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‘Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them’ Starts Production

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, a film set in the same universe as the Harry Potter films, began production this week at Leavesden Studios in the UK.

It’s probably one of the more interesting ideas for a spinoff film of the franchise, focusing on a young Newt Scamander (played by Eddie Redmayne), the listed author of the in-universe text book that shares a title with the film.

Other cast members include Katherine Waterston, Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jenn Murray and Faith Wood-Blagrove. The film is written by J.K. Rowling herself with David Yates directing.

It’s an interesting way to expand the world of Harry Potter, especially since it’s pretty much completely exiting the established corner of Hogwarts. Hopefully the film will end up being as cool as I think it can be.

The film is expected to hit theaters November 18, 2016.

Via Screenrant

Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn has been staffing conventions for over twenty-five years. They also wrote and drew the now completed webcomic UnCONventional, and produce the podcasts BS-Free Witchcraft, On This Day With Trae, Stormwood & Associates, The Meatgrinder, and The Nerd & Tie Podcast. This leads many to ask how the heck they have the time to get it all done. Trae says they have the time because they “do it all quite poorly.”

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