Scholastic will publish a hardcover book edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay in the United States and Canada. This script was written by J.K. Rowling herself.
The book release has been scheduled for Nov. 19 (one day after the movie hits theaters). Little Brown UK will publish the print book for the United Kingdom and Pottermore will publish the e-book edition.
Here’s more from Scholastic’s press release: “The film opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander, played by Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne, has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary collection of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident—were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical briefcase, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.”