What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2016 screenplay set in the wizarding world?
Answer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
J.K. Rowling’s 2016 screenplay set in the wizarding world is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The film was released in 2016 and marked Rowling’s screenwriting debut. It is set decades before the Harry Potter story and follows Newt Scamander, a British wizard and magizoologist, in 1926 New York City.
The title comes from a Hogwarts textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels. Rowling had previously published a charity companion book with that title in 2001, credited to the fictional author Newt Scamander. The film expands that fictional reference into a new series of stories.
The movie stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt, with Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, and Alison Sudol in major roles. Its sequels use different subtitles, including The Crimes of Grindelwald, so the complete 2016 title is important when distinguishing the films.