Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Production Designer, Stuart Craig, won Best Production Design at the 2017 BAFTAs last night. Fantastic Beasts was also nominated in four other categories for this year’s BAFTAs including Special Visual Effects, Costume Design, Sound, and Outstanding British Film, which went to I, Daniel Blake. The event was attended by Eddie …read more!

Men’s street-wear brand KING ICE has teamed up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to launch an official line of Fantastic Beasts pendants. Three 3D-designed gold-plated and three white gold-plated pendants will be offered, including the MACUSA emblem, and owl and a key to MACUSA. The website states: “Created exclusively for Warner Bros. newest franchise, King Ice …read more!

Stuart Craig designed sets for all eight Potter movies, as well as Fantastic Beasts. He’s a creative genius and is to thank for much of the beauty we see in these films, and The Telegraph interviewed him on bringing J.K. Rowling’s visions to life, and on his BAFTA nomination. Craig shares how his interest in Production …read more!

Congratulations are in order for the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts! The Empire Awards have announced their nominations, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them nabbed a total of six nominations! For his role as Newt Scamander, Eddie Redmayne is nominated for Best Actor. The film itself is nominated for five other awards, including Best Costume Design, Best …read more!

A new special effects video demonstrating the behind the scenes creation of many of the incredible beasts from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was recently released by Framestore on YouTube. Framestore, the special effects company that also worked on the Harry Potter films, breaks down the special effects they used to create the …read more!

Our own ‘fantastic’ four, (yes, pun intended), sat down for “Flicks with Patrick Stoner” to talk about their involvement in the magical film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Though we heard them talk about the film for months in the lead up to the November release, and then again during the height of the promotional wave, every clip that …read more!

Remember David Yates said the Ilvermorny song was cut from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? Look no further – you can now listen to the extended scene of Newt and Queenie sharing their memories of their respective wizarding schools, which also features Jacob’s iconic (but cut) line, “I want to be a wizard”: The …read more!

A new audio book version of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is coming this March and it will be narrated by Newt Scamander himself, in the form of Eddie Redmayne, who portrays him in the new film that is loosely based on the original book. Redmayne appeared on this morning’s NBC Today Show discussing the …read more!

Warwick Davis had several roles in the Harry Potter film adaptations. He appeared in all eight of the films, whether portraying Professor Filius Flitwick, or Griphook, the bank teller. He has also participated in Harry Potter video games as well as amusement park rides. His constant involvement in J.K. Rowlings Wizarding World made him the perfect candidate …read more!

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Among this year’s star-studded accolades is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costumes. British production designer and longtime Harry Potter collaborator, Stuart Craig received the nomination for Best Production …read more!