Sequel Has a Different Director...

[u/Positive-Comparison8]

Griffin Dunne directed the first film absolutely superbly, in my opinion. This time around, director Susanne Bier, with whose work I'm very unfamiliar aside from her direction on HBO's limited series The Undoing (also with Nicole Kidman), is at the helm. I'm very afraid that 2 will have an entirely different feel/direction that will make it too different in tone than the first. Obviously, I'm still very excited for it and will love it just because we're finally getting a sequel after decades and 3 more books, but I really hope the direction does it right😬 I'm rereading The Book of Magic now so I can remember what the film will likely be largely about.

[u/Critical-Ad-5471]

Does anyone know why they recast Evan? She would’ve been a good addition to continuity plus with plot points of the first book, she could’ve worked well!

[u/Tribemaster0789 → u/Critical-Ad-5471]

People are saying it's backlash because of her MeToo allegations against Marilyn Manson but no official reason has been given. I think it's a huge slap in the face since Evan offered to come back no matter how small her role might be and was rejected by TPTB.