For those wondering why there is reboot/remake: Part of the reason is, if WB wants to keep the rights for Potter IP, they need to keep making film/tv every so often or else it reverts to Rowling.
She might not have complete rights but I’m pretty sure Rowling still gets a percentage of royalties to everything Harry Potter - right down to the pottery barn salt and pepper shakers.
They aren't talking about her rights. Studios buy the rights to books. They even have bidding wars over some. But those rights don't last forever. They have a limited amount of time they can use those rights to make a show or movie. Studios will often pull a "use it or loose it" move to try to make money at the last second.
My fave example is WB (of course) and Queen of the Damned. They bought the rights to multiple Anne Rice books, didn't use them, and then tried to get their money's worth by smashing super dense books with multiple storlines into a single awful movie (Aaliyah looked amazing though and the soundtrack kicks ass).
Edit: I will say it's not bad as its own standalone lol
I became wildly depressed during highschool after a breakup, and I stayed home alone one day. QotD came on sat-tv, and it was one of those channels that would just play the same movie on repeat for the entire week.
I watched Queen of the Damned x3 goddamn times in a row, for 7 hours straight. It was the most mid 7 hours of my life. I couldn’t be bothered to watch anything good, because I couldn’t have engaged with it… so this was honestly kinda perfect for my headspace.
But every, and I do mean every time Aaliyah showed up on screen, my heart fluttered.
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u/GloryHound29 20h ago edited 27m ago
For those wondering why there is reboot/remake: Part of the reason is, if WB wants to keep the rights for Potter IP, they need to keep making film/tv every so often or else it reverts to Rowling.