Bloomsbury, Scholastic to Release Updated “Fantastic Beasts” in 2017!

by · June 21, 2016

When Bloomsbury UK announced its upcoming Harry Potter publication plans a few months ago, they mentioned that a new version of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be released in the coming year. Now, more details about the release are available.

The newly updated version of the school textbook will be released on March 14, 2017, by Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic in the US. The Bloomsbury edition will contain a new jacket design by Jonny Duddle, who illustrated the most recent UK versions of the Potter books. A new foreword by J.K. Rowling will also be included, as well as black and white illustrations throughout the text by Tomislav Tomić, a Croatian children’s book illustrator. His previous work includes Trick of the Tale, a collection of Trickster stories, and The Princess and the Goblin. He has created illustrations for a range of publishers, including Macmillan and Scholastic.

A final cover for the book is not yet available, but hopefully, we’ll get to see the finished work soon!

In other Fantastic Beasts film news, a new poster was released yesterday, teasing an upcoming announcement. Today, it was revealed that a special Fantastic Beasts event will take place tomorrow, June 22. The event will take place 6-7 p.m. ET, and if you cannot attend in person, then the event will be available to watch online, so there’s no reason to miss it at all! Find out more details about the event below.

Unfortunately, all places for the event have been taken, but you can still watch online to see what is revealed. Make sure to tune in!

Looking forward to the release of the updated Fantastic Beasts book? At VidCon this weekend? Attending the event tomorrow or watching online? Let us know in the comments!

Press Release (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury are pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2017.

Publishing on 14th March 2017 the book will contain a new foreword from J.K. Rowling and a new jacket illustrated by Jonny Duddle. The book will also contain black and white illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomić.

An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since  publication, Newt Scamander's masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the inspiration for the Warner Bros. film of the same name which will open in cinemas from November 2016.

Press Release (Scholastic)

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM IN 2017

Scholastic is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2017. Publishing on March 14, 2017, the book will contain a new foreword from J.K. Rowling, a new cover design and original illustrations and doodles by J.K. Rowling throughout. Originally released in paperback by Scholastic in 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by fictitious author Newt Scamander (a character from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World), was published to benefit Comic Relief, a U.K.-based charity organization. The new edition will also benefit Comic Relief.

An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander's masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the inspiration for the Warner Bros. film of the same name which will open in theaters in the U.S. on November 18, 2016. Scholastic recently announced that it will also publish the original screenplay of the Fantastic Beasts film written by J.K. Rowling on November 19th in the U.S. and Canada.