You already know that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Them is about magiczoologist Newt Scamander, and probably some beasts. Now Warner Bros. has revealed the plot of the film, from J.K. Rowling’s first screenplay.
The year is 1926…here’s the rundown:
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, more on that here) 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.
Sorry, but you’ll have to wait over a year (November 18, 2016 to be precise) to find out what happens.
[via EW]
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