The first public showings of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," aren't until the end of the month, but could a "Cursed Child" movie be on the horizon?
Maybe!
First spotted by Trademark lawyer Brian Conroy, Warner Bros. Entertainment filed a trademark on July 8 for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." That wouldn't be so interesting considering that the play is coming out this month; however, among other things, the trademark filing is for a "Cursed Child" movie.
Here's the full filing, which you can read on the UK's intellectual property office site here.
In addition to rights for a movie, Warner Bros. also asked for trademarks on items ranging from knives and cutlery to games, jewelry, calendars, and even cookies and crackers. Mmm. Harry Potter cookies. As silly as some of the things may sound, it's pretty standard stuff.
Before you get too hyped by the idea of a "Cursed Child" movie, "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling told fans back in February that "Cursed Child" would be a play, not a film.
—J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 29, 2016
But Warner Bros. could seriously use some box-office magic at the moment.
Out of the film's 10 releases so far this year, only two movies have grossed over $250 million — and one of those is "Batman v Superman." Even that film, featuring two of the most popular superhero titans in the world, underwhelmed. While $872 million at the box office is a lot of money, that should have been an instant billion-dollar film. (The two final “Dark Knight” movies made over $1 billion at theaters without the help of Superman.)
San Diego Comic-Con is next week and WB is expected to drop some new info on its first "Harry Potter" spinoff, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." It would be a great time to also deliver even more "Harry Potter" news. Keep your fingers crossed!
