Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Brief Synopsis
70 years before Harry Potter's birth, Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is commissioned to write a reference guide to magical beasts, which would become a Hogwart's textbook.
Cast & Crew
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David Yates
Director
Akin Gazi
Anne Wittman
Arinze Kene
Sean Cronin
Ronan Raftery
Film Details
Also Known As
Animales fantásticos y donde encontrarlo, Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos, Animali Fantastici e Dove Trovarli, Fabeldyr og hvor de er å finne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Part One), Fantasticne zveri i gde ih naci, Fantastiniai Gyvunai Ir Kur Juos Rasti, Fantastiska vidunder och var man hittar dem, Fantastiske skabninger... Og hvor de findes, Fantastyczne zwierzeta i jak je znalezc, Les animaux fantastiques, Magicne ?ivali, Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind, animaux fantastiques
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Liverpool, England, UK; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, England, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden - United Kingdom; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden - United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
Synopsis
70 years before Harry Potter's birth, Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is commissioned to write a reference guide to magical beasts, which would become a Hogwart's textbook.
Director
David Yates
Director
Cast
Akin Gazi
Anne Wittman
Arinze Kene
Sean Cronin
Ronan Raftery
Miles Roughley
Samantha Morton
Ron Perlman
Ezra Miller
Lucie Pohl
Richard Clothier
Walles Hamonde
Erick Hayden
Cristian Solimeno
Joseph Macnab
Kevin Guthrie
Paul Birchard
Matthew Wilson
Sam Redford
Zod Kravitz
Dan Hedaya
Carmen Ejogo
Christy Meyers
Tom Hodgkins
Dan Fogler
Ellie Haddington
Jenn Murray
Colin Farrell
Matthew Sim
Faith Wood-blagrove
Wunmi Mosaku
Miquel Brown
Jane Perry
Timothy Bentinck
Nicholas Mcgaughey
Jake Samuels
Todd Boyce
Guy Paul
Josh Cowdery
Elizabeth Moynihan
Aretha Ayeh
Tristan Tait
Dominique Tipper
Peter Breitmayer
Gemma Chan
Alison Sudol
Jon Voight
Katherine Waterston
Eddie Redmayne
Crew
Ian Abbott
Visual Effects
Catalina Acosta
Digital Artist
Matt Adams
Camera
Paul Adams
Visual Effects
Trevor Adams
Digital Artist
Niv Adiri
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sagar Adokar
Visual Effects
Anton Agerbo
Visual Effects Producer
Nesar Ahmad
3-D Artist
Fazil Ahmed
Visual Effects
Alex Aitken
Plasterer
Juan Antonio Alamo
Visual Effects
Lee Alexander
Visual Effects
Josh Allan
Accounting Assistant
Ben Allard
Production Assistant
David Allday
Art Director
Antony Allen
Visual Effects
Jon Allen
Visual Effects
Lucy Allen
Stunt Performer
Rodrigo Alonso
Visual Effects
Jhon Alvarado
Visual Effects
David Anders
Stunt Performer
Monifa Andrew
Visual Effects
Edward Andrews
Visual Effects
Louis Andrews
Production Assistant
Curtis Andrus
Visual Effects
Adiren Annesley
Visual Effects
Pete Anthony
Music
Nairye Apelian
Visual Effects
Yasunobu Arahori
Visual Effects
Alfredo Octavio Arango
Visual Effects
Mark Archer
Stunt Performer
Luke Armstrong
Visual Effects
Richard Armstrong
Props
Alan Arnold
Props
Derek Arnold
Puppeteer
Gabriel Arnold
Digital Artist
Karen Arredondo
Digital Artist
Mira Arte
Visual Effects
Ellyn Arthur
Production Assistant
Huw Arthur
Art Director
Gary Arthurs
Stunt Performer
Anvitha Aruna
Visual Effects
Giles Asbury
Illustrator
Jon Aschalew
Music Scoring Mixer
Stewart Ash
Visual Effects
Pete Ashford
Visual Effects
Sam Ashford-rowe
Visual Effects Producer
Benjamin Ashley
Stunt Performer
Saqib Ashraf
Visual Effects
Arundi Asregadoo
Visual Effects
Mathieu Assemat
Digital Artist
Valentin Astier
Digital Artist
Jeff Atmajian
Music
Colleen Atwood
Costume Designer
Nisha Aulum
Production Assistant
Vincent Aupetit
Visual Effects
Suzanne Austin
Art Director
Marie-eve Authier
Visual Effects
Peter Aversten
Visual Effects
Jill Avery
Costumer
Rajgopal Bachalli
Digital Artist
Harpreet Bahia
Visual Effects Coordinator
Keziah Bailey
Visual Effects
Laura Bailey
Production Assistant
Kiran N Bajare
3-D Artist
Michael Baker
Visual Effects
Fiona Baldwin
Production Coordinator
Margherita Balestri
Visual Effects
Geoff Ball
Carpenter
Sarah Ball
Medic
Arlyn Bantog
Visual Effects
Guillaume Baratte
Visual Effects
Magali Barbe
Visual Effects
Jordan Barbour
Production Secretary
Pete Bardsley
Location Manager
Frances Barer
Production Assistant
Marie-pier Barette
Visual Effects
Reuben Barkataki
Visual Effects
Ben Barker
Sound Designer
Carly Barnes
Stunt Performer
Matthew Barnett
Visual Effects
Dane Barney
Visual Effects
James Barr
Models
Mollie Barr
Costumer
Nathaniel Barr
Visual Effects Coordinator
John Barrett
Music
Lewis Barron
Location Manager
Scott Bartels
Visual Effects
Branko Basarovski
Visual Effects
Jenny Basen
Visual Effects
Adam Basil
Stunt Performer
Eric Bates
Visual Effects
Claire Baudean
Visual Effects
Bryan Baverstock
Transportation Manager
Robin Beard
Visual Effects
Helen Beasley
Costumer
Peter Bebb
Visual Effects
Alexis Bechet
Digital Artist
Dirk Becker
Visual Effects
Emmy Beech
Production Assistant
Anders Beer
Visual Effects
Loic Beguel
Visual Effects
Paul Beilby
Visual Effects
Derek Bell
Models
William Bell
Digital Artist
Martin Belleau
Visual Effects
Fernando Benitez
Visual Effects
Sara Bennett
Visual Effects
Jack Bentley
Camera
Jordan Benwick
Digital Artist
Anita Berkhane
Visual Effects
Chris Berry
Visual Effects
Louis-charles Berthiaume
Visual Effects
Mathieu Bertrand
Cg Supervisor
Teresa Berus
Visual Effects
Lucy Best
Production Assistant
David Bethell
Costumer
Helen Beuselinck
Coordinator
Emily Bick
Models
Peter Bigg
Props
Michael Billette
Visual Effects
Steven Bills
Visual Effects
Jonathan Bird
Visual Effects
Aleksandra Bjelica
Visual Effects Producer
Neil Blair
Executive Producer
Lilly Blazewiczs
Foley Editor
Hiram Bleetman
Production Assistant
Brandon Blevins
Visual Effects
Robert Bliss
Concept Artist
Ann Marie Blommaert
Visual Effects Coordinator
Pierre Bohanna
Models
Martin Bohm
Visual Effects
Thomas Bolt
Visual Effects
Harsh Borah
Visual Effects
Michael Borgstrom
Cg Supervisor
Michael Borhi
Visual Effects
Dawid Borkiewicz
Visual Effects
Micha Bostrom
Visual Effects
Katie Boughen
Medic
Robert Bourgeault
Visual Effects
Romain Bouvard
Visual Effects
Thomas Bowes
Music
Paul Boyd
Visual Effects
Matt Boyer
Visual Effects
Peter Boyer
Music
Krzysztof Boyoko
Visual Effects
Guy Bradley
Art Director
Barbara Brady
Costumer
Paul Brady
Special Effects Technician
Jon Bragado
Visual Effects
Bertrand Breuze
Visual Effects
Tom Brewster
Assistant Director
Alexander Bridges
Video Assist/Playback
Stuart Bridges
Video Playback
Zaira Brilhante
Visual Effects Producer
Arnaud Brisebois
Visual Effects
Toby Britton
Art Director
Will Broadbent
Visual Effects
Matthew Broderick
Props
Andrew Brooks
Digital Artist
James Broom
Accounting Assistant
Lew Brown
Song
Nick Brown
3-D Artist
Steve Brown
Plasterer
Tom Browne
Assistant Director
Laurie Brugger
Visual Effects
Lee Brunet
Visual Effects
Marc Brzezicki
Visual Effects
George Buckleton
Production Assistant
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer
Kyle Bundgaard
3-D Artist
Delphine Buratti
Visual Effects
Charles Burbage
Visual Effects
Duncan Burbidge
Visual Effects
Paul Burgess
Props
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Tim Burke
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pauline Burns
Visual Effects
Nellie Buroughs
Stunt Performer
James Burr
Visual Effects
Mark Burton
Assistant Editor
Henry Bush
Visual Effects
Lorie Bussifres
Visual Effects
David Butterworth
Music
Hermione Byrt
Assistant Editor
Dacio Caballero
Stunt Performer
Andrew Cadey
Visual Effects
Gem Ronn Cadiz
Visual Effects
Daniel Caffrey
Visual Effects
Alvaro Cajal
Visual Effects
Ben Caldwell
Lighting Technician
Melissa Caldwell
Digital Artist
Leon Callard
Production Assistant
Angus Cameron
Visual Effects
Korinne Cammarano
Visual Effects
Luca Cantani
Visual Effects
Vittorio Cantatore
Digital Artist
Christine Cantella
Costume Designer
Jon Capleton
Visual Effects
Film Details
Also Known As
Animales fantásticos y donde encontrarlo, Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos, Animali Fantastici e Dove Trovarli, Fabeldyr og hvor de er å finne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Part One), Fantasticne zveri i gde ih naci, Fantastiniai Gyvunai Ir Kur Juos Rasti, Fantastiska vidunder och var man hittar dem, Fantastiske skabninger... Og hvor de findes, Fantastyczne zwierzeta i jak je znalezc, Les animaux fantastiques, Magicne ?ivali, Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind, animaux fantastiques
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Liverpool, England, UK; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, England, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden - United Kingdom; Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden - United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States November 18, 2016
Released in United States on Video March 28, 2017
Inspired by "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling; published by Arthur A. Levine June 2001 .
Project is the screenwriting debut for author J.K. Rowling.
Alfonso Cuaron had previously been mentioned to direct.
Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning, Lili Simmons and Alison Sudol are being considered for the role of Tina.
Kate Upton, Katherine Waterston and Elizabeth Debicki were in consideration for the role of Queenie. Waterson was ultimately cast as Tina, while Alison Sudol landed the role of Queenie.
Josh Gad and John Krasinski were reportedly in consideration for the role of Jacob.
Wide Release in United States November 18, 2016
Released in United States on Video March 28, 2017
