Alfonso Cuarón May Direct ‘Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them’

By Maryann Yin 

AlfonsoRumors have been circulating that Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón may helm the first Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie.

Back in 2004, Cuarón (pictured, via) served as the director for Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban. In past interviewsHarry Potter series author J.K. Rowling praised Cuarón’s work on that film adaptation.

Last February, Cuarón sat for a Reddit AMA session. One participant asked if he would ever take on another “fantasy film like Harry Potter and he answered: “I only did the one because it was such a great experience I was afraid I would overstay my welcome. And I also felt that I had given what I could to that universe.” Does this mean that Cuarón won’t make a return to the Wizarding World? Who would you choose as the director?