Harry Potter TV Series Pitches, Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer Reaction/Speculation & More

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🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On the January 25, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a Harry Potter tv series, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Amazon’s Invincible tv series and the Godzilla vs. Kong trailer. In The News: HT: A ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series is in Early Development at HBO MaxShould JK Rowling be involved? Peter’s pitch: Re-adapt and expand the novels as seasons of tv. Alfonso Cuaron as director of the pilot and executive producer. HT’s Pitch: Hogwarts Mystery Brad’s Pitch: A prequel series following the original Order of the Phoenix as they battle Voldemort and the Death Eaters at the height of their power. Flashbacks can be employed to the school years of James & Lily Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, etc. to give us that teen drama along with the adult stories. Jacob’s pitch: A series set within the Ministry of Magic in the years after Voldemort’s second defeat, following the Aurors and politicians who must work together to root out traitors and rebuild their government. HT: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Reveals “Muncher,” One of the Film’s New Ghost Characters Brad: Did ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Get Rick Moranis to Make an Appearance After All? Jacob (og Chris): ‘Invincible’ TV Series Premieres in March on Amazon Prime Video, Watch the First Clip Now Brad: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer: Titans Clash in a Massive Blockbuster BattleBrief reactions Jacob (og Evan): ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ Trailer Breakdown: Big Trouble on Little Earth Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Slash film daily for Monday, January 25, 2021.
0:05.2	On today's episode, we're going to discuss the latest film and TV news.
0:09.1	This is Slash film editor and chief Peter Sorata and joining me out to this podcast, Slash film managing editor, Jake Paul. and
0:15.0	to join him on to his podcast's last film managing editor, Jake Paul. Hello, Hello.
0:16.0	Weekend editor Brad Oman.
0:18.0	Hey, that's me.
0:19.0	And writer, Why Trend Bowie.
0:20.0	Hey everyone.
0:22.0	Okay, let's start with the story that is Hut today and that is that HBO Max is developing a
0:29.7	Harry Potter TV series. H.D., what do we know?
0:33.3	Yes, so the Hollywood reporter broke the news that
0:35.4	HBO Max is in the very early process
0:37.8	of developing a live action Harry Potter TV series
0:41.2	for the streamer, with Warner Media executives having multiple conversations
0:45.5	with potential writers exploring various ideas. This is still very very
0:50.0	early in development. No actual project has been confirmed yet.
0:54.1	And we don't know whether the series
0:56.3	would be a straightforward adaptation of the original seven novels
1:00.2	by JK Rowling, or whether it would be a spin-off
1:02.4	exploring yet another corner of the
1:04.1	Wizarding World. No writers or talent are yet attached either. So it's all, yeah, very
1:09.6	early process so it could go in any direction.
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