Warner Bros. Pictures will debut the first trailer for the much-anticipated adventureFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themvia worldwide satellite on June 20, 2025. The trailer will give audiences the first glimpse at a never-before-seen part of thewizarding worldcreated byJ.K. Rowling. to get fans ready for the first trailer,Warner Bros.has released a brief video, although it doesn’t include any footage.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created byJ.K. Rowling. Academy Award winnerEddie Redmayne(The Theory of Everything) stars in the central role of wizarding world magizoologistNewt Scamander, under the direction ofDavid Yates, who helmed the last fourHarry Potterblockbusters. Warner Bros. Pictures has slatedFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themfor worldwide release in 2D and 3D in select theaters andIMAXon June 17, 2025.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themopens 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.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also starsKatherine Waterston(Steve Jobs,Inherent Vice) as Tina; Tony Award winnerDan Fogler(The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) as Jacob; Alison Sudol (Dig, Transparent) as Tina’s sister, Queenie;Ezra Miller(Trainwreck) as Credence; two-time Oscar nomineeSamantha Morton(In America, Sweet and Lowdown) as Mary Lou; Oscar winnerJon Voight(Coming Home, TV’sRay Donovan) as Henry Shaw, Sr.;Ron Perlman(theHellboyfilms) as Gnarlack;Carmen Ejogo(Selma) as Seraphina; Jenn Murray (Brooklyn) as Chastity; young newcomerFaith Wood-Blagroveas Modesty; andColin Farrell(True Detective) as Percival Graves.
The film marks the screenwriting debut ofJ.K. Rowling, whose belovedHarry Potterbooks were adapted into the top-grossing film franchise of all time. Her script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by her character Newt Scamander. The film reunites a number of people from theHarry Potterfeatures, including producersDavid Heyman,J.K. Rowling,Steve KlovesandLionel Wigram.
Collaborating withDavid Yatesbehind the scenes are: Oscar-winning director of photographyPhilippe Rousselot(A River Runs Through It, theSherlock Holmesmovies), three-time Oscar-winning production designerStuart Craig(The English Patient, Dangerous Liaisons,Gandhi, theHarry Potterfilms), three-time Oscar-winning costume designerColleen Atwood(Chicago,Memoirs of a Geisha,Alice in Wonderland), Oscar-winning visual effects supervisorTim Burke(Gladiator, theHarry Potterfilms), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisorChristian Manz(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1), and Yates' longtime editorMark Day(the last fourHarry Potterfilms).Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis being filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which was home to theHarry Potterfilms for a decade. Some scenes were also shot on location in Liverpool, England. Take a look at this brief trailer preview, and be sure to check back next week for the full trailer forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
