'Harry Potter' SpinOff 'Fantastic Beasts' Will Not Be A Trilogy, Author J.K. Rowling Announced

Famous Author J.K Rowling has recently announced a spin-off of 'Harry Potter' films are set to be called 'Fantastic Beasts'. Recently, she has made an announcement about the new franchise of 'Fantastic Beasts' being a trilogy. However, the numbers have been upped by the 'Harry Potter' and announced that 'Fantastic Beasts' are going to be five movies instead of three.

During a fan event that happened in London, Author J.K. Rowling that the placeholder of the 'Harry Potter' spin-off films, the upcoming 'Fantastic Beasts', will not be anymore a trilogy and she's sure it's going to be five instead, reported by Fortune. 'Harry Potter' fans got more excited about the news J.K. Rowling has announced.

The cast of the new "Harry Potter" spin-off film, "Fantastic Beasts" include 'The Danish Girl' lead star Eddie Redmayne. The fans of "Harry Potter" and "Fantastic Beasts" were screaming excitedly about the news but the actor of the film was surprised as he heard about it the first time.

5. Five. Cinq. Fünf. Cinco. Cinque. https://t.co/t8UVZMtO8V

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 13, 2016

I'm the screenwriter. Currently putting the finishing touches to the second one. https://t.co/smffkQ42GZ — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 13, 2016

The event at London showed a feature of the plot and wider hints about the upcoming "Harry Potter" spin-off film, "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them," which is set to hit the theaters on the 18th of November. Author J.K. Rowling also mentioned that the new franchise, "Fantastic Beasts" will also be tied to the "Harry Potter" stories in a way that will be surprising for the fans.

Not 'at least.' Five. Five movies. https://t.co/61YvDIKPsG — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 13, 2016

"Fantastic Beasts" is set to rise a plot about a powerful wizard called Gellert Grindelwald with Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster who's also a wizard from the "Harry Potter" film series, according to Insider. The duel in the "Harry Potter" series between Gellert and Albus will make Gellert an important figure in the new film series, "Fantastic Beasts." J.K. Rowling said Dumbledore's character in the new film is set to be a younger version in comparison to his character in "Harry Potter" films.

Author of "Harry Potter" books, J.K. Rowling has explained about the story of "Fantastic Beasts" as the first time a wizard will rise who's going to threaten the world order. The famous author has also expressed the interest towards the story of the upcoming film.

"Fantastic Beasts" film features Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander coming to New York in 1926 who who has a bitter disagreement in the wizarding and coming with magical creatures. The plot lies when Newt Scamander's creatures have escaped, it becomes a threat in the magic community.

Author J.K. Rowling has sold over 450 million copies of 'Harry Potter' series books worldwide. The seven films of "Harry Potter" grossed more than $7 billion worldwide and were based on J.K. Rowling's seven-book series. This year, the eighth film of the franchise will be released in theaters called "Fantastic Beasts."