Have you seen the new trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? If so, well… it’s time to watch it again! But this time, let Fandom provide a little backstory. We’ve compiled some “behind the scenes” facts to enhance your viewing experience. Snippets you may or may not have been aware of that shine a fan-centric light on the upcoming fantasy film.
Fantastic Beasts is set in the year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) 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.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in theaters on November 18.