Fantastic Beasts And Where — To Find Them

: Despite being set in 1926 New York City, none of the film was actually shot there. The "NYC" streets were constructed at Warner Bros. Studios in Watford, England. Key Themes and Analysis

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. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

: Before landing Newt, Redmayne auditioned for the role of Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens , but by his own admission, he "bombed" it while trying to imitate Darth Vader's breathing. : Despite being set in 1926 New York