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Jude Law Says ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Likely Means ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Is Dead; J.K. Rowling Gave Him a Note That Dumbledore Sees Himself as a Monster


Jude Law says now that Warner Bros. is rebooting "Harry Potter" as a television series, it's unlikely the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise will continue.

The franchise, which Rowling planned as having five movies total, centered on the British wizard and “magizoologist” Newt Scamander, played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Redmayne also expressed doubt in terms of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise continuing and hitting Rowling’s original five-film goal. “Because of Dumbledore’s past,” Law noted, describing a fight with Grindelwald that led to his sister’s death, “I think he always felt guilty that he had been misled because he was in love.

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