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To hell with Harry Potter’s battle with Voldemort, critics are now fearing that an economic depression may cast a dark spell over the film franchise. The credit crunch has already forced Disney to remove its attachment from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the next chapter of the Chronicles of Narnia series. Following Warner Bros. decision to back away from the rest of Philip Pulman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, after the bomb of The Golden Compass, it would seem that no fantasy epics are safe from the cold reality of empty wallets. Or here’s a thought. Maybe if Prince Caspian and The Golden Compass didn’t suck they would have stuck around.

The Independent now claims Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves stated that Warner Bros. is worried about the prospects for the last three films, since there are no more books to be released that would drive anticipation for the films. Allow me to name my response Adam Sweeney and the Wasteful Worrying over Wizards.

If you’re under the impression that the Harry Potter film franchise is going to tank now you must be smoking some damn good bud. The films have already pocketed 4.5 billion dollars in ticket sales, and that’s accounting for some of the weakest chapters in the series. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is guaranteed to make money, listen to the fans who are giddy in anticipation. And everyone and their grandmother will see The Deathly Hallows, the same way people rushed to see Revenge of the Sith. You HAVE to see the last film, or in this case two films. They could have gerbils dressed in wizard robes and it’d still break the 200 million mark. So put your wands back in your pants, everyone. Harry Potter will save Hogwarts on-screen.

You can read the article by the Independent here to see what all the fuss is about.

Do you think the Harry Potter film franchise could disappear? What is your favorite Harry Potter film so far?