Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them -

: A scene showing a shirtless Newt covered in scars from years of wrangling beasts was filmed to show his dedication, but it was ultimately cut.

: Actors including Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston were given the opportunity to help design their characters' wands. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film (2016) serves as a significant expansion of the Wizarding World, set 65 years before the original Harry Potter series. Unlike its predecessors, the film is not based on a novel but on a fictional textbook J.K. Rowling originally wrote for charity in 2001. : A scene showing a shirtless Newt covered

: To authentically play a magizoologist, Redmayne trained with real zookeepers and animal trackers. He even "stole" Newt's distinct, wide-V walk from a professional tracker he met. Unlike its predecessors, the film is not based