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3:38 pm, September 12th, 2013
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J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a movie version of her “textbook” covering the magical universe Harry Potter inhabits.
Warner Bros. announced the news on Thursday.
The film, expected to be the first in a series, will focus on Newt Scamander — the “author” of the book.
In a statement, Rowling said that the story would begin in New York about 70 years before the Harry Potter narrative begins.
It’s described as “neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world.”
“Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it,” explains Rowling. “I already knew a lot about Newt.”
She said, ”As I considered Warner’s proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film.”
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