One of Hollywood's most promising actors Eddie Redmayne is confirmed to star in a new "Harry Potter" spinoff movie. The actor is otherwise nervous about fulfilling his role, given the success of the "Harry Potter" movie series over the years. The franchise's original star Daniel Radcliffe, on the other hand, feels excited about the film.
During the premiere of Redmayne's movie at the Toronto International Film Festival, the actor admitted to being nervous about portraying a starring role on an upcoming movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The actor said he is nervous about starring in the new film due to the success of its past movie series. According to International Business Times, the actor stated that this film is something no one would definitely want to screw up. It is reported that the movie is going to set during 70 years before the existence of Harry Potter in the wizard world, and is definitely not a continuation of the Harry Potter series.
The movie is based still on JK Rowling's book of the same title, published back in 2001. Redmayne is going to portray the character of Newt Scamander, a wizard and journalist who write about the magical creatures that he encounters during his travels. The story is set in the 1930s in New York City, as reported by The Weather Space.
The movie is not going to be directly related to the Harry Potter series but it is going to reveal laws and other customs of the hidden magical society that they live in. Another character in the movie is Jacob who is a muggle that befriends Redmayne's character and this going to be portrayed by actor Dan Fogler.
This upcoming movie is going to be directed by the director of four of the Harry Potter films, David Yates. This spinoff is going to be considered as a Harry Potter prequel. Celebrity Café reports that Radcliffe is enthusiastic about the upcoming spinoff. "I'm excited to see them, especially with Eddie", Radcliffe admits.
Filming of the upcoming Harry Potter Prequel already started last August 17 and is due to be released to the theatres on November 2016. Redmayne is clearly both nervous and excited for his new project.
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