This past week I had been hearing rumors ie my google alerts have been blowing up, that the Harry Potter Spin-Off “Quidditch Through The Ages” was to be Filmed in Philadelphia.
Quidditch is a competitive sport in the Wizarding World of the Harry Potter universe, featured in the series of novels and movies.
I saw a posting about it on FB from a friend who lived in Chestnut Hill. I thought could it be that J. K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter series, had heard about Chestnut Hill’s very popular Harry Potter Festival Weekend which occurs every fall in the leafy neighborhood.
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Had she heard about the Mid-Atlantic, round robin “muggle” Quidditch tournament held at Chestnut Hill College. Had she heard that this year Chestnut Hill College will host its Fifth Annual Harry Potter Conference
in October 2016. The Harry Potter Conference is an annual,
interdisciplinary academic conference held at Chestnut Hill College that
provides a forum for scholarly presentations arising out of J.K.
Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Maybe they would film then.
I found a news article on March 18 with the Harry Potter rumor from KSP33 News –
A new Harry Potter spin-off film tentatively entitled “Quidditch Through the Ages,” based on J.K. Rowling’s spin-off novel of the same name is reportedly in the early stages of pre-production and a significant portion of it will be filmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Details of the film are understandably tight-lipped at this point but insider sources claim that it centers around the Quidditch World Cup which will take place in Philadelphia.
Quidditch, a sport popular among wizards and witches, was a key element of the novels but was significantly cut from the Harry Potter films.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are reprising their roles for the upcoming film as are a number of others from the Harry Potter series. “Quidditch Through the Ages” will be the next spin-off after 2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” but it will be the first spin-off to have much of the original cast. (
source)
But then my hopes were dashed when I found another story floating around on a site called Local News 33
A new Harry Potter spin-off film tentatively entitled “Quidditch Through the Ages,” based on J.K. Rowling’s spin-off novel of the same name is reportedly in the early stages of pre-production and a significant portion of it will be filmed in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Details of the film are understandably tight-lipped at this point but insider sources claim that it centers around the Quidditch World Cup which will take place in Charlotte.
Quidditch, a sport popular among wizards and witches, was a key element of the novels but was significantly cut from the Harry Potter films.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are reprising their roles for the upcoming film as are a number of others from the Harry Potter series. “Quidditch Through the Ages” will be the next spin-off after 2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” but it will be the first spin-off to have much of the original cast. (
Source)
Then the O’Reilly Post’s title said:
Is this an early April Fools Day Joke? Ugh I have Harry Potter mad click rage….Does anyone know the real story? I hope there’s an inkling of truth, maybe there are going to film it in all the cities?
