Wizarding World (Franchise)
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This article is about the media franchise. For the fictional universe upon which it is based, see Fictional universe of Harry Potter.
Wizarding World | ||
Created by | J. K. Rowling Warner Bros. Pictures | |
Original work | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) | |
Films and television | ||
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Film(s) | Harry Potter films Fantastic Beasts films | |
Theatrical presentations | ||
Play(s) | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | |
Games | ||
Video game(s) | List of video games | |
Audio | ||
Soundtrack(s) | List of soundtracks | |
Miscellaneous | ||
Theme park attractions | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | |
Digital publication | Pottermore |
The Wizarding World (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on a series of films, based on the Harry Potter novels by British author J. K. Rowling. The films have been in production since 2000, and in that time ten films have been produced—eight are adaptations of the Harry Potter novels and two are part of the Fantastic Beasts series. The films are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and three more are in various stages of production. The series has collectively grossed over $9.1 billion at the global box office, making it the third-highest-grossing film franchise of all-time.
David Heyman and his company Heyday Films have produced every film in the Wizarding World. Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe served as producers on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, David Barron began producing the films with the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011, and Rowling produced the final two films in the Harry Potter series. Heyman, Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram have produced both films in the Fantastic Beasts series. The films are written and directed by several individuals and feature large, often ensemble, casts. Many of the actors, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne, star in numerous films. Soundtrack albums have been released for each of the films. The franchise also includes a stage production, a digital publication, a video game label and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter–themed areas at several Universal Parks & Resorts amusement parks around the world.
The first film in the Wizarding World was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), which was followed by seven Harry Potter sequels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002, and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011, nearly ten years after the first film's release. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) is the first film in the spin-off prequel Fantastic Beasts series. A sequel, titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, has been released in November 2018, while three additional instalments have been announced, including one scheduled for 2020.
[edit] Harry Potter films
- Main artcile: Harry Potter (film series)
Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer(s) |
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[edit] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Main article: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Main article: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Main article: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Main article: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Main article: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Main article: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
[edit] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
Main article: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
[edit] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Main article: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
[edit] Fantastic Beasts films
Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producers | Status |
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[edit] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- Main article: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
[edit] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- Main article: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
[edit] Untitled third Fantastic Beasts film (2020)
[edit] Other sequels
[edit] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Main article: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
[edit] Recurring cast and characters
Further information: List of Harry Potter cast members
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- Notes
- a. Michael Gambon replaced Richard Harris as Dumbledore from Prisoner of Azkaban onwards after Harris's death.
- b. Colin Farrell portrays Gellert Grindelwald disguised as Percival Graves in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, with Johnny Depp briefly portraying the character in the film without his disguise.
- c. Newt Scamander's name appeared on the Marauder's Map in the Prisoner of Azkaban film.
- d. Ian Hart, who played Quirinus Quirrell, provided the voice and motion capture for Voldemort in the Philosopher's Stone film. Richard Bremmer also portrays the character in a flashback sequence in the same film.
[edit] Soundtracks
- Further information: Music of the Harry Potter films
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[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office performance
[edit] Critical and public response
All the films have been a success commercially and the majority a success critically, making the franchise one of the major Hollywood "tent-poles" akin to James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The Harry Potter series is noted by audiences for growing visually darker and more mature as each film was released.
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[edit] Accolades
[edit] Academy Awards
Seven of the ten films were nominated for a total of 14 Academy Awards. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won for Best Costume Design in 2017, becoming the first film in the Wizarding World to win an Academy Award. Before the win in 2017, the franchise was the most-snubbed, top-grossing franchise of all time at the Academy Awards, with 12 nominations and zero wins.
Film | Best Costume Design | Best Production Design | Best Original Score | Best Visual Effects | Best Cinematography | Best Makeup |
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The franchise has earned a total of 32 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards presented at the annual BAFTAs, winning three. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards in February 2011, Rowling, producers Heyman and Barron, along with directors Yates, Newell and Cuarón collected the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in honour of the Harry Potter film series. The Harry Potter series was also recognised by the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards, with Yates winning the Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing for his four Harry Potter films.
Film | Best British Film | Best Supporting Actor | Best Costume Design | Best Production Design | Best Makeup & Hair | Best Sound | Best Visual Effects |
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[edit] Grammy Awards
The franchise has received a total of six Grammy Award nominations, all for films in the Harry Potter series.
Film | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Best Instrumental Composition |
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[edit] Laurence Olivier Awards
[edit] Tony Awards
[edit] Outside media
[edit] Pottermore
- Main article Pottermore
[edit] Theme park attractions
- Main article The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
[edit] Books
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[edit] Video game tie-ins
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