Harry Potter prequel gets a release date

• Theo Pape


• 15 May 2014

Fantastic Beasts, the new spin-off of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series set 70 years before the events of the first movie is due to be released on November 16th, 2016. Based on one of the various textbooks Harry uses at Hogwarts, the film, now confirmed to be part of a trilogy, will focus on the author of the book itself.

While Rowling is confirmed to be scripting the film, no other cast or crew have been confirmed to be working on the project.