Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling. It is the first instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the ninth overall in the Wizarding World franchise, serving as a spin-off of and prequel to the Harry Potter film series; it is inspired by the 2001 guide book of the same name by Rowling. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo, Ron Perlman, and Colin Farrell. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them premiered in New York City on 10 November 2016 and was released in cinemas worldwide on 18 November 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and emerged a commercial success after grossing $814 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016. The film was nominated for five British Academy Film Awards, including Best British Film, and won for Best Production Design. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and won for Best Costume Design, becoming the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award. Two sequels have been released: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
You fools. Do you realize what you've done? The Obscurial was killed on my orders, Mr. Graves. Yes. And history will surely note that, Madam President. What was done here tonight was not right. He was responsible for the death of a No-Maj. He risked the exposure of our community. He has broken one of our most sacred laws. A law that has us scuttling like rats in the gutter. A law that demands that we conceal our true nature. A law that directs those under its dominion to cower in fear, lest we risk discovery. I ask you, Madam President, I ask all of you... Who does this law protect? Us? Or them? I refuse to bow down any longer. Aurors, I'd like you to relieve Mr. Graves of his wand and escort him back... Accio! Revelio. Do you think you can hold me? We'll do our best, Mr. Grindelwald. Will we die just a little?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them