New Harry Potter Spinoff Movie ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Will be Written by JK Rowling

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced on her Facebook page today that she is personally writing a screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a new movie based on her fictitious textbook from the Harry Potter universe “written by” Newt Scamander.

Here’s her announcement:

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The book version of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”