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‘Fantastic Beasts’ promises new era of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world
Those longing to get lost again in J.K. Rowling's fantasy universe can now cheer with pleasure as the teaser trailer for Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has been released and it looks promising.
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A scene from 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'. (Pottermore/-)
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hose longing to get lost again in J.K. Rowling's fantasy universe can now cheer with pleasure as the teaser trailer for Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has been released and it looks promising.
Slated to arrive in theaters on Nov. 18, the movie follows the adventure of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) in New York as he lives among the muggles and thus needs to be careful, including by utilizing a suitcase that has a "muggle worthy" setting that reveals only normal-looking British-traveler contents at TSA-like security checks. There is likely to be, however, fantastic beasts in there.
The name Albus Dumbledore is mentioned as someone who is very fond of Scamander and who argued strongly against his expulsion from Hogwarts's Hupplepuff house for "endangering human life with a beast". Website Pottermore suggests that Dumbledore is in his 40s when the film takes place, working as a Transfiguration teacher. Colin Farrell, apparently portraying a wizard named Percival Graves, also entices curiosity.
Fans of Harry Potter can expect to feel somewhat nostalgic thanks to Fantastic Beasts' music score resembling the that of the famous movies throughout the trailer. The trailer promises to take audiences into "a new era of the wizarding world".
With J.K. Rowling working as a screenwriter for the very first time and David Yates as a director, who also helmed the last four Harry Potter films, it is arguably safe to say that the movie is worth the wait. The film is also going to be the first installment of a trilogy, so expect more excitement in the coming years.
Watch the two-minute trailer below. (kes)
