If there is a king of young adult fantasy in the film, the Boy Wizard wears that crown. These are not just great young adult movies, but some of the best fantasy films released outside of the Lord of the Rings.
Not only did the movies make a lot of money, but the big screen world of Harry Potter continued to put out quality movies, after starting small. With the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Harry Potter will move further ahead of anyone not named Marvel and Star Wars, which is creeping up fast. However, surrounding them with names like Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Dame Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson, and so many more, helped carry this series to great heights.īy the time it bowed out after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the Harry Potter franchise ranked as the highest-grossing series of all-time worldwide (since surpassed by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although it took more movies for Marvel to reach the top spot).
No one could have predicted that names like Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint would carry the movie so well, as they were young teenagers when hired. When it comes to J.K Rowling and her Harry Potter series, credit has to go to a production team that put some amazingly talented people in prominent roles and hired great filmmakers to bring the story of the Boy Wizard to life. For every Harry Potter and Twilight that sees great success, there is a Percy Jackson and Insurgence series that tries but failed to leave a lasting impression despite great material to work with. As history has proven over the years, the young adult fantasy genre has never been easy to bring to the big screen.