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Expecto patronum! Three new J.K. Rowling wizard movies due from 2016

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is working on three new wizard-based movies to be released starting in 2016, studio giant Warner Bros announced Wednesday. The first, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” will be directed by David Yates, who directed the last four “Harry Potter” movies, and reunite the same filmmaking team. It is described as “set in an extension of her familiar wizarding world, featuring magical creatures and characters inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook and its fictitious author.” Warner Bros did not announce who will direct or star in any of the three new scheduled films. The Harry Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies, while the movie adaptations made global celebrities of its stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it.

J.K. Rowling, explaining her decision to write the screenplay.