@stux to be fair that's probably incorrect. I would guess that there's a nucleus of Warner Brothers (and other) corporate executives hoping that this remake will put enough shine back into the Rowling brand that they can squeeze another couple of decades of money from it. I wouldn't be surprised if "a new generation of children" has been invoked in corporate boardrooms, as the purported beneficiaries of flogging Harry Potter back into service for a new TV show.