"J.K. Rowling, that embarrassment of riches does not include a "Cursed Child" trilogy featuring the original film franchise's actors.

Rowling Force Awakens"-style series that would have them return to the roles that made them famous.

But Rowling shut such speculation down, telling followers, "there is NO TRUTH to the rumour about a #CursedChild movie trilogy!"

While another rumor about a "Cursed Child" trilogy, also starring Radcliffe, broke last year shortly after the premiere of the play, it was strongly denied by Warner Bros., which said it had "no plans" to make those movies. But according to ScreenRant, what made this new rumor more credible was that it came from Jim Hill, described by the site as a "legendary theme park journalist and historian ... whose s at Disney and Universal run well into the movie and television divisions."

During an appearance on the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast last week, Hill alluded to NBC Universal -- which has the current television rights to the "Potter" series and "Fantastic Beasts" -- also claiming rights "when they're finally made – [to] the trilogy of movies that will be based on 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.'"

Hill went on to say that there have already been discussions with the actors about these new films:

I have heard that Warner Bros. has actually had conversations with [Emma Watson], with Rupert [Grint], and, of course, Daniel [Radcliffe] about Cursed Child, 'cause they want this to be, for lack of a better term, Harry Potter: The Force Awakens. 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. 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 J.K. [Rowling], maybe there'll be The Cursed Adolescent."

Sadly, Rowling's statement makes all of that a moot point. While we have no doubt that Warner Bros. will eventually explore some sort of big screen adaptation for "Cursed Child" -- and may indeed try to woo Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint to return -- it's way too early for such speculation. The play still needs to make its Broadway debut stateside, and the actors have a lot of growing up to do if they're going to realistically reprise their roles.

Maybe someday there will be some truth to this rumor. For now, we'll enjoy the actual, plentiful "Potter" content we do have.

[via: ScreenRant]