Warner Bros.' belovedHarry Potterfranchise came to an end back in 2011 withHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, and while it remains uncertain if we’ll ever see the magician on the big screen again, fans will get a different glimpse at this magical world next year. The studio is releasingFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themnext November, which is currently in production and is set 70 years beforeHarry Potterand his friends ever set foot in Hogwarts.Entertainment Weeklyspoke withDavid Heyman, a producer on all eightHarry Potter, who revealed thatFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis most comparable to the fourth Potter movie, 2005’sHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, directed byMike Newell.
“[Fantastic Beastshas] got the charm of the fourth. It’s like the fourth. Mike talked about the fourth as being like an Indian musical - and it’s not that, but it’s got the humor of that film. It has the romantic comedy, that fish-out-of-water humor, that very human, natural character comedy. And now (director)David (Yates)is always looking for truthful, human moments, it’s never just a gag, he’s grounding [the storytelling moments] in a reality. [Beasts] is very funny, it’s got a big heart, and there’s darkness too.”
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themcenters on Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), the wizarding world’s preeminent magizoologist, who stops in New York following his travels to find and document magical creatures. The story takes place in the 1920s, years beforeHarry Potterand his friends Ron and Hermione made their way to the legendaryHogwartsSchool of Witchcraft. Newt Scamander’sFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themwill become a text book that is used by the students in their studies.
Katherine Waterston’s Porpentina “Tina” Goldstein and Alison Sudol’s Queenie Goldstein are the two female leads of the movie, magical sisters who encounter Newt Scamander during his travels in New York, whileDan Fogler’s Jacob Kowalski is a “muggle” (non-magician) who befriends Newt in the Big Apple. The supporting cast includesEzra Milleras Credence,Samantha Mortonas Mary Lou, Jenn Murray as Chastity, young newcomerFaith Wood-Blagroveas Modesty andColin Farrellas the wizardGraves.Ron Perlmanalso recently signed on to play a goblin, withGemma Chan,Jon VoightandCarmen Ejogocoming aboard for unspecified roles.
David Yates, who directed the last fourHarry Pottermovies, is directing from a script byJ.K. Rowling, who makes her screenwriting debut withFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.David Heyman, producer of all eight of the blockbusterHarry Potterfeatures, will produce alongsideJ.K. Rowling,Steve KlovesandLionel Wigram. What do you think about these new plot details? Are you more excited now forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
