Variety is reporting that recent Academy Awards winner Eddie Redmayne is the frontrunner to play Newt Scamander in Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Although not officially offered the role, director David Yates is said to be very high on the actor, but is still considering a few other actors for the role as well. Nicholas Hoult has recently been linked to the role as well.
The film, a prequel of sorts to the Harry Potter franchise, is inspired by one of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and tells the adventures of the book’s fictitious author, Newt Scamander. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is currently writing the screenplay for the film.
The film is scheduled for a November 18, 2016 release.
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