J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Screenplay Will Be Published As A Book, Simply Because You’ll Buy It
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This fall will bring the first in a hopeful new series ofHarry Potterspin-off films withFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It also marks the first timeJ.K. Rowlinghas written a screenplay adapting her own wizarding world for the big screen. And that’s enough for publishing companies Little, Brown & Company and Scholastic to package the script as a book for fans to add to their shelves alongside the rest of their Harry Potter books.
Find out when you may get theFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themscreenplay book after the jump.
Pottermore(viaInside the Magic) announced the forthcoming publishing of Rowling’s screenplay, and surprisingly, Ellie Berger, the president of Scholastic’s U.S. Trade Divison basically comes right out and says they’re publishing because they know people will buy it no matter what. However, she makes it sounds a little more appealing and less exploitative:
However, don’t expect to pick up the book to learn everything that happens before the movie arrives. The published screenplay forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themwon’t be available untilNovember 19, the day after the film hits theaters. But because of how publishing works, there will likely be spoilers that still leak online since the book will have to be printed and shipped to stores to hit shelves the day after the movie debuts.
If you haven’t watched the new trailer yet,you’re able to still do so right here. Here’s the official synopsis for those who haven’t jumped on theFantastic Beaststrain yet:
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident… were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
This won’t be the only newHarry Potterstory getting published this year since the stage playHarry Potter and the Cursed Childwill bepublished as a bookin July as well. That book isavailable for pre-order right now.
Otherwise, you’re able to pre-order the eBook version of theFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themscreenplay bookright here, but Amazon doesn’t have pre-orders for the hard copy available just yet. The movie arrives onNovember 18.
