Regrettable Release: Disappointment with the “Fantastic Beasts” Screenplay
The “Fantastic Beasts” screenplay is being published as a book? Some of us are less than thrilled.
The “Fantastic Beasts” screenplay is being published as a book? Some of us are less than thrilled.
Fans are torn in their reactions to the news of a published “Fantastic Beasts” script hitting stores in November. While I am among those fans who have both positive and negative feelings toward this release, my overall reaction is much more positive. Here are some of the reasons why I will be buying the screenplay the day after I watch the “Fantastic Beasts” film in theaters.
Much of the community has been excited by the prospect of a “Harry Potter” universe film that isn’t adapted from a previously published book – if the story was originally intended for the screen, we don’t have to worry about them not getting our favorite parts right. Now, in an unexpected move, Pottermore has announced that Little, Brown UK and Scholastic will be publishing the screenplay for “Fantastic Beasts” as a book.
Welcome to another edition of MuggleNet’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” roundup! This week we’ve got more interview clips and snippets of information for you.
Did Dan Fogler reveal a major plot point in the upcoming “Fantastic Beasts” film? Listen for yourself.
And no, it’s not just the fact that they’ve got the same director. Although, of course, that helps. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, as we all know, is due to be released this November and is being directed by David Yates, who is also the director behind several of the “Potter” films. But “Fantastic Beasts” isn’t the only big film project that David Yates is involved in this year.
Since the release of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” trailer last Sunday, the “Potter” world has been buzzing with excitement.
MuggleNet was in attendance during a panel focused on James and Oliver Phelps at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle last weekend. We learned a few things, including whom they would want to play if they could take part in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”!
The Internet kind of broke last night when the teaser trailer for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” was released, and Pottermore is capitalizing on the buzz to share some details about what we glimpsed during those precious two minutes and twelve seconds.
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