Movie similarities to Harry Potter PoA

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Lynda:
Well, imagine my surprise (and thought of, "oh that's why")  when I saw 
Chris Columubus and Mark Radcliffe (HP producers for the first three  
films) were the producers for this one!  Looks like they've found 
a  "franchise" film series they can shoot in the US with an adult cast 
(no time  restrictions on filming) so they can stay near their 
families.  The film  was left open-ended, perfectly leading to a 
sequel. 


Amie now:
I saw the cast of the Fantastic 4 on the Today show. They all signed up 
for a sequel even before this movie was released. If it's a hit - there 
will definately be more of them! I havn't seen it, but it's been 
getting good press! :) 

I guess it's similar to HP in that respect also. I think some of the 
cast was hired for the first three movies before any of them were made. 
I can't remember who exactly. I guess HP was more of a sure thing than 
Fantastic 4 though....