This screenplay made me appreciate the movie more! It gave me more time for recognizing and aknowledge details that got lost on screen or I missed. A nice addition to the movie, but same as with Cursed Child, not a standalone screenplay! (Also I was as sick reading this as when I watched the movie, so joke's on me).

My plan actually was it to read the actual book of Fantastic Beasts and where to find them first, then watch the movie and then read the original screenplay. Everything went a little differently though. It seems like it’s impossible nowadays to get your hands on an edition of Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, the actual book I mean, unless you are willing to pay a fortune. I’m not one of the lucky ones who own the box set with the three gorgeous books from the Hogwarts Library though. I had the opportunity to buy them like maybe one and a half year ago but I didn’t. Every time I saw the boxed set somewhere I decided to buy it some other time. Now I wish I’d have bought it back then when I had the chance to. I already pre ordered two of the new editions which are coming out some time this year and I couldn’t be more excited. I watched the movie first, loved it, and then read the original screenplay which I also loved. Thank goodness I received this pretty book as a review copy from the German publisher. I’m so happy I have this now. It looks so gorgeous on my bookshelf. Anyone who has read the Harry Potter series knows that Harry has a textbook called “Fantastic Beasts and where to find them” by Newt Scamander which he needs for his classes. One might think that these two very different worlds have little to do with each other what is actually wrong. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them tells the story of Newt Scamander. We accompany him on his journey and witness how he actually ever came to write the textbook called Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, which later became an important textbook students use in their classes in Hogwarts. I’m a fan of these kinds of stories I have to admit; stories which seem like they don’t have anything to do with each other but are somewhat intertwined with each other. This story isn’t set in beautiful England but in stunning New York City. While searching for magical creatures Newt gets involved in dangerous situations. The magical world he has to face in America is so much different from the one he knows. For example the non-mages aren’t called Muggles but “No-Maj’s”. While those No-Majs live their lives happily, the wizards and witches live in the underground and try to keep their existence hidden from the non-mages. Also a lot of unexplainable things keep happening in the city and on top of that one of the most dangerous dark magicians of all time, Gellert Grindelwald, is on the loose. As we all now this is not an actual book, it’s only a script. It basically only consists of dialogues and scene descriptions. It took me a couple of pages to really get into the story though. But after a couple of pages I really started to enjoy the book a lot. Fantastic Beats and where to find them introduces us to a completely new era of the magical world. The story is set in the 1920s and has its own charm. The setting is just great. I’m a huge fan of New York, New York is my happy place so of course I had a lot of fun following Newt around in this amazing city. At first it seems like the book only tells Newts story but the further you get in the story it the more it becomes clear that with this story the foundations were laid for a huge new and complex magical world which – of course – has its parallels to Harry Potter but is nonetheless something totally new. Although this is only a screenplay and not an actual story the characters are just great. All characters are very interesting, very well written and elaborated and so sweet. I fell in love with Newt right away, I mean who doesn’t love him? But I also loved Jacob and Queenie so much. Frankly I didn’t like Tina right away I have to admit, but the more I read the more I liked her, even adored her in the end. Also all the fantastic beasts are so unique and special I absolutely adored them, especially little Niffler, who is such a cutie pie. I wouldn’t mind having him as a pet though even though he would probably steal all my jewelry haha. Even though I loved all characters and the story everything seemed a little “dead”. I really wish it would have been much more emotional. I know it’s only a screen play and it’s supposed to only be dialogues and scene descriptions and such but I did miss the whole “character development” part. Also I think there was supposed to be a few romantic moments between Newt and Tina but it didn’t feel romantic at all. And that just made me realize that I definitely prefer “real books” over such screenplays. The gorgeous illustration in the book made the whole reading experience complete. It did seem a little overloaded at first I have to admit; there were so many illustrations in the book I got a little confused at the beginning to be honest, however, the drawings in this book are simply beautiful and an absolute pleasure for the eye. They fit the story perfectly and are so wonderful to look at. Sometimes I just had to stop and stare for a couple of minutes because the illustrations are just so gorgeous. All in all it was a very cute and nice and magical read and definitely a must have for every Harry Potter fan out there. You have to be aware though that this isn’t a novel, it’s only a script. But nonetheless was it entertaining, exciting, magical, interesting and so much fun to read. I had a lot of fun reading this story plus this book is one of the most gorgeous books I own, just look at the amazing book cover. It is absolutely stunning and so are all the illustrations. I’m really looking forward for the upcoming movies and hopefully matching books. I’m a huge Newt-fan and I can’t wait to read more about his exciting and fun adventures.

🪄 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯‘𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐‘𝘮 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯‘𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱. Explorer and Magizoologist Newt Scamander has just completed a round-the-globe trip in search of the most rare and unusual magical creatures. Arriving in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when Newt’s case is misplaced and some of his fantastic beasts escape into the city, it spells trouble for everyone. 💭 Gerade die Welt der Fantastischen Tierwesen gefällt mir besonders gut und ich liebe es mit meinem Lieblings-Huffelpuff in diese Welt abzutauchen. 🧳 Vor allem der magische Moment, in dem Jacob Newt in seinem Koffer folgt. Niffler, Bowtruckle, Mooncalf, Murtlap, Occamy, Thunderbird, Graphorn, Fwooper, Doxy, Glow Bug, Grindylow, Diricawl, Erumpent, Demiguise. All diese Wesen offenbart uns dieser erste Teil im New York 1926. Schon dieses Setting und die Bandbreite an Tierwesen machen es für mich so einzigartig. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥.🗽 Für mich sind Newt und Jacob das perfekte Duo aus Magier und No-Maj. Die schüchterne, liebevolle und zugleich spezielle Art von Newt macht ihn außergewöhnlich. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦, 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐‘𝘮 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 🌱 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩. 🧁 Ich mag außerdem die Stelle, an der wir Jacob kennen lernen, der ja eigentlich nur eine Bäckerei eröffnen möchte, und er dann durch einen dummen Zufall in die Welt der Magie entführt wird. 𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘔𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘺! 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘨𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 🥚 Seine Tollpatschigkeit und die Weise, wie man das Staunen und die Faszination in seiner Mimik ablesen kann, machen ihn super sympathisch. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘯𝘰, 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘯𝘰, 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 ... 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦-𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘦‘𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦-𝘦𝘭𝘧. Unterteilt sind die Kapitel und Abschnitte von super schön illustrierten Tierwesen oder deren Pfotenabdrücke. 🐾 Ich mag es sehr ein Screenplay zu lesen und dabei den Film im Kopf noch einmal abspielen zu lassen. Daher sind Screenplays für mich die Art Bücher, die ich tatsächlich erst nach dem Film lese. 🎬 Für Fantastic Beasts Fans sicher ein Muss. Aber auch um die Begeisterung für das Lesen zu wecken sicher eine gute Idee und Empfehlung. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Eine Millionen Sterne für Newt Scamander <3 Nun, was soll ich sagen, eigentlich ist hier ja gar keine Rezension nötig. Ich bin ein totaler Potterhead und liebe natürlich auch dieses Buch/Screenplay abgöttisch. Ich kann absolut nicht verstehen, warum einige Fans die Meinung vertreten, J.K. Rowling würde die Harry Potter ausschlachten, indem sie immer weiter Geschichten veröffentlicht. Dabei sollte man sich doch einfach freuen, dass man immer mehr über diese magische Welt erfährt. Ich für meinen Teil sauge jeden Fetzen aus dieser Welt auf. Auch Newts Reise verfolge ich nun gebannt. Newt Scamander ist ein so herrlich eigensinniger, außergewöhnlicher, verwirrter Charakter und er ist so liebenswert. Ganz zu schweigen von Eddie Redmayne als Schauspieler, ich kann mir keine bessere Besetzung vorstellen. „Nun, ich bin mir sicher das Menschen sie auch mögen, Mr. Scamander.“ „Nein, nicht wirklich. Ich gehe ihnen auf die Nerven.“ Ich freue mich auf jeden weiteren Film und auf hoffentlich jedes neue Drehbuch das dazu erscheinen wird. Momentan in das Drehbuch übrigens eindeutig das schönste Buch in meinem Bücherregal ... dieses Cover! Diese Seitengestaltung! Ein Traum! Danke J.K. Rowling für dieses neue Meisterwerk und für die Erschaffung von Newt Scamander <3.