David Yates reveals it was ‘a total surprise’ to learn that the Harry Potter author had planned for five films, and says there have been no in-depth conversations about making more
A scene from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third film in the Harry Potter spin-off prequel series. Director David Yates said the franchise, which has increasingly struggled at the box office, has been ‘parked’ for now.A scene from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third film in the Harry Potter spin-off prequel series. Director David Yates said the franchise, which has increasingly struggled at the box office, has been ‘parked’ for now.
He said the third Fantastic Beasts film, which was shot early in the Covid-19 pandemic, had been a difficult undertaking.“With Beasts, it’s all just parked. We made those three movies, we made the last one through a pandemic, and it was enormous fun but it was tough,” he said. The Secrets of Dumbledore netted just $407m at the international box office, compared with the first film in the franchise, 2016’sThe franchise has also been dogged by controversy arising from its stars and writer.