'Fantastic Beasts' - Official Pictures, Plot Synopsis, Character Descriptions and More!

'Fantastic Beasts' - Official Pictures, Plot Synopsis, Character Descriptions and More!

Everything We Know about the 'Harry Potter' Spin-Off

By Alex Burns

Warner Bros. have made a whole bunch of reveals for their upcoming movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and we've rounded up everything official to share with you all, so lets get stuck in! Set in the same magical world as the Harry Potter films 'Fantastic Beasts' promises to expand the mythos written by J.K. Rowling and give fans of the series something new to look forward to now that the original books and film adaptations have concluded. Warner Bros. have released details to Entertainment Weekly who have also provided the first plot details from the movie check out their summary below.

"Eccentric magizoologist Newt Scamander (Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne) comes to New York (for a reason we won’t disclose) with his trusty weathered case. This case is one of those way-way-way-bigger-on-the-inside magical devices, and within are expansive habitats for a collection of rare and endangered magical creatures from Newt’s travels around globe. He discovers the American wizarding community is fearfully hiding from Muggles (who are called “No-Maj” in the States) and the threat of public exposure is an even graver concern than in the UK (remember the Salem witch trials?). Fantastic Beasts is the story of what happens when this uniquely skilled English wizard travels to wiz-phobic America and a variety of his creatures, some quite dangerous … get out of their case."  

 
Entertainment Weekly also ran with the film as a cover story and debuted the first official stills from the movie.

The movie boasts an impressive cast list and the film looks set to have just as varied and interesting ensemble of characters as the Potter films, check out their official descriptions below.

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander
An eccentric globe-hopping English "magizoologist" wizard who's far more comfortable around beasts and creatures than he is around other people. Comes to New York on a quest with his case full of magical habitats containing rare and endangered species.
Katherine Waterston as Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein
An ambitious worker at the Magical Congress of the United States of America (aka MACUSA, the U.S. version of the Ministry of Magic) who meets Newt. Tina is relegated to an office well below her abilities after she stood up for the wrong person. She longs to fight for what's right.
Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein
Tina's younger sister and roommate, a big-hearted free-spirit "legilimens" who can read minds.
Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski
An optimistic No-Maj (aka Muggle) factory worker/aspiring baker who gets introduced to the wizarding world when he meets Newt. Fun fact: He's the Harry Potter franchise's first Muggle main character.
Colin Farrell as Graves
A powerful auror and the right-hand man of the American wizarding world's president.
Samantha Morton as Mary Lou
The narrow-minded leader of the fanatical Second Salemers, a group looking to expose and destroy wizards and witches.
Ezra Miller as Credence
Perhaps the cast's most mysterious character. He's Mary Lou's troubled adopted son.

'Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them' is set for release December 16th 2016, in the meantime keep it locked at Cape and Cowl for more updates on everything awesome. 

Source: Warner Bros. and Entertaiment Weekly