Fan-Made Harry Potter Prequel Gets Green Light From Warner Bros.

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Move over J.K. Rowling?

Warner Bros. just greenlit a new Harry Potter movie, and the legendary author isn’t part of the mix.

According to Movie Plot, the fan-made prequel will explore the origin of Lord Voldemort. The film is entitled Voldemort: Origins of the Heir, and it is currently in production.

Here is the creators’ description of the movie:

“What made Tom Riddle become Voldemort? What happened in those years, and what really went down at Hogwarts when he came back? There are some clues in the books which have not been transposed at all in the movies, but a lot goes unspoken. This is the story we want to tell: the rise of the Dark Lord before Harry Potter and his first demise.”

The project originally started raising funds last year on Kickstarter, but now that Warner Bros. has taken over, they have shut down the page. The film will be a nonprofit endeavor and will be released online for free! The Italian production company, Triangle Films, is still accepting donations, though, to help cover production costs.

Voldemort: Origins of the Heir will be released later this year.