

Rowling announced that she intended there to be five films in the series. It was originally believed that there would only be three films in the series. Rowling įantastic Beasts is a series of films inspired by the book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it." - J. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, ‘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.

That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros. As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ realised by another writer was difficult. came to me with the suggestion of turning ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ into a film. The film takes its name from the fictional textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from the Harry Potter universe, the author of which, Newton "Newt" Scamander, is the film's protagonist." It all started when Warner Bros. A sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in November 2018 and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third feature in the series, was released in the UK and the US in April of 2022. Fantastic Beasts was directed by David Yates, who also directed the last three Harry Potter installments and The Legend of Tarzan. Set decades prior to the Harry Potter series, the film follows magicians in 1920's New York. Rowling, the author of the best selling Harry Potter series. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the 2016 film written by J.K.
