'Fantastic Beasts' Director Says The Franchise Is 'Parked' & There Were Never Plans for 5 Movies

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The Fantastic Beasts movies are essentially done, at least for now. David Yates, who directed the three Wizarding World of Harry Potter prequel movies and the last four HP movies, is speaking out about the possibility of a fourth Fantastic Beasts film.

If you recall, the last one, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, did not do well at the box office and was the lowest performing film in the entire Harry Potter franchise.

Because of this, it was unknown if another film would be happening. Keep reading to find out more… “With Beasts, it’s all just parked,” David told Total Film. “We made those three movies, the last one through a pandemic, and it was enormous fun but it was tough.

We were actually filming when there wasn’t a vaccine. Thankfully, no one got sick, but we did have the most detailed protocols in place.” “We’re all so proud of [Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore] and when it went out into the world, we just needed to sort of stop and pause, and take it easy,” he added.