin Tsujihara in the New York Times has revealed that two more movies are on the cards.
JK Rowling will write three screenplays
The author revealed that Kevin was instrumental in persuading her to revisit Harry Potter, telling the paper: “When I say he made ‘Fantastic Beasts’ happen, it isn’t P.R.-speak but the literal truth.
“We had one dinner, a follow-up telephone call, and then I got out the rough draft that I’d thought was going to be an interesting bit of memorabilia for my kids and started rewriting!”
Since the last ‘Harry Potter’ movie in 2011, Rowling has worked on a number of projects relating to the magical world of Hogwarts, including the online world of Pottermore.
‘Fantastic Beasts’ appeared in the original ‘Harry Potter’ books and Rowling later penned the textbook in 2001.
The planned films will reportedly be set in New York City and won’t feature Harry or his pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The main character will be Newt Scamander, the fictitious author of ‘Fantastic Beasts’.
After phenomenal success as a children’s author, Rowling has published a number of books for adults, including ‘The Casual Vacancy’ and a series of crime dramas published under an a pseudonym, Robert Galbraith.
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November 4, 2011(01 of35)
Writer J K Rowling with actors, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson at the UK Film Premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone', held at the Odeon, Leicester Square on 4th November 2001, in London. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images).
November 4, 2011(02 of35)
Emma Watson Attends The 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher'S Stone' World Film Premiere In London. (Photo by James Whatling/UK Press via Getty Images)
Nov. 11, 2001(03 of35)
Actress Emma Watson attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' November 11, 2001 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' November 11, 2001 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Rupert Grint attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' November 11, 2001 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
November 3, 2002(06 of35)
British actress Emma Watson arrives for the world film premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in central London 03 November 2002. Emma Watson plays Hermione Granger in the second Harry Potter film The Chamber of secrets, the sequel to The Philosopher Stone. AFP PHOTO Nicolas ASFOURI. (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
November 3, 2002(07 of35)
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, arrives for the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' at the Odeon Leicester Square November 3, 2002 in London. (Photo by John Li/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the premiere of the film 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' November 10, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
May 27, 2004(09 of35)
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint pose at photocall ahead of Sunday's UK premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' at Number 1 Whitehall Place on May 27, 2004 in London. The film is the third based on cult books by author J.K. Rowling. (Photo by Steve Finn/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actress Emma Watson arrives at the premiere for the latest Harry Potter Film, the Prisoner of Azkaban at Leicester Square, London. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Rupert Grint arrives at the premiere for the latest Harry Potter Film, the Prisoner of Azkaban at Leicester Square, London. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe attends the UK Premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' at the Odeon Leicester Square on May 30, 2004 in London. The film is the third celluloid installment of J.K. Rowling's series of books. (Photo by David Westing/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
May 30, 2004(13 of35)
This Sunday May 30, 2004 file photo shows Daniel Radcliffe, left, who plays Harry Potter, Rupert Grint, second left, who plays Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson, right, who plays Hermione Granger, at the UK premiere of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", with author J K Rowling, in London. At last, Harry Potter's adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J.K. Rowling's boy wizard are for sale as e-books and audio books on the author's Pottermore website, the site's creators announced Tuesday March 27, 2012. The books are available only through the website, which says they are compatible with major electronic e-readers, including Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader, as well as with tablets and mobile phones. (AP Photo/John D McHugh, file) (credit:AP)
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British Actor Daniel Radcliffe and French Actress Clemence Poesy arrive at the French premiere of "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" at the UGC Bercy on October 8, 2005 in Paris, France. The film is based on the fourth installment of author J K Rowling's novel series. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire' at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 6, 2005 in London, England. The film is based on the fourth installment of author J K Rowling's novel series. (Photo by Chris Harding/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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British actor Robert Pattinson arrives for the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 06 November 2005, at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. About 5,000 fans young and old -- many of whom arrived in London's Leicester Square early Saturday night -- clamoured to catch a glimpse of their heroes as they arrived for the first showing of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. AFP PHOTO/ ANDREW STUART (Photo credit should read ANDREW STUART/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' on November 12, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Rupert Grint attends the 'Harry Potter' film premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 8, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actress Emma Watson attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 8, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Emma Watson attends the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World film premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Daniel Radcliffe (L), Emma Watson, (C) and Rupert Grint pose for photographers as they arrive to attend the World Premiere of their latest film 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One' in Leicester Square, central London on November 11, 2010. The stars of Harry Potter hit the red carpet in London Thursday for the world premiere of the first of two films resolving the boy wizard's adventures, after a decade in the roles that made their fortunes. Thousands of fans gathered in Leicester Square ahead of the event hoping for a glimpse of Daniel Radcliffe, 21, Emma Watson, 20, and Rupert Grint, 22, who play Harry and his best friends Hermione and Ron in all eight films. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actress Emma Watson attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) (credit:AP)
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Actors, from left, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) (credit:AP)
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Actors Daniel Radcliffe; Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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British actors (L-R) Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in central London on July 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe attends the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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British actress Emma Watson arrives in Trafalgar Square, central London, for the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the last film in the series, Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) (credit:AP)
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British actor Daniel Radcliffe arrives in Trafalgar Square, central London, for the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the last film in the series, Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short) (credit:AP)
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British actress Emma Watson arrives at the after show party for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, following the world premiere for the movie Thursday July 7, 2011, in London. (AP Photo / Dominic Lipinski, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
July 11, 2011(30 of35)
In this July 11, 2011 file photo, cast members, from left, Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint pose together at the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. The film is the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file) (credit:AP)
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Actress Emma Watson attends the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday, July 11, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) (credit:AP)
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Actor Tom Felton attends the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Rupert Grint attends the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at American Museum of Natural History on July 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe attends the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Matthew Lewis attends the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)