Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) (original) (raw)

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. (less)

Director: David Yates
Writer: J.K. Rowling
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller
Producer: David Heyman

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 17, 2016

6 / 10

After the astonishing and enduring success of the �Harry Potter� film franchise, which managed to squeeze eight movies out of seven books, it didn�t seem possible that the series would simply end after Potter�s tale concluded. While there was still money to be made with the �Wizarding World� brand name, there was also the bottomless imagination of author J.K. Rowling, who teased expansions and detours with her �Pottermore� website and literary projects, along with massively popular theme park environments around the world. Getting the movie machine back up and running is �Fantastic Beasts and ...read more...

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