Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled the “A New Hero” featurette. In the video embedded above, J.K. Rowling talks about how she first came to create the character Newt Scamander.
Soon, fans of the Harry Potter series will be properly introduced to Newt (played by Eddie Redmayne) in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie. Follow these links to watch the first trailer and a teaser trailer.
Scholastic recently announced plans to publish Rowling’s screenplay as a book and a new edition of the Newt Scamander textbook. The script book will come out on November 19 and the updated textbook will follow in 2017. (via Pottermore)