Oct 08, 2014 fantastic beasts and where to find them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the harry potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world, rowling said in a statement late last. The original version, illustrated by the author herself, purports to be harry. While we wait for news of the inevitable adaptation of that play, harry potter and the cursed child, warner bros. With eddie redmayne, katherine waterston, dan fogler, johnny depp. An extension of the wizarding world from the harry potter film series and directed by david yates, the film stars eddie redmayne, katherine waterston, alison sudol, dan fogler.
Rowling also claimed that the character was a maledictus, or a human transformed into an animal by a communicable blood curse. Fantastic beasts and where to find them film wikipedia. Nov 12, 2016 the beasts movies may actually make clearer rowlings underdiscussed debt to roald dahl. Rowling answers your fantastic beasts questions film. Principal photography starts today on an all new adventure set in j. Rowling announced that there will actually be five films in the series.
Sep 27, 2018 rowling also claimed that the character was a maledictus, or a human transformed into an animal by a communicable blood curse. The adventures of writer newt scamander in new yorks secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before harry potter reads his book in school. Sep 12, 2016 fantastic beasts and where to find them director david yates explains why j. The film s director david yates revealed the revelation in a brand new interview.
Quidditch through the ages and fantastic beasts and where to find them in aid of comic relief, and the tales of beedle the bard in aid of lumos, as well as a film script inspired by fantastic beasts and where to find them. Jk rowlings new film fantastic beasts and where to find. Jk rowling announces 5 fantastic beasts movies duration. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventurepacked storytelling at its very best. Not much is known about fantastic beasts 3, but it has been hinted by j.
Rowling has built her script on the thin foundation of her 2001 bestiary, fantastic beasts and where to find them, which purports to be a duplicate of a textbook from hogwarts, harrys. Fantastic beasts and where to find them director david yates explains why j. Rowling then addressed the question of why there needs to be five fantastic beasts movies, explaining that the overall story takes place over 20 years. Jk rowling makes her screenwriting debut with this return to the wizards world, a prequel set in the 1920s. It was such a detailed script which invited you to follow the storyline closely. Rowling fantastic beasts and where to find them is a 2001 book written by british author j. Fantastic beasts is a series of films inspired by the book, fantastic beasts and. Nov 11, 2016 harry potter creator jk rowling says she is delighted johnny depp has a role in fantastic beasts and where to find them and its planned sequels. Jk rowlings fantastic beasts bluray tells expanded story. Harry potter author jk rowling has said she has planned scripts for a total of five fantastic beasts films. The films director david yates revealed the revelation in a brand new interview. The harry potter creator has been heavily involved with.
Rowling has revealed that she has the overall arc of the five planned fantastic beasts movies already j. Fantastic beasts and where to find them hogwarts library, newt scamander, j. In mid20s new york, newt scamander, the british young activist wizard, arrives in town, holding a mysterious leather suitcase which shelters a wide array of diverse and magical creatures that exist among us. Jk rowling responds to fan outrage that dumbledores sexuality will be avoided in sequel. With eddie redmayne, katherine waterston, alison sudol, dan fogler. The crimes of grindelwald, which hits theaters nov. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the harry potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world, rowling said in. With fantastic beasts i kind of have one, now i am just holding out for the house with the library and two bathrooms fingers crossed folks. All i want in life is a house with a library and two bathrooms and for jk rowling to continue writing back story to the hp series. Rowling says she has already started working on the third installment of the fantastic beasts franchise, with six months still to go before the release of the second film in the series. Oct, 2016 with inflation and the growth of the international box office, it is quite possible, if not likely, that no fantastic beasts film falls below that mark. Rowling, but while the harry potter films benefitted from a meticulously plotted book series to.
They also show that her universe with its exotic fauna is in the best way, a cousin to that of george lucas. The characters are jk rowling fantastic and so is the storyline. The crimes of grindelwald is yet another disappointment in this prequel saga to the harry potter series. The crimes of grindelwald only came to cinemas a few weeks ago, but after that cliffhanger, fans are already desperate to see what happens in. Jk rowling to write new harry potterinspired film, fantastic beasts and where to find them bestselling author jk rowling is writing a. A joint british and american production, it is a spinoff of and prequel to the harry potter film series. Rowling has revealed that she has the overall arc of the five planned fantastic. The announcement was made today by ron sanders, president, worldwide theatrical distributio. Jk rowling plans five fantastic beasts films bbc news. Jk rowling unveils plans for fivepart fantastic beasts. Jul 03, 2017 principal photography starts today on an all new adventure set in j.
The second installment of the fantastic beasts series featuring the adventures of magizoologist newt scamander. Jk rowling describes the next fantastic beasts movie in. Rowling says she has already started working on the third installment of the fantastic beasts franchise, with six months still to go. Fantastic beasts and where to find them often referred to as simply fantastic beasts is a 2001 guide book written by british author j. Subscribe now to catch the best trailers and the latest hd official movie trailer, film clip, scene and video. With a highly successful harry potter prequel franchise in full swing, rowling has a chance to set the record gay. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a britishamerican fantasy film inspired by the book of the same name by j. Rowling invites you to explore a new era of the wizarding world. Rowling is currently collaborating on a stage play.
Filming for new fantastic beasts adventure underway j. The author made the announcement to thousands of delighted fans who had gathered for a special. It was originally believed that there would only be three films in the series. Equally, i am in love with the fantastic beasts series. Fantastic beasts 3 looked set for release on november 20, 2020, continuing the pattern of the first film november 2016 and its. Rowling then addressed the question of why there needs to be five fantastic beasts movies, explaining that the overall story takes place over 20 years, from 1926 through 1945, and requires an.
All 9 jk rowling movie adaptations ranked from worst to best. Jk rowling to write new harry potterinspired film series. Fantastic beasts 3 is scheduled for release on 12th november 2021. Ahead of the next installment of the fantastic beasts film franchise, the prolific j. Oct 18, 2018 the wizarding world truly belongs to j. Rowlings blockbuster series, and i am delighted to. Jk rowlings new film fantastic beasts and where to find them. Jk rowlings annoying streak of making irreparable changes to her harry potter series breaks all limits of decency.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them is the screenplay for the movie. Harry potter creator jk rowling says she is delighted johnny depp has a role in fantastic beasts and where to find them and its planned sequels. In 2011, when the final film in the harry potter series, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, was released in theaters, it brought an end to one of the largest cultural phenomenons in history. Nov 09, 2018 the challenge of writing the second film. The crimes of grindelwald, the second film in the fivepart fantastic beasts movie franchise written by jk rowling and set in the wizarding universe decades before the events of the harry potter. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is an epic, adventurepacked screenplay with a gripping narrative and a huge cast of characters. Author to return to world of wizardry for screenwriting debut but without the boy. The crimes of grindelwald only came to cinemas a few weeks ago, but after that cliffhanger, fans are already desperate to see what happens in the next instalment of jk rowling. Rowlings wizarding world, the second in a fivefilm series that began with fantastic beasts and where to find them the asyetuntitled film opens in 1927, a few months after eddie redmaynes newt scamander helped to unveil and capture dark wizard gellert grindelwald.
Jk rowling to write new harry potterinspired film series based on fantastic beasts and where to find them. The beasts movies may actually make clearer rowlings underdiscussed debt to roald dahl. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by david yates. Rowling, but while the harry potter films benefitted from a meticulously plotted book series to frame them, fantastic beasts is a. As of december 10, 2018, rowling has finished the script for the third movie, so its either a hint to brazilbased scenes in fantastic beasts 3 or a clever misdirection by jk. Potterheads will appreciate the additional information on. The first movie, fantastic beasts and where to find them which marks rowlings debut. Fantastic beasts is a series of films inspired by the book, fantastic beasts and where to find them. Rowlings fantastic beasts 3 sets fall 2021 release. The original version, illustrated by the author herself, purports to be harry potters copy of the textbook of the same. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity. The harry potter creator has been heavily involved with the fantastic beasts franchise thus far and that. Nov 21, 2018 of course no one knows this world better than j.
Rowling already at work on fantastic beasts 3 screenplay. For five long years, harry potter fans have eagerly anticipated the latest spinoff to j. Rowlings wizarding world, the second in a fivefilm series that began with fantastic beasts and where to find them. Fantastic beasts 3 release date cast, plot, trailer and. Rowling in her screenwriting debut, inspired by her 2001 guide book of the same name. Fantastic beasts isnt racist, but jk rowling should stop. Fantastic beasts 3, 4 and 5 release date, cast, plot. Sep 12, 20 jk rowling to write new harry potterinspired film series based on fantastic beasts and where to find them. Rowlings work are certainly happy today, it is probably warner bros. Dec 15, 2015 subscribe now to catch the best trailers and the latest hd official movie trailer, film clip, scene and video. Rowlings process as a screenwriter is unique and a gift in the film world. Rowling and just handed a november 16, 2018 release date. Pictures has announced the release date for the third fantastic beasts film. Jk rowlings annoying streak of making irreparable changes to her harry potter series.
Fantastic beasts and where to find them marks the screenwriting debut of j. I couldnt find a single difference from the movie i watched yesterday. Fantastic beasts film series harry potter wiki fandom. The crimes of grindelwald is a 2018 fantasy film directed by david yates and written by j.
Fantastic beasts 3 cast, release date, plot digital spy. Rowling under the pen name of the fictitious author newt scamander about the magical creatures in the harry potter universe. Rowling already has all five fantastic beasts movies. The first movie, fantastic beasts and where to find them which marks rowling s debut. Fantastic beasts 3 looked set for release on november 20, 2020, continuing the pattern of the first film november 2016 and its sequel november. Jk rowling delighted by johnny depp in fantastic beasts. When asked to describe the third fantastic beasts film in three words, j. Oct 14, 2016 harry potter author jk rowling has said she has planned scripts for a total of five fantastic beasts films. Jk rowling has revealed she has planned scripts for at least four further fantastic beasts films. The crimes of grindelwald this article is more than 1 year old fantastic beasts isnt racist, but jk rowling should stop tweaking the source material. Rowling conjures more magic and messiness sequel is exciting and enchanting, but also frustratingly convoluted. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling harry potter books.
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