User blog comment:Gcheung28/Harry Potter Spin-Off Franchise Announced/@comment-5973594-20130913015908

I think this is a great idea for a stand-alone film -- a la what they're talking about doing now with the "side films" in the Star Wars cinematic universe. I have a hard time imagining it as an on-going franchise given the limited amount of source material -- would loved to have seen more books before more movies. That said, I'm excited to see Rowling expand the universe on the big screen.