J.K Rowling and Warner Bros. start a new franchise set up in the Wizarding world.

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ENTER Fantastic Beasts and where to find them.
A new spin-off series of book-to-film adaptations set in the fantasy Wizardry universe of Harry Potter.
This supposed Hogwarts textbook chronicles the adventures of fictitious magizoologist author, Newt Scamander and his quest to document all the fantastical beasts inhabiting Hogwarts and environs.

Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for 17 years, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world
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said Rowling, in a statement.
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, 70 years before Harry’s gets underway.
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Aparently this book was referenced way back in Philosophers Stone. Didn't pick it up. Guess I'll have to re-watch it in a Harry Potter marathon. I feel this movie would be a possible comedic take on the series. Let's hope it's not a bust. /Crosses fingers.
but...ABSOLUTELY EPICALLY AWESOME!! CAN'T WAIT!! :D

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bokka1 said:
I have not read or watched any Harry Potter stuff.
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I'm not sure if you said this with pride or shame?

I'm with OP, it's epic that they're expanding the universe. I found it irritating that everything seemed to revolve around Dumbledore, Harry & co. and Voldemort.
 
Cool...

I wish she would write a different story set in the universe, like a legit proper length Harry Potter type story but set maybe 100 years later or something...

I just loved feeling immersed in that world.
 
Pooky said:
Cool...

I wish she would write a different story set in the universe, like a legit proper length Harry Potter type story but set maybe 100 years later or something...

I just loved feeling immersed in that world.
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Same here, it was so rich with lore and fantastical elements and had an element of childlike wonder. Well, for me at least.
 
Pooky said:
Cool...

I wish she would write a different story set in the universe, like a legit proper length Harry Potter type story but set maybe 100 years later or something...

I just loved feeling immersed in that world.
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I think around now (because Harry Potter's schooling took place in the 90's) would be better than in the future, otherwise Rowling will have to concentrate on what the future would be like as well as magic.
 
reedOsama said:
I think around now (because Harry Potter's schooling took place in the 90's) would be better than in the future, otherwise Rowling will have to concentrate on what the future would be like as well as magic.
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Yeah, I was just thinking it would be nice not to have the original 'cast' featured too much.
 
Pooky said:
Yeah, I was just thinking it would be nice not to have the original 'cast' featured too much.
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She could base the story somewhere else (I've read that she stayed in America and Scotland for quite a while), but that's not going to help if they go back to Hogwarts :/

If it's done really really really tactfully it wouldn't be that bad... a little professor longbottom here and a little 'the boy who lived there' :p
 
reedOsama said:
She could base the story somewhere else (I've read that she stayed in America and Scotland for quite a while), but that's not going to help if they go back to Hogwarts :/

If it's done really really really tactfully it wouldn't be that bad... a little professor longbottom here and a little 'the boy who lived there' :p
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LOL would be cool to set it more in the 'adult' world. Featuring less of the school and more of other things, since her original reader base is now much older.
 
reedOsama said:
She could base the story somewhere else (I've read that she stayed in America and Scotland for quite a while), but that's not going to help if they go back to Hogwarts :/
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Hogwarts isn't the only wizarding school, though. Hogwarts merely serves Brittain and its surrounds. The US would likely have several of their own schools.
 
I enjoyed the books, hated the movies. They didn't really stay true to the books, especially the first 2.

Having read Fantastic Beasts - I don't see how the movie will work - well in my head at least. Will wait and see what they put together though.
 
I've read most of the books and watched all of the movies, really keen to see what they do with this :D. Kind of sad that it's all over though, maybe it's time for a marathon :p
 
Clive Woofer said:
Hogwarts isn't the only wizarding school, though. Hogwarts merely serves Brittain and its surrounds. The US would likely have several of their own schools.
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I was thinking more of Scotland... I don't really want to see an American magic school. It needs to be an older country... somewhere that was around before we were all 'enlightened'.

But I'm inclined to agree with Pooky on this... the school setting won't work again and I struggle to see how anyone could have a more exciting schooling career than Harry. I think the fantastic beasts idea is pretty damn good... since Harry Potter wont exist, very few Harry Potter characters will be around (young and sexy professor mcgonagall FTW) and it's a good excuse to show lots of monsters!

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Echoriath said:
I enjoyed the books, hated the movies. They didn't really stay true to the books, especially the first 2.
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I thought the first 2 were the only ones short enough to stay true to the book, and the universe was just so much more inviting... the third was like a Cradle of Filth music video set :p
 
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If your really into Harry Potter and all that jazz then Pottermore.com. I only went so far as getting my house an wand but otherwise the website is really well done all round. That's if you're into the whole HP world expansion thing
 
Duke Dude said:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ&gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-rim&guid=

Warner Bros is grasping at straws now.
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This.

Personally, I think the HP universe should stay precisely where it is. Someone said, it's sad that it's over - it is, but I think the "end of an era" aura that the last book/movie created just solidified the good memories that the franchise gave us. There was after all a time when stories ended.
I would also prefer a book expansion instead of an CGI nightmare of a movie (I hear you like monsters, here's 3 hours of them). And for everything else, there is Pottermore.

I hope I'm wrong about this - but seeing the current ridiculous churning out of superhero movies, that's the last thing I want to see happen here.
 
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