More than a few fans were sad to see the Harry Potter series end, even with the satisfying conclusion. However, it’s not the end of the magical world of Harry Potter, thanks to a new film adapted from one of the fictional textbooks used at Hogwarts called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. There wasn’t much mentioned in the series about this book, but it’s soon becoming a movie, and here’s what we know about it so far.
It looks like the setting will take place 70 years before Harry’s years at Hogwarts, and the story is going Stateside. A lot of the action is going to take place during the jazz age in New York.
It will follow the adventures of Newt Scamander, a famous magizoologist. You might remember that name from Rowling’s books in 2001. Scamander’s portrait also hung in Dumbledore’s study in the film version.
The screenplay is being written by J.K. Rowling herself, which is very exciting for fans of the series, and the cast is quickly coming together. Oscar-winning Eddie Redmayne is cast as Scamander, and Katherine Waterson (Inherent Vice) will play Porpentina, nicknamed Tina, who is Newt’s love interest. Tina’s sister will be played by Alison Sudol.
The newest member of the cast will be Colin Farrell, who just signed on to play a wizard from New York named Graves. Other cast members include Ezra Miller and Dan Fogler.
This will be the first of three films that Warner Bros wants to produce, all of them with J.K. Rowling at the helm. However, we still have a bit of a wait for the first Harry Potter spinoff, which won’t be out until November 2016.
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