Category: Screenplays

“Fantastic Beasts” Screenplay to Be Published as a Book!

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.

J.K. Rowling has “no deadline” for “Fantastic Beasts” script

After the thrilling announcement back in September that J.K. Rowling would be penning a script based on her Harry Potter companion book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, there has been very little further news about the project’s development and projected timeline – and it looks like fans are going to have to wait a while longer yet. In a new interview Warner Bros. president of creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman revealed that the company has set no deadline for the Fantastic Beasts script.