Its based on the magical universe created by author j. Because the story of fantastic beasts and where to find them is set around 55 years before harry potter series story. Wb reportedly wants daniel radcliffe to return as harry. The script of the first film was released in book form on november 19 2016. Ceo kevin tsujihara confirmed the harry potter prequel, fantastic beasts and where to find them, will be the first part of a trilogy. What should i read before i watch fantastic beasts and. The crimes of grindelwald is a 2018 fantasy film directed by david yates and written by j. Fantastic beasts and where to find them hogwarts library book. The film takes place nearly 70 years before harry s time, in 1920s new york city. Fantastic beasts and where to find them companion book harry. Fantastic beasts is currently out of print with copies of the. Prepare for far more harry potter information than you ever thought possible.
Jk rowling has confirmed that the new harry potter film fantastic beasts and where to find them will be a trilogy. Fantastic beasts and where to find them hogwarts library book book 1 by. Rowling missed an opportunity with fantastic beasts books. Harry potter spinoff fantastic beasts movie release date. That being said, the time period that the movie takes place in is incredibly important, as is the social issues wizards were facing at the time. Though slightly less magical than the best of the harry potter film series, fantastic beasts and where to find them nonetheless reestablishes audiences in j. But if theyre able to bring in daniel radcliffe as harry potter for a cameo in a future fantastic beasts film, thatd certainly go a long way to getting the fans back on board with the series. That being said, the time period that the movie takes place in is incredibly important, as. The film fantastic beasts and where to find them is set. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Fantastic beasts and where to find them often referred to as simply fantastic beasts is a 2001 guide book written by british author j. This special original screenplay edition is based on an original new story by jk rowling. Jk rowling fantastic beasts uk hardback first edition, 1st print by 81. Work has begun on the sequel to harry potter spinoff fantastic beasts and where to find them with release set for november 2017.
This november, harry potter fans celebrated the arrival of the new wizarding movie fantastic beasts and where to find them. Fantastic beasts tells story of year 1926 and harry potter was born in 1980. Rowlings entire potterverse, even impacting the modernday british wizarding world introduced in harry potter and the sorcerers. How exactly does harry potter relate to fantastic beasts. Do i need to watch harry potter before watching fantastic.
Jk rowling will write all 5 fantastic beast harry potter. Harry potter film fantastic beasts and where to find them. Fantastic beasts and where to find them may be set 70 years before the adventures of harry potter but they are very much part of the same wizarding world conjured from the imagination of j. Check out exclusive interviews with the cast and creators as well as new pictures and teasers from the movie and beyond. Since ive read all the harry potter books and seen all the original movies.
The covers were designed by illustrator apolar, who described his experience asdreams come true on his instagram page, where you can also see some of his other beautiful. Fantastic beasts takes place in 1920s new york, much earlier and further away from hogwarts, london and essentially where anything in harry potter takes place. Quidditch through the ages is also a good read, it. A joint american and britsh production, it is the sequel to fantastic beasts and where to find them 2016. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventurepacked storytelling at its very best. Check out exclusive interviews with the cast and creators as well as. Jk rowling helped to work on the story for the film. Daniel radcliffe doesnt want to play harry potter in. Rowling first sowed the seeds of this new series back in 2001, before the release of the first harry potter film. At the center of the partnership is a new film series from rowlings world of witches and wizards, inspired by harry potter s hogwarts textbook fantastic beasts and where to. Fantastic beasts 3 is expected to hit theaters on november 12, 2021, but with a delayed filming schedule, it might be a bit longer before we see another harry potter movie. Should you watch harry potter before you see fantastic. What the new clip set in the world of harry potter reveals the upcoming movie stars eddie redmayne and will be released in november 2016.
Rowling under the pen name of the fictitious author newt scamander about the magical creatures in the harry potter universe. Is fantastic beasts a sequel or prequel to harry potter. Fantastic beasts and where to find them marks the screenwriting debut of j. Jk rowlings fantastic beasts screenplay to be published as a book.
But, i do recommend you to read history of magic in america by j. All the harry potter movies in order, from sorcerers. Before harry potter 2017 a fantasy by rowlings book takes place in the world of harry potter. Harry potter movies in order list watch before crimes of. Rowling announced that there will be a total of five films in the new fantastic beasts and where to find them franchise, a spinoff set years before harry potter. Fortunately, the fantastic beasts film series is set as a prequel to the harry potter books. Nanmeebooks reveals stunning 20thanniversary thai harry. The story features newt scamander as a main character and is set in new york city, 70 years before harrys story started. Harry potter movies got majority of its criticism for twisting and changing few things from the books, and in the process getting rid of character building side arcs like spew, not a good portrayal of some of the characters that people cared abo.
Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling harry potter books. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a book written, handlettered and. Daniel radcliffe in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Newt scamander, a member of the wizarding community in new york, is trying to locate any mystery that destroys the city. Wondering what time period fantastic beats is set before it. The book, originally written as an inuniverse companion piece to the harry potter books expanded to a movie series in 2016. The book is in the format of a read through screenplay script. Fantastic beasts sequel in works, release date set deadline. Fantastic beasts film series harry potter wiki fandom. Fantastic beasts and where to find them releases on friday, but when is the newest addition to the harry potter series set. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, book 1 uk first edition, first printing of this hardback with dust coverjacket book. Fantastic beasts and where to find them or simply fantastic beasts is the first prequel of a series of films based on fantastic beasts and where to find them, one of the companion books to j. It is based from harry potter s own copy of the book and includes scribbles made by harry and his friends. So, you can watch fantastic beasts and will enjoy the movie immensely even if you dont have knowledge of harry potter universe.
Rowling was writing a script based on her book fantastic beasts and where to find them and the adventures of its fictional author newt scamander, set seventy years before the adventures of harry potter. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a book written, handlettered and illustrated by j. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by david yates. Its sold formally with the 3 book library set, which includes the tales of beedle the bard and the history of quidditch. Alison sudol and eddie redmayne on the set of warner bros. Fantastic beasts and where to find them is a 2001 guide book written by british author j.
Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play, harry potter and the cursed. Harry potter prequel fantastic beasts and where to find. Rowling in her screenwriting debut, inspired by her 2001 guide book of the same name. He loved the format and learning more about the creatures in the harry potter series and the fantastic beasts movie. Is fantastic beasts and where to find them better than. When is fantastic beasts and where to find them set. In november 2016, a film version of the book was released by warner bros.
On 24 march, 2014, the new york times reported the adaptation of fantastic beasts and where to find them will be a trilogy. Written under the pseudonym newt scamander, it is meant to be a copy of the inuniverse book fantastic beasts and where to find them. It is the second installment in the fantastic beasts film series and the tenth overall in the wizarding world franchise, which began with the harry potter film series. In the film, newt is doing research for his book fantastic beasts and where to find them. We first meet him in 1920s new york almost 60 years before harry is even born.
Fantastic beasts sequel in works, release date set. Theres nothing more exciting than being able to collect new editions of our loved book series. The wizarding world was confused, baffled, afraid and haunted by what he could do. The screenplay of fantastic beasts is a rare miss for the wizarding. The first film was released in 2016, and the second, the crimes of.
The fantastic beasts series begins in 1920s new york city, but the events of the harry potter prequel filmsincluding the recent second installment, fantastic beasts. Fantastic beasts is an exelent read with some of the creatures that appear in the harry potter video games. Thai publisher nanmeebooks recently revealed some stunning 20thanniversary edition covers of the harry potter books. Imdb worked its magic to apparate onto the set of fantastic beasts and where to find them.
Even young 9year old daniel was impressed that proceeds all go to charity. History of magic in north america pottermore also, read the magical congress of the united states. Jk rowling fantastic beasts uk hardback first edition, 1st. Set in the same wizarding universe as harry potter, 2016 s fantastic beasts and where to find them followed the adventures of famed magizoologist newt.
How fantastic beasts takes eddie redmayne to a time. Before harry potter short video 28 march 2017 a fantasy by rowlings book takes place in the world of harry potter. But with your help we can continue to put it center stage. A set textbook at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry since publication, newt. Overall, fantastic beasts and where to find them is a quick enjoyable book. Fantastic beasts and where to find them 2016 movies. Fantastic beasts has failed and harry potter should reboot. As half the harry potter films made their debut in november, that seems like a fitting month for j. How fantastic beasts takes eddie redmayne to a time before harry potter. Fantastic beasts and where to find them film wikipedia. His travels take him to new york city and introduce harry potter.
Fantastic beasts takes place 70 years before the action in the eight harry potter films, therefore you arent going to see daniel radcliffe and that cast in this movie. The fantastic beasts and where to find them film series is a prequel to the events in the harry potter books. On may, 2014, it was announced the first film will be released on 18 november, 2016. The movie is set 70 years before the first harry potter book and features newt scamander as the main character.
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