Loot Crate and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Unveil the Official Crate for
Fans of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
New Bi-Monthly Crate Features Exclusive Product Inspired by both the beloved Harry Potter film series and the upcoming all-new adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
October 6, 2016, Los Angeles, CA — Loot Crate, the leading fan-based commerce and community platform, today announces a new partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, introducing the J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Crate, the first-ever, officially licensed, subscription crate for fans of both the Harry Potter franchise and the highly anticipated new film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which hits theatres November 18 of this year, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
The bi-monthly subscription crate will deliver on the Loot Crate mystery subscription box experience, with exclusive product and content to surprise and delight fans. Each crate will feature new and exclusive figures, collectibles, and apparel that celebrate the beloved characters and magic of the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling.
“The Wizarding World franchise has captivated millions of fans worldwide, and continues to do so,” said Chris Davis, CEO, Loot Crate. “This exciting offering, combined with Loot Crate’s ability to deliver a unique mystery subscription box experience, brings a piece of J.K. Rowling’s universe right into fans’ homes.”
The crate will feature items inspired by the world of Harry Potter, as well as a new era of magic in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Over the past 12 months, Loot Crate's product offerings have dramatically expanded as the company has increasingly focused on connecting fans with the brands that they are passionate about. As part of the Loot Crate subscription, “Looters” and fans alike have access to exclusive products that authentically represent their favorite characters and universes every month. Crates feature items that will never be available again—all at a great value.
About Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) stars in the central role of wizarding world Magizoologist Newt Scamander, under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter features. The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook of the same name, written by her character Newt Scamander.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
The film also stars Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Carmen Ejogo, Jenn Murray, Faith Wood-Blagrove, and Colin Farrell.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them reunites a number of people from the Harry Potter features, including producers David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.
About Loot Crate
Loot Crate™, founded in late 2012, partners with the largest movie studios, game companies, comic publishers, and general pop culture talent to deliver multiple lines of monthly themed mystery crates to fans, which we call Looters, around the world. More than just a branded crate of licensed apparel and collectibles, Loot Crate™ represents and fuels the passion found in fandom for our consumers as well as our partner brands. Our employees share the same passions, and we live to share that love with our growing subscriber base, bringing them together with digital and real world platforms that connect our community of Looters. Loot Crate™ is committed to curating and creating an inclusive membership experience, offering all fans exclusive merchandise and content, month after month, year after year. For more information and to sign up for a Loot Crate subscription, please visit www.lootcrate.com.
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
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