'Harry Potter' Director David Yates In Talks Direct 'Fantastic Beasts'
If you enjoyed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, then you may be in luck, because director David Yates is currently in talks to direct the next Harry Potter-themed film series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Which makes sense since this series based on one book will also be divided into multiple films. According sources for Variety, no deals have been finalized but both parties are currently in the midst of negotiations.The trilogy will follow the adventures of the book's fictional author Newt Scamander and is set seven decades before the events in the Harry Potter books and movies.
Said author J.K. Rowling of plans for the films, "Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world."
Fantastic Beasts is currently set for a November 18, 2016 release date.