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| JK Rowling plans five Fantastic Beasts films | JK Rowling plans five Fantastic Beasts films |
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| Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said she has planned scripts for a total of five Fantastic Beasts films. | |
| The first movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - which marks Rowling's debut as a screenwriter - is released on 17 November. | The first movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - which marks Rowling's debut as a screenwriter - is released on 17 November. |
| A sequel had already been confirmed by Warner Bros, but Rowling made her new announcement at a promotional event in London's Leicester Square. | |
| She said that she was "pretty sure" the story would unfold over five films. | She said that she was "pretty sure" the story would unfold over five films. |
| The Fantastic Beasts film is set in New York, and tells the story of a fictional author mentioned in the Harry Potter stories. | The Fantastic Beasts film is set in New York, and tells the story of a fictional author mentioned in the Harry Potter stories. |
| Eddie Redmayne plays the part of the animal-loving Newt Scamander, who lives among New York's secret community of witches and wizards. The film is set 70 years before Harry Potter reads his book in the Hogwarts school. | Eddie Redmayne plays the part of the animal-loving Newt Scamander, who lives among New York's secret community of witches and wizards. The film is set 70 years before Harry Potter reads his book in the Hogwarts school. |
| Rowling, 51, said: "We always knew it was going to be more than one movie, and we said a trilogy as a place holder. | Rowling, 51, said: "We always knew it was going to be more than one movie, and we said a trilogy as a place holder. |
| "But I've done the plotting properly and I'm pretty sure it's going to be five movies." | "But I've done the plotting properly and I'm pretty sure it's going to be five movies." |
| Redmayne, 34, said the author "has the most extraordinary imagination of our generation and she has created something entirely different. | Redmayne, 34, said the author "has the most extraordinary imagination of our generation and she has created something entirely different. |
| "That world is spilling out of her head in a unique way." | "That world is spilling out of her head in a unique way." |
| David Yates - who directed the final four Harry Potter films - directed the first film and is due to return for the confirmed sequel. | David Yates - who directed the final four Harry Potter films - directed the first film and is due to return for the confirmed sequel. |
| The eight Harry Potter films make up the largest-grossing film franchise in history. |