Which screenplay did J.K. Rowling write for the 2016 film starring Newt Scamander?
Answer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplay for the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The film expands the wizarding world beyond the Harry Potter school-story setting. Its protagonist is Newt Scamander, a British magizoologist who arrives in 1920s New York with a case containing magical creatures.
The title comes from a fictional Hogwarts textbook attributed to Newt Scamander. Rowling had previously published a short charity book under that title in 2001, presented as a copy of Harry’s school text. The 2016 movie uses the title but tells a new story rather than adapting that textbook’s brief entries.
The film was directed by David Yates and starred Eddie Redmayne as Newt. It began a film series set decades before Harry Potter’s main story.