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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares
Then again, the book is pretty short to begin with.
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The book itself isn't being adapted.
Rather the new movie trilogy is set in the 1920's and deals with the adventures of the eccentric young wizard who compiled the book. A contemporary of Dumbledore.
She likely only took a couple weeks because she already had a synopsis for the trilogy from her discussions with WB over the series and because movies are the filmed equivalents of short stories or maybe novellas. Plus, being set in the Potter-verse, she has the backstory fully laid out. That's the advantage of sequels and spinoffs; the writer already has known settings and story parameters so the only concern is the plot and playing out the story.
Plus, for movie scripts, first drafts don't necessarily include all the details in a finished script. Before the script is finalized it will at a minimum need input from the director to see if it fits his vision of the movie, from the SFX director to assess viability and cost of the creatures and effects, and the producers to see how it all fits within the projected budget.
The ball has barely started rolling. Most movies get stalled at this stage, though this one is a near certainty to get made; too much money at stake for "creative differences" to stop it. It may run through multiple directors, producers, and budgets, and the final script may bear no resemblance to the original synopsis but by Jove there will be a movie made with that title.
Hollywood really resides in a different universe. For example, in Hollywood no movie ever reports a profit.