Potterheads are Freaking Out over Newt Scamander!
Entertainment Weekly revealed a first look of Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. And naturally, the fandom has had a thing or two to say about it!
At first, people were a little flustered.
@MuggleNet @FantasticBeasts @EW OH MY GOD. I CAN'T, IT'S TOO GOOD. ?? #HYPE pic.twitter.com/bCJUOtCXhN
— Megan Morgan (@morganamoonston) November 4, 2015
@MuggleNet @FantasticBeasts @EW pic.twitter.com/eJi7jK4D1y
— Josie Karsineï (@JosieMelancon30) November 4, 2015
Then came the excitement!
@MuggleNet Me after seeing the @EW #FantasticBeasts cover: pic.twitter.com/04yMZepP7A
— Brandon Moore (@indigo_15) November 4, 2015
SO ONBOARD FOR EDDIE NOW LOOK AT HIM IN CUTE ACTION I CAN'T EVEN https://t.co/pqNoB2kEbV
— Alison Siggard (@alison_sig) November 4, 2015
OMG, NEWT!!! ????? pic.twitter.com/17cLuXLA12
— Evanna Lynch (@Evy_Lynch) November 4, 2015
Before long, people began noticing a striking resemblance to certain other fictional characters.
Can't wait to see Eddie Redmayne as The Doctor, I mean, Newt Scamander. pic.twitter.com/a6vAkiGJ6A
— Tom Butler (@TomButler) November 4, 2015
WAKE UP, SHEEPLE: Newt Scamander is just a palette swap of the Eleventh Doctor. pic.twitter.com/7kaeKnSo9t
— Over the Garden Paul (@NotLikeFreddy) November 4, 2015
The Terrible Truth – Part II #NewtScamander #BilboBaggins #DoctorWho #Potterish #JKRowling #Tolkien #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/uM6bwUDkKK
— Erick Carvalho (@celtic_master) November 4, 2015
Scamander’s costume may also be inspiring a few.
It's no surprise that #EddieRedmayne's #NewtScamander is the most stylish wizard of the wizarding world ? pic.twitter.com/PnXg1VDTHb
— Olly Tardif (@olly_tardif) November 4, 2015
Like honestly if I don't see at least ten Newt Scamander cosplays next year I will be so disappointed
— Lucy Saxon (@Lucy_Saxon) November 4, 2015
I want to cosplay Newt Scamander already. True he's not a villain but I throw a good guy in every now and then to confuse people.
— David Lord (@LordOfVillainy) November 4, 2015
Big, magical news has a way of immobilizing me. This coat is INSANE. I want it, please. I can do without the squint. https://t.co/BDjDb3lzv0
— Kat (@RubyWizard24) November 4, 2015
But wait, is that a scarf upon your neck, Mr. Scamander?
#NewtScamander has arrived with his scarf to lead us all into the #AgeOfHufflepuff! #MyBodyIsReady #Hufflepuff pic.twitter.com/9VgWOxjTjX
— Elayna Mae Darcy (@elaynamae) November 4, 2015
Y'KNOW WHY I'M SCREAMING SO MUCH
NEWT SCAMANDER WAS A HUFFLEPUFF
A HUFFLEPUFF WILL BE THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THIS THING
!!!— rollkuchen. (@bindungshormone) November 4, 2015
Our time is NOW! #HufflepuffPride #FantasticBeasts #AgeofHufflepuff https://t.co/OwGhiUQNz1
— Claire Furner (@ClaireFurner) November 4, 2015
But then came a harsh reality.
I'm really salty that we have to wait a year for #FantasticBeasts to come out ??
— GOPharmacist (@grandolepharm) November 4, 2015
Yup, we have to wait a whole year for the film’s release. As you recover from this realization, spare a thought for the other characters also revealed today.
Also you bet your sweet ass I'm gonna cosplay as Alison Sudol's character because have you seen her?? Omg.
— Ariel Taranski (@HurricaneAriel) November 4, 2015
How do you feel about Newt’s look? Seen a better comment out there? Lets us know in the comments below.
I never though the word "newt" would be a part of my everyday life, but, alas. https://t.co/j7wclHxt9s pic.twitter.com/xvi7hoPf9H
— Kat (@RubyWizard24) November 4, 2015