Fantastic Beasts
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Fantastic Beasts is a film series directed by David Yates, and a spin-off prequel to the Harry Potter novel and film series. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of three fantasy films as of 2022, beginning with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and following with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Following the 2001–11 Harry Potter film series, Fantastic Beasts marks the second film series in the Wizarding World shared universe media franchise.
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling wrote and produced the three films of Fantastic Beasts, with Steve Kloves.
Eddie Redmayne at the Red Carpet Japan Premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
David Yates
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David Yates is an English filmmaker, who has directed feature films, short films, and television productions. He is best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter series and the three films of its prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. His work on the Harry Potter series brought him critical and commercial success along with accolades, such as the British Academy Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.
Yates at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
The National Film and Television School, where Yates trained as a director
Yates outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on 8 July 2007
Yates speaking at San Diego Comic-Con International, 2016