David Yates Making Another Comeback?

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/david-yates-in-talks-to-direct-harry-potter-spin-off

This article is about a new Harry Potter spin-off in the process of being planned. The film is said to be based off J.K. Rowling's novel, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. More Specifically; Newt Scamander, a Magizoologist who was the original "writer" of the book, in the world of witchcraft and wizarddry terms. The only problem is, the director is still to be determined. Director Alfonso Cuaron, was in fact considered in the beginning because of already experienced history with Prisoner of Azkaban, the third Harry Potter film. Unfortunately, he turned down the opportunity, which put all hopes on the shoulder's of David Yates. He is currently in talks with Warner about the film, meaning things are not 100% set yet. In my opinion; David Yates should have been thought of for the job first, considering that he is the franchise veteran who directed the last four films. This would be something David is already familiar with and to make things more comfortable with him, the screenplay has been penned by J.K. Rowling like all the other times. I chose this article for several reasons. One being that I am a fan of the movies and books, but also because Harry Potter has been one of the most successful franchises in movie history. All eight movies have managed to accumilate 2.223 billion, compared to another famous franchise like Star Wars, which only made 2.218 billion with all their movies. Although Star Wars is still superior in estimated attendance, Harry Potter still was named Top-Grossing Franchise. Overall, I chose the article because it immediately caught my attention after hearing about another Harry Potter related film in the process of being planned. As a student and consumer, it shows me that movie franchises like this one can use their reputation and fame to be even more successful, but as a filmmaker it kind of scares me. This power that movie franchises have can be a dangerous weapon. Sometimes, filmmakers usually set out to make sequals or a third film because of the success (money wise) they make out of it. This benefits all the people who work on the films, but the complete opposite for their fans. For example, I enjoyed the first Transformers film and would have been completely fine with just one movie. This is just my opinion, but I thought the other three continuous films were terrible. I went from loving the Transformers to hating the entire movie series. So do you see where I'm getting at with this type of power filmmakers have? It's a scary thing because it can ruin a movie you loved from the beginning. This surely raises questions like: Will there be anymore one-movie success films planning to make more sequels or more? Are filmmakers just doing it for the money now? Don't get me wrong, not all sequels are bad or just the idea of it. Sometimes it's a great thing, and I'm just hoping that this new Harry Potter film will be one of those successful films both benefiting the fans and filmmakers.