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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 2 h 13 min Adventure · Fantasy · Blockbuster
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Stories from the set

What happened on set and off camera. No spoilers.

8 facts

  1. J.K. Rowling wrote the book «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them» in 2001 and spent almost all of the royalties on charity. Over 80% of the price of each book sold went to children in need around the world.

  2. Some episodes were filmed in October 2015 at St. George's Hall in Liverpool.

  3. Matt Smith and Nicholas Hoult were considered for the role of Newt, but Eddie Redmayne was cast.

  4. J.K. Rowling confirmed that Tina is short for Porpentina.

  5. Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart and Lily Simmons were considered for the role of Queenie, but actress and singer Alison Sudol was cast.

  6. Before casting Katherine Waterston as Tina, the filmmakers considered Kate Upton and Elizabeth Debicki.

  7. Michael Cera and Josh Gad were considered for the role of Jacob, but it went to Dan Fogler.

  8. Michael Cera was considered for the role of Jacob, but the actor turned down the project in order to voice a character in the upcoming animated film «The Lego Batman Movie» (2017).