With his scar on his forehead in the shape of a lightning bolt, which furiously recalls the cover of
Aladdin Sane
, David Bowie's cult album, and his round John Lennon glasses, Harry Potter had everything to become a "guitar hero" of pop culture.
26 years after his literary birth one fine day in 1997, that is indeed what he has become: a world rock star in literature, but also in cinema, who goes back to James Bond, the
Star Wars
franchise or like
Lord of the Rings
adapted from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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J. K. Rowling made no mistake in making the little sorcerer's apprentice an emblematic transmedia hero.
The Potterian universe developed not only from publishing, but also in theatre, in amusement parks and of course in cinema.
Between 2001 and 2011 under the leadership of the major Warner Bros., the seven books were adapted into eight films, the last being divided into two parts.
The
Harry Potter
saga will bring in more than 7 billion dollars…
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