<P> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 British - American fantasy film directed by David Yates . It is an extension of the wizarding world from 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 the ninth overall 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 British - American fantasy film directed by David Yates . It is an extension of the wizarding world from 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 the ninth overall in J.K. Rowling 's Wizarding World , the franchise that began with the Harry Potter films . </P>
who wrote fantastic beasts and where to find them movie
who wrote fantastic beasts and where to find them movie
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling