Director David Yates doesn’t believeHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling’s “eighth Harry Potter story” West End play should become a film.
David Yates doesn’t think Cursed Child should be adapted for the silver screen.
Yates, director of the last four ‘Potter’ films, and the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film, commented on a possible adaptation while gearing up for ‘Beasts’ promotion.
Says the director, “there’s something unique and special keeping it as a play … it’s a shame to then say ‘Let’s turn it into a movie’”. “It’s a brave and incredibly successful way of presenting these classic characters. The guys who created it have done such a wonderful job and it’s such a different medium.”
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