Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Highlight Reel

Warner Bros. was kind enough to send over a highlight reel from this past weekends Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. The video, features Fans and HP actors alike discussing their excitement for the upcoming film.

Here is the Behind The Scenes Featurette shown at the celebration.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling.
Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) stars in the central role of wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander, under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” blockbusters.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures.  Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” also stars Katherine Waterston (“Steve Jobs,” “Inherent Vice”) as Tina; Tony Award winner Dan Fogler (“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”) as Jacob; Alison Sudol (“Dig,” “Transparent”) as Tina’s sister, Queenie; Ezra Miller (“Trainwreck”) as Credence; two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton (“In America,” “Sweet and Lowdown”) as Mary Lou; Oscar winner Jon Voight (“Coming Home,” TV’s “Ray Donovan”) as Henry Shaw, Sr.; Ron Perlman (the “Hellboy” films) as Gnarlack; Carmen Ejogo (“Selma”) as Seraphina; Jenn Murray (“Brooklyn”) as Chastity; young newcomer Faith Wood-Blagrove as Modesty; and Colin Farrell (“True Detective”) as Percival Graves.
The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into the top-grossing film franchise of all time.  Her script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by her character Newt Scamander.
The film reunites a number of people from the “Harry Potter” features, including producers David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.
Collaborating with Yates behind the scenes are: Oscar-winning director of photography Philippe Rousselot (“A River Runs Through It,” the “Sherlock Holmes” movies), three-time Oscar-winning production designer Stuart Craig (“The English Patient,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Gandhi,” the “Harry Potter” films), three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (“Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Alice in Wonderland”), Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Tim Burke (“Gladiator,” the “Harry Potter” films), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Christian Manz (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1”), and Yates’ longtime editor Mark Day (the last four “Harry Potter” films).
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is being filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which was home to the “Harry Potter” films for a decade.  Some scenes were also shot on location in Liverpool, England.
Warner Bros. Pictures has slated “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” for worldwide release in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX on November 18, 2016.

 

More Photo’s And Video From Diagon Alley Media Day

A few days ago we posted our coverage of Tom Felton’s panel at Universal Orlando’s Media Day in Diagon Alley. Today we bring you Photo’s and Video from the other two panels. Panel 1 featured Domhnal Gleeson, Robbie Coltrane, and Warwick Davis, while Panel 2 features Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, and James and Oliver Phelps.

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Harry Potter Celebration Wrap Up

A little over a week ago, we had the honor of being invited to attend the Harry Potter Celebration at Universal Orlando Resort. Here is a sampling of photo’s from the cast and talent q&a’s featuring Harry Potter actors Matthew Lewis, Oliver Phelps, James Phelps, Evanna Lynch, Devon Murray, Mark Williams and various other contributors to the Harry Potter world. Check out more photo’s in our gallery.

Thanks to the lovely Megan from Magical Menagerie and MatthewLewis.com we also bring you videos of the various panels that took place throughout the weekend.

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My Life On A Film Set Panel 1:

My Life On A Film Set Panel 2:

My Life On A Film Set Panel 3:

Graphic Design With MinaLima:

Set And Prop Design:

Harry Potter Expo:

Last but not least, in case you missed it here is the Webcast from January 23rd, sharing exciting new details about the upcoming Wizarding World Of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley