Harry PottercreatorJ.K. Rowlinghas already had quite the huge year, with the debut of her new playHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the newHarry Pottertheatrical spin-offFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Both of these productions have been critical and financial hits, withFantastic Beastsrecently passing $200 million domestic and $720 million worldwide, from a $180 million budget, while it was also recently announced thatHarry Potter and the Cursed Childwill be coming across the pond to Broadway in 2018. Earlier today, the author confirmed through social media that she’s currently hard at work on two new novels, although details on both books are scant, at best.
The author made the revelation onTwitterthis morning, adding that she was writing one novel under her real name, and another under her pen nameRobert Galbraith. Under theRobert Galbraithpen name, she has written three books in what is called theCormoran Strikeseries, 2013’sThe Cuckoo’s Calling, 2014’sThe Silkwormand last year’sCareer of Evil. No details have been given for theRobert Galbraithnovel, but as for the other book, she shot down an eager fan’s theory that the other book would center onNewt Scamander. Here’s what she had to say to this fan on Twitter earlier today.
“No, no, no. There won’t be Newt Scamander novels. Only movies. Calm down, there!”
Back in October, just a month before the firstFantastic Beasts moviehit theaters, the author confirmed that there will actually be fiveFantastic Beats and Where to Find Themmovies, instead of the trilogy that was originally planned. It was also confirmed thatJohnny Deppis playing the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, who was first introduced inFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The movie sequel has been set for release on August 22, 2025, although no release dates have been given for the third, fourth and fifth movies in this series. While Newt’s story will be told over the next few years on the big screen, it seems we won’t get to see any more stories in print, at least not yet.
Back in September,J.K. Rowlingalso released threeshort story collectionsset within the Harry Potter universe, so it’s possible that this new novel she’s working on, aside from theRobert Galbraithbook, is completely unrelated to theHarry Potteruniverse. She also published the 2012 novelThe Casual Vacancy, which was adapted into a three-part miniseries that debuted on HBO last spring. It’s possible that the author is working on a completely original, non-Harry Potter story, but it remains to be seen when she will reveal more about these books.
The author also shed some light on her incredible work ethic, revealing that her series of tweets was part of her writing break, because she had been writing non-stop since 5:55 AM this morning. She also revealed during her writing break that she isn’t sure if theRobert Galbraithnovel or the mysteriousJ.K. Rowlingnovel, which may or may not be aHarry Potterstory, will be released first, but she promised to reveal more details when the time is right. Take a look at the series of tweets fromJ.K. Rowlingearlier today, as we wait for more fromJ.K. Rowlingand theHarry Potter Universe.
