David Yates to Direct “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”

Four time Harry Potter series Director David Yates (Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2) has signed on to direct the latest installment in J.K. Rowling’s beloved magical series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The film will be the first installment in a three movie series and is rumoured to take place some 70 years before Harry, Ron and Hermione’s epic tale. It’s due to release on November 18th, 2016. You can read the synopsis below:

Based on world-renowned, best-selling author J.K. Rowling’s world of witches and wizards, inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and the adventures of the book’s fictitious author, Newt Scamander.

Planned as the first picture in a new film series. Set in the wizarding world, the story will feature magical creatures and characters, some of which will be familiar to devoted Harry Potter fans. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway.

This article was written for publication on the GCE by Madie HH