<P> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates . It is a spinoff and prequel to the Harry Potter film series , and it was produced and written by J.K. Rowling in her screenwriting debut , and inspired by her 2001 book of the same name . The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander , with Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Ezra Miller , Samantha Morton , Jon Voight , Carmen Ejogo , Ron Perlman , and Colin Farrell in supporting roles . It is the first installment in the Fantastic Beasts series , and ninth over all in J.K. Rowling 's Wizarding World , the franchise that began with the Harry Potter films . </P>
<P> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates . It is a spinoff and prequel to the Harry Potter film series , and it was produced and written by J.K. Rowling in her screenwriting debut , and inspired by her 2001 book of the same name . The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander , with Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Ezra Miller , Samantha Morton , Jon Voight , Carmen Ejogo , Ron Perlman , and Colin Farrell in supporting roles . It is the first installment in the Fantastic Beasts series , and ninth over all in J.K. Rowling 's Wizarding World , the franchise that began with the Harry Potter films . </P>
star cast of fantastic beast and where to find them
star cast of fantastic beast and where to find them
Eddie Redmayne Katherine Waterston Dan Fogler Alison Sudol Ezra Miller Samantha Morton Jon Voight Carmen Ejogo Ron Perlman Colin Farrell
Eddie Redmayne Katherine Waterston Dan Fogler Alison Sudol Ezra Miller Samantha Morton Jon Voight Carmen Ejogo Ron Perlman Colin Farrell