Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the release date for the third Fantastic Beasts film: Nov. 12, 2021.  The announcement was made today by Ron Sanders, President, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment. Production on the new film is expected to begin in Spring 2020. "J.K. Rowling created an…

EXCLUSIVE: It has come to our understanding that Warner Bros. is pushing back the production start of the third Fantastic Beasts film. Originally, the J.K. Rowling-scripted movie was going to go before the cameras in July of this year, and now it’s looking like late autumn. It boils down to more prep time for part…

Warner Bros Pictures has unveiled a first-look at the 2nd film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and set the movie’s title. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the follow-up to 2016’s $814M worldwide grosser Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which launched what will be a five film series of new…

EXCLUSIVE: Danish-Japanese actor David Sakurai is set for Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them sequel, the second film in J.K. Rowling's five picture Harry Potter prequel series. David Yates is at the helm once again, along with star Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert…

September 1 is a special day for Harry Potter fans, and author J.K. Rowling’s pottermore.com just introduced a way to commemorate: It launched what it calls an “immersive digital experience” enabling visitors to take a virtual tour of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You need to be a registered user of…

Principal photography begins today on the as-yet untitled Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them sequel at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden outside London. Along with the main cast from last year’s $814M grossing franchise-starter, and previously announced additions like Jude Law as a young Albus Dumbledore, new faces…

Revenues from streaming services like Netflix and Amazon are predicted to overtake UK theatrical box office by 2021, according to a new report from PwC. The consultancy expects that internet on-demand video will grow by more than 30% in the next few years, to hit at least £1.4B by 2021, exceeding spend at…

The two-time Oscar nominated actor of such films as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain will play the young Albus Dumbledore in the next Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Pictures announced the news today. Law will portray Dumbledore…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

On any given year, if you’re predicting the Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design, it’s a safe guess that Colleen Atwood will be among the bunch. With 11 prior nominations and three wins—for such diverse projects as Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Alice in Wonderland—Atwood has garnered another nod this year for Fan…

Write-thru Monday 1:20 PM, after Sunday 3:38 PM PT: All final grosses are in except for La La Land from Lionsgate and will update when we receive them. In the meantime, Disney/Lucasfilm's new band of rebels this weekend scored the 4th best December opening ever at the international box office. With $134.9M overseas, Ro…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is out with its shortlist of 10 films that will vie for Visual Effects nominations at the 89th Oscars. The list features only two comic book movies and one animated pic is Kubo and the Two Strings. Also aboard are such global hits as The Jungle Book, Captain America…