J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Screenplay to Be Published

In June, her play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will premier in London, and in November, the screenplay for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” will be published.
J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Screenplay to Be Published
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling arrives at the National Library of Scotland to read her new book 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' to schoolchildren, in Edinburgh, on December 4, 2008. (Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images)
Jonathan Zhou
4/26/2016
Updated:
4/26/2016

It’s a banner year for J.K. Rowling.

In June, her play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will premier in London, and in November, the screenplay for  will be published.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is a movie spinoff from the Harry Potter series. The name of the movie is the same as that of a book referenced in the series, purportedly a guide“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” to the different magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe, and used as a textbook by Hogwarts students. 

The screenplay will be published on Nov. 19, a day after the movie’s premier, and can be pre-ordered online now.