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).
Mr. Scamander, do you know anything about the wizarding community in America? I do know a few things, actually. I know that you have rather backwards laws about relations with Non-Magic people. That you're not meant to befriend them. That you can't marry them, which seems mildly absurd to me. Who's gonna marry him?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
This is Mary Lou Barebone from the New Salem Preservation Society. And she's got a big story for you. Oh, she has, has she? There's strange things going on all over the city. The people behind this, they are not like you and me. This is witchcraft. Don't you see? - Langdon. - She doesn't want any money. Then either her story is worthless, or she's lying about the cost. Nobody gives away anything valuable for free, Langdon. You're right, Mr. Shaw. What we desire is infinitely more valuable than money. It's your influence. Millions of people read your newspapers, and they need to be made aware about this danger. The crazy disturbances in the subway. Just look at the pictures. I'd like you and your friends to leave. No. Look, you're missing a trick here. Just look at the evidence! Really? Langdon. Listen to Father and just go. And... Take the freaks with you. This is Father's office, not yours. And I'm sick of this. Every time I walk in here... Okay. That's it!
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them