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Fantastic Beasts - Harry Potter in Disguise?

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Since the conclusion of the seemingly endless Harry Potter saga, director David Yates' resume has thinned as he slid quickly off the Hollywood grid. Going for a comeback, Yates made an attempt to reinvent Tarzan, which grossed $347.2 million in box offices worldwide, deviating from the wizard assembly line, proving that he was not a one-trick  pony. Meanwhile,  J.K. Rowling, unable to steer clear from her fetish for magic, published a novel - eerily similar to the series that put her on the map. she title it  Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Don't   be deceived by the incredibly love name. It's not related to Harry Potter - although, film-wise - the two could be twins. This spin-off frames the adventures of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he delves in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. In the briefcase he carries, magical creatures mischievously rummage about, sometimes falling ou