It’s Official! This week saw the
announcement of the release date for the movie version of Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them. When is it coming to a screen near you and
what can we expect from the next installment of the Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter: A Global Brand
Harry Potter is a global phenomenon. The books themselves saw epic
success; to date over 400 million editions have been sold around the world. JK
Rowling’s epic fantasy has since spawned spin-off books, a theme park, masses
of merchandise and most importantly, an equally successful movie franchise.
If the books saw the Harry Potter franchise arrive, the films
launched them into the stratosphere. Collectively, they have pulled in over $7
billion to date and they launched the careers of Daniel Radcliffe and Emma
Watson, who have since gone on to achieve A-List success in tinsel town.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
So what can we expect from this
latest installment? The movie is officially slated to be released 18th November
2016 – a long wait for rabid fans eager to find out just what Rowling, who is
currently adapting the novel for the big screen – has in store this time
around.
Notably Beasts won’t see the
return of stars like Radcliffe and Watson – we’ve seen their story. Instead it
will focus on the spin-off novels fictional author, Newt Scamander, and his
life long quest to discover and catalogue the fantastic beasts of the fictional
Harry Potter world.
The film itself further deviates
from its parent series as we move away from the hallowed halls of Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry and take a look at the magical underbelly of New
York City 70 years before the arrival of the Boy Who Lived.
Furthermore, we know this next
step into the magical world has been left in good hands. Not only is Rowling
herself involved, but David Heyman – the man who served as producer on every
single one of the eight Harry Potter films – is set to return as a producer for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Stealth Media Comments
At Stealth Media we recognise the
sheer might of the Harry Potter
series and value the contributions it has delivered to the UK film industry. We
know that Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them will be just as much of a success and we can’t wait to see what
the magical world’s creator has in store for us this time around!
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