With a release date set for next year, filming has kicked off on Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them, with principal photography beginning in Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England today. With David Yates, already no stranger to the wizarding world having directed the last four Harry Potter movies, at the helm, this new addition to the franchise will take place seventy years before the events of the Harry Potter movies and follows preeminent magizooligist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) on his travels to find and document magical creatures.
The last few months have seen the cast slowly grow, with Katherine Waterson (Inherent Vice), Alison Sudol (Dig), Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Jenn Murray (the upcoming Brooklyn), newcomer Faith Wood-Balgrove, and Colin Farrell going Redmayne for this new magical adventure. The first day of shooting brings with it a new addition to the cast, with the announcement that Samantha Morton has come onboard. Nothing is known about the story screenwriter J.K. Rowling has in store for us, but no doubt, as production movies forward, we’ll find out more about the return of the Harry Potter universe.
Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them comes our way November 18th 2016.
