JK Rowling denies that Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child films

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint had been rumoured to be returning for a new Potter franchise 
Iconic roles: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will not return to the Harry Potter franchise
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Jennifer Ruby20 January 2017
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JK Rowling has denied reports that Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are set to star in a film version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Blasting rumours that the trio of stars are in talks with Warner Brothers to reprise the roles that made them famous in a new trilogy, the author wrote on Twitter:

"I know a lot of people are looking for reasons to be cheerful today, but there is NO TRUTH to the rumour about a #CursedChild movie trilogy!"

Film journalist and broadcaster Jim Hill previously reported that he has been privy to internal conversations at the film studio.

“I have heard that Warner Bros has actually had conversations with [Emma], with Rupert, and, of course, Daniel about Cursed Child, because they want this to be, for lack of a better term, Harry Potter: The Force Awakens,” he said on his Unofficial Universal Orlando podcast.

“They want this trilogy of movies to have the actors that we know and love from the original films, that we watched grow up, as adults,” he added.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - in pictures

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“And, of course, they’re hiring a bunch of new, younger actors to play their children with the hope that, if we can lean on JK, maybe there’ll be The Cursed Adolescent.”

According to Hill, the story, which is set 19 years after the events of the original films, is expected to come out in 2026, when the actors would be the same ages as the characters.

The Fantastic Beasts franchise, starring Eddie Redmayne, is set to conclude in 2024.

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