Interesting facts about "Fantastic Beasts"

Recently, the second part of the sensational film "Fantastic Beasts". A wave of talk about the film "The Crimes of Grindelwald", which fans have been waiting for 2 years, does not subside. The characters Newt Scamander, Porpentina Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, who have fallen in love during this time, will continue to tell a mysterious story about mystical creatures. In the meantime, we decided to please you with interesting facts about the sequel. Five parts of the film about the magical world are expected. Who watched, write reviews about the movie in the comments.

So, interesting facts:

The script for the film was written by JK Rowling herself, without resorting to the help of specialists. Her writing talent can hardly be doubted. To learn a new profession, and at the same time to please admirers with this, is also not bad. By the way, the book Fantastic Beasts, she wrote back in 2001, and sent almost all the funds received to charity

Those who read books about Harry Potter universe or watched the film adaptation, will immediately see the points of contact between Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter. Familiar names, spells and inhabitants of the magical world, but the time is different.

In the second part of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we see Albus Dumbledore. Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong and Jared Harris were considered for the role. As a result, the role was given Jude Law.

We will not say for sure whether Jude Law was happy with the new role. But who was immensely happy - Ezra Miller, who played Credence Barebone in the film. He is not only an actor, but also a devoted fan of Rowling's work. In an interview, Miller admitted that he was very saddened by the end of the Harry Potter series. And the first thing he did when he heard about the filming of the spin-off - without hesitation went to the casting. At the moment when he was approved for the role in the film, Ezra fell to his knees in the middle of the street in New York and screamed with happiness.

Callum Turner was cast as Theseus (Newt Scamander's brother) by accident. Passing the first screen tests, Turner kissed Eddie Redmayne on the top of his head. The commission reacted positively to this gesture, comparing the actor's actions with the outburst of love of his older brother.

A fact that I would like to erase from memory. In 2007, J. Rowling spoke about the unconventional orientation of the director of the Hogwarts school and hinted at his feelings for a friend. The second series of the film about fantastic beasts was a confirmation of this fact.

Colin Atwood was hired as costume director. The owner of three Oscars in her field creatively and seriously approached her work, observing all the subtleties of the era. For fantasy movie more than 7 thousand costumes were created. For Newt alone, 20 coats were made with varying degrees of wear.

Facts about Newt Scamander

Returning to the notes on the contiguity of plots. Newt Scamander's suitcase, in which he hides magical creatures, was able to accommodate so many living creatures thanks to the spell of invisible expansion. The spell was used by Arthur Weasley when he was building a tent for a Quidditch tournament. Hermione let him in too. In The Deathly Hallows, she managed to fit a lot of things into a small purse. There was even an expression "Hermione's handbag".

According to the plot of the film, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was written by the English magician Newt Scamander. That way book already seen in Harry Potter. The collection was issued to students as an additional benefit.

The book about fantastic beasts is not the only one written by Newt. In his piggy bank there is another publication that can boast - "Children's Monster Anthology". For her, Scamander received the Order of Merlin. This is known from the publication Harry Potter Limited - "Guide to Graphic Arts".

With the name of the main character of the film, there was a mess. In the book and original voice acting, his name is Newt Scamander. In the Russian translation, the surname is slightly changed to Salamander.

Newt Scamander, after being kicked out of Hogwarts, took a job at the Ministry of Magic. In 1914, he was sent to the front, where, together with a group of wizards, he had to tame dragons and use them as weapons. But soon the program was closed, as the creatures were not amenable to training by everyone except Newt, of course.

In the 2004 film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Newt Scamander's name appears on the legendary Marauders map.

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