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'Please do this!' Daniel Radcliffe devotees beg him to reprise Harry Potter role in Cursed Child remake... but Warner Bros dash hopes of a film

Published: 20:04 EST, 31 August 2016 | Updated: 11:19 EST, 1 September 2016

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It's been five years since Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 hit cinemas.

And fans hoping for another instalment of the franchise starring Daniel Radcliffe, got their hopes up on Wednesday, following reports that Warner Brothers were lining up another trilogy.

Based on the hit West End play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, the New York Daily News reported that the studio were interested in bringing a film version to the screen 'as soon as 2020' with Radcliffe back as the bespectacled wizard.

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All grown up: Daniel Radcliffe, pictured earlier this month, has been attempting to carve himself a film career away from Harry Potter

Unsurprisingly, the news created something of a stir among Potter fans.

Please please do this,' tweeted Ben White directly to Warner Brothers , the studio behind all eight of the Potter movies.

'Oh my God, please bring back the original cast,' added Twitter user Shay, while Paulina Colada added 'I just gasped out loud.'

Buzz: Harry Potter fans were quick to hit Twitter with their excitement at the reports

However, Warner Bros soon dashed their hopes, issuing a statement which read: 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play, with no plans for there to be a film.'

Later, a representative for Daniel simply told MailOnline 'he is not' due to reprise the role.

The Cursed Child - a two part play - opened in the West End last month to rave reviews, and focuses on Harry Potter's son Albus.

Older versions of the characters Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Potter all feature but are played by Noma Dumezweni, Paul Thornley and Jamie Parker in the show.

Smash hit: Noma Dumezweni, Jamie Parker and Paul Thornley star as Hermione, Harry and Ron in West End play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child

Hit play: The script for both one and two has also been released in book form

Since the end of Potter, Radcliffe has sought to distance himself from the role which made him famous, appearing in a series of independent and low budget films including 2014 fantasy horror film Horns and 2013 Beat Generation movie Kill Your Darlings.

He recently told The Sun that he is uninterested in picking up Harry's wand again, but did not rule out participating in an older version of the role in future.

'It is a tricky one,' he said. 'You never want to close a door on anything, especially something that has been so good to me.

'At the moment I am definitely not at a stage where I would feel comfortable going back to it, who knows in ten and 20 years if I would feel differently about that.

'And I think I have still got a little while for me to be age appropriate for this Harry.'

Meanwhile, Potter fans will have to satisfy themselves with spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, starring Eddie Redmanye which will hit cinemas in the autumn.