

In addition to featuring some beasts that have yet to be seen on screen in the previous Harry Potter movies, we're also expecting to learn more details about magical culture in the United States. And we'll get into more details about the cast in a bit. We also know that Katherine Waterston's Tina and Alison Sudol's Queenie (Tina's sister) factor into this budding foursome. for Muggle) character Jacob (Dan Fogler), whose path crosses with Newt's. The set-up for this story involves No-Maj (that's U.S. He was only supposed to be there for a day, however when his magical case of titular beasts goes missing, and some of them escape, Newt has to stay behind to deal with the situation. The young magizoologist finds himself in New York City during his travels. We know that Fantastic Beasts will take place in 1926, and that Newt Scamander ( Eddie Redmayne) is the central character. Rowling has flipped the script in more ways than one with Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, not only in focusing a story on one of the more random characters teased but not actually seen in the Harry Potter universe thus far, but also setting the story across the pond, in New York City, in the 1920s. What Is Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them About? We know that Newt has one of these in his possession. The treasure-seeking creature was featured in the Harry Potter books (remember, one tore up Professor Umbridge's office?) but didn't make it into the movie. Though the trailer hasn't given us much more than a roar from the titular beasts to clue us in as to which creatures will be featured in the movie, we're expecting to see at least one niffler. It also includes the terrifying, smothering lethifold, the manticore and the 5-legged quintaped, which have yet to be featured prominently in Rowling's books. That includes everything from dragons to grindylows to pixies and other magical creatures introduced at some point in the Harry Potter books. But it does give us plenty to speculate about as to the kinds of beasts he encountered during his travels. Apart from a brief introduction outlining some of Newt's achievements, along with name of his wife and a very vague mention of their eventual fate, Fantastic Beasts doesn't offer us many details about Newt's story.
