"Harry Potter" fans around the world got some good news earlier this week when J.K. Rowling announced that the script for the upcoming play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" would be published in book form this summer. One person who was not pleased with the new Potter news was Stephen Colbert. The host of "The Late Show" thought the premise of "Cursed Child," which tells the story of an adult Harry and his son, sounded bleak.
"The play actually takes place 19 years after the last book, and features a 30-something Harry balancing his job at the Ministry of Magic with being a father," said Colbert during his monologue last night. "That really sounds depressing."
"I love that we're gonna get something else about that whole world, but let's admit that Harry Potter's life peaked when he was 17. Captain of the Quidditch team, big Chosen One on campus, now he's just some guy," continued Colbert. "Who are his enemies even gonna be? Phil from accounting? A slowing metabolism? A vague, restless feeling when he looks at travel posters?"
Colbert then decided to prove his point by also urging other authors to not revisit the childhood classics they created.
"I can't take reading about a grown-up Holden Caulfield assistant managing a Costco," said Colbert. "I don't want to read about the Narnia kids' unfulfilling marriages."
Check out the full video below.
