It may seem like decades since we last saw a “Harry Potter” film, but with the release of “Fantastic Beasts” growing closer with every passing day, Funko has unveiled a range of Funko Pop! Vinyls of the main characters. Take a look here to see all the figures you’ll be breaking into Gringotts to steal Galleons for!
The excitement of MuggleNet’s visit to the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” set got my mind racing. How could Muggle history have affected the magical world? I decided to do some research into my theories!
Join “SpeakBeasty” host Shannen for an exclusive with Jessica Jordan about her “Fantastic Beasts” set visit! Learn what it was like to explore the Leavesden backlots, see the props and concept art, and interview the cast and crew!
Readers of MuggleNet, we must admit to you today that we’ve been keeping a secret from you – a rather big one. We’ve wanted to tell you for a long time, but as Secret Keepers for Warner Bros., we knew we had to wait until the time was right. Today, it finally is. Last December, along with several other online news outlets, MuggleNet visited the set of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” at Leavesden Studios in London. What we saw there was amazing, and we want to share it with you.
It’s Katherine Waterston’s day off, but she’s gamely come out to speak with us at Leavesden anyway. Waterston has thought a lot about her character Tina Goldstein and her place in the magical world, and it’s immediately apparent that she’s just the type of person in whom fans want to rest their hopes for the future of Rowling’s cinematic world. I have the feeling she won’t let us down.
One of the most exciting parts of the set visit was getting a chance to glimpse a few of the creatures that will be appearing in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. While I’m sure this is far from a complete list, it’s fun to begin to imagine what kind of chaos these magical animals will be causing in 1920s New York.
From the costumes to the sets to the meticulous magical detail that goes into creating each scene, it’s impossible to deny that the wizarding world looks good. Really good. Much of that can be credited to Stuart Craig, who has served as production designer on all eight “Harry Potter” films and now, the “Fantastic Beasts” trilogy.
It’s fitting that the star of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the first of our cast interviews for the day. When Redmayne enters the room, he is, to our delight, dressed in his Scamander garb – the outfit first debuted on the cover of Entertainment Weekly that has doubtlessly already launched a thousand cosplays.
Keep touring the set of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” with MuggleNet! We’ve got even more sets to describe and more clues about the script to divulge in the second installment of our Set Visit report.
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