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[-] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, no. It exists because revenue from the first set of films is tailing off, and a retelling for a new generation in more detail is going to make billions more.

Rowling has no greenlighting power at WBD

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That's correct.‡

TWBOD Max(Time Warner Box Office Discovery Max, cause why tf not) is looking for a flagship franchises and splitting their bets on Harry Potter reboot and new DC Universe.

They've debt of $35 billion from what I've heard.

‡ > A Potter series would be costly, but could prove a major subscriber draw. Zaslav soon concluded, however, that the only Potter show Warner could legally pursue without Rowling’s permission was one that stuck to the stories of the original seven books, since those were firmly in the studio’s control and not the kind of prequel or spinoff she’d clawed back the rights to years earlier.

https://archive.is/sarcW

[-] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Rowling is credited as executive producer but that could mean anything. The studio could've made the show without involving her but I guess they didn't want to start legal battle with her.

Potter series would be costly, but could prove a major subscriber draw. Zaslav soon concluded, however, that the only Potter show Warner could legally pursue without Rowling’s permission was one that stuck to the stories of the original seven books, since those were firmly in the studio’s control and not the kind of prequel or spinoff she’d clawed back the rights to years earlier.

https://archive.is/sarcW

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

US TV credits according to a rank system. EP credit is given to a wide range of people such as the director of the first episode, the showrunners, senior writing staff, authors of underlying materials, studio executives, network executives, prominent members of the cast and so on. It doesn’t necessarily confer authority over how the show is made, simply that these are people on the higher tier of pay, or contractual obligation to such credit.

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

She isn’t.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

She's an EP

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There’s a big difference between Producer and Executive Producer. US TV has a rank system. EP credit is given to (among others) the showrunners, the pilot episode director, the author of underlying materials, commissioners at the studio and network, studio executives, packaged actors, anyone else whose name can open doors, senior writers, and many many more.

EP credit does not intrinsically confer authority, nor does it guarantee the credited person actually did any work on the show at all. For example, Stan Lee was an EP on Marvel shows and films, and had no involvement at all other than as an actor, and having created some characters a long time ago.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

i mean my experience is our EPs were the persons chasing down funding (or providing it themselves) but every project is different

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thelinkr -18 points 14 hours ago

Why dont they just use the original actors

OrwinBeane 4 points 11 hours ago

Do you know how aging works?

Thelinkr -4 points 11 hours ago

I dont see how that makes a difference

OrwinBeane 3 points 11 hours ago

You don’t see how a 35 year old actor playing an 11 year old character makes a difference? Are you ok?

Thelinkr -2 points 11 hours ago

They did it first. And they did it best. Why wouldn't they reprise their roles for the fans

OrwinBeane 3 points 11 hours ago

Because it would be fucking stupid for an adult to play an 11 year old. Do you not understand that?

Thelinkr -3 points 11 hours ago

Adults are generally better actors than children.

Thelinkr:

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Getting KenM vibes

[-] NessD@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

There once was an Internet rule: "Don't feed the trolls". Maybe we should re-establish this rule.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Actually you know what I'm with them. We should have them reprise their roles. Not because it would be good, but because it would be sad and funny.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Not because it would be good

That's where you're wrong kiddo.

Daniel Radcliffe has been doing crazy and offbeat roles ever since he finished with Harry Potter. He'll 100% commit to this weird idea if given a chance.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

oh yeah my favorite of his is Swiss Army Man

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