This was definitely bad news for the debatable Fantastic Beasts series, as Warner Brothers and HBO Max have announced that the plot of Harry Potter and his numerous adventures will be remade into a television format. This suggests that the show will likely be a full-blown reboot that recasts many of the beloved characters and tells these legendary stories in a completely different way.
Well, coming to the latest release, Fast and Furious 10, which is the most recent entry in the Fast Saga, but is it also the final one? Long before the ensemble cast of Fast X, the Fast & Furious movies got their start with The Fast & the Furious and substituted street racing for surfing.
Here, also note that Fast X, director Louis Leterrier has already agreed to direct Fast & Furious 11, and The Flash screenwriter, Christina Hodson is handling the script. Have these two works been cut out simply because of the fallout from the tenth chapter (Fast X)?
Fans Convinced Fast X Not as Big As Harry Potter Prequel
A reboot, or ‘fresh start,’ for a Fantastic Beasts series that already has a place in popular culture, is allured by the recent failures of a well-liked franchise. A new Harry Potter movie series is not necessary, at least not right away, in reality.
On the other hand, with 11 films, Fast and the Furious is currently the fifth franchise to surpass $7 billion at the box office worldwide. At the moment, it holds the fifth-highest position in terms of total revenue for a franchise.
Scott Mendelson, a film reporter for The Wrap, reports that Fast X‘s global earnings now total more than $600 million. With this pace, it will end up with roughly $715 million worldwide. He tweeted:
“Not a blow-out hit (partially due to the $340 million budget) but not remotely a Fantastic Beasts/Divergent-level collapse.”
#FastX earned another $50 million worldwide to pass $600 million. At this rate, it’ll end with around $715 million globally. Not a blow-out hit (partially due to the $340 million budget) but not remotely a Fantastic Beasts/Divergent-level collapse. pic.twitter.com/oRIgp63fkD
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) June 4, 2023
Check out what other fans have to say about this-
Never thought I’d see $300 million dollar movie budgets. New norm?
— Mr. Rogers “thegarnetmoneysniper”🐔 (@ossitothemoon) June 4, 2023
No, honestly. FAST X is partially about COVID upcharges and a swelling ensemble cast. Some of the others were also COVID-specific issues. Going forward, I’d expect to see them try to keep these capped at $200 million when possible.
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) June 4, 2023
Feels like proof that every film in a 10+ movie long series just can’t be a runaway money train.
Some, will just be… trains lol
— WonderG (@BiZAhrOh) June 4, 2023
It’s crazy to think that if this was a $200 million film it would have gotten around $315 million in profit, but the crazy budget makes it so it will be around $35 million. I hope the studio has a real talk with Vin Diesel as I feel he is the one that wants everyone to come back.
— Olyphantastic (@Olyphantastic83) June 4, 2023
The quality is definitely above Fantastic Beasts, so that tracks.
— Mark Alvarez (@AnimeExBurst) June 4, 2023
Well, he may be right since, given the abundance of historical events that could be given a magical twist, the concept of setting Harry Potter in various eras and locations sounds brilliant.
What Did Vin Diesel Have To Say?
Fast X will be the first installment of a trilogy that will serve as the grand finale to the Fast & Furious Saga, according to Vin Diesel, the franchise’s star, producer, and ‘head of the family’, who made the announcement recently.
But this wasn’t always the plan for the star and the studio; instead, it was a development that came about as they were putting the finishing touches on Fast X. The next installment’s release date is unknown, but it is expected to happen sometime in 2025.
At the box office, each Fast and the Furious film has brought in a sizable sum of money, indicating that moviegoers do not agree with the charge that the studio is abusing the franchise.
Furious 7 from 2015 is the best-performing film in the series. The only two movies in the franchise to gross more than $1 billion worldwide are Fast 7 and its follow-up, The Fate of the Furious.
Well, you can watch the latest released, Fast X, which is out now in theaters.
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