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Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | Newt | |
| Sam Redford | ... | Customs Official | |
| Scott Goldman | ... | Customs Official (voice) | |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | Witness (as Timothy Bentinck) | |
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Tristan Tait | ... | Reporter |
| Colin Farrell | ... | Graves | |
| Tom Clarke Hill | ... | Photographer 2 (as Tom Clarke-Hill) | |
| Matthew Sim | ... | Photographer 1 | |
| Katherine Waterston | ... | Tina | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Mary Lou | |
| Dan Fogler | ... | Jacob Kowalski | |
| Ezra Miller | ... | Credence Barebone | |
| Faith Wood-Blagrove | ... | Modesty Barebone | |
| Jenn Murray | ... | Chastity Barebone | |
| Cory Peterson | ... | Bank Employee | |
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In mid-1920s New York, Newt Scamander, a British young activist wizard, arrives in the city, holding a mysterious leather suitcase that shelters diverse and magical creatures that exist among us. Amid an already fragile equilibrium of secrecy, and the increasing disasters ascribed to the dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, Newt's precious suitcase goes missing, and to make matters worse, several creatures manage to escape. Before long, this unforeseen complication catches Senior Auror Percival Graves' attention who targets Newt, against the backdrop of an invisible, devastating, and utterly unpredictable menace that still wreaks havoc on 5th Avenue. In the end, is there a hidden agenda behind Graves' intentions? Moreover, what will happen to the remaining fantastic beasts that are still on the loose? Written by Nick Riganas
I must admit at the very beginning, I'm one of those adults who bought the small booklet, and even enjoyed it. I always appreciate when an author creates an entire world in which his/her story takes place, very few compare with the totality of the world created by JK Rowling. So no wonder that the full story of Newt Scamander has already existed in her mind, when she wrote his textbook for the Hogwarts' students and all the rest of us. But this was written from the very start as a movie, and in my mind is the fruit of the creative partnership she had formed with David Yates, who directed the final three installments (4 actually) of the Harry Potter saga.
The result is both a visual marvel, a heartwarming story, and a tale of fantasy, action and suspense. Another part of Rowling's magic is the amazing characters she creates. She created here four wonderful leads, that gave room to some wonderful acting performances: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, and the most surprising of all Dan Fogler, with whom I was already familiar as a voice actor (Mars Needs Moms) and he proves, that a good voice actor, is a good actor. One more special mention must go for Ezra Miller, who's so superb as Credence, that he almost spoils the surprise at the end of the film.
Bottom line, not really a prequel, but a wonderful independent story that happens to fit into the same universe where Harry Potter exists. Don't worry, there's room there for much more.