Katherine Waterston(Inherent Vice) will star oppositeEddie Redmaynein Warner Bros. Pictures' much-anticipated adventureFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set inJ.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Waterstonwill play the pivotal role of Tina, short for Porpentina, awitchwho-unlike the beloved characters from Rowling’sHarry Potterbooks-works her magic in the U.S. She meets magizoologist Newt Scamander (Redmayne) when he stops inNew York Cityon his travels to find and document magical creatures. Here’s what Warner Bros.' Greg Silverman had to say in a statement.
“Katherine Waterstonis a rising star, who was a revelation in our filmInherent Vice, earning the praise of both critics and audiences. We are thrilled to have her back in the Warner Bros. family, especially in one of our most anticipated titles for 2016,Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
David Yates(director of the last fourHarry Potterfilms) will direct fromJ.K. Rowling’s screenplay, inspired by Newt Scamander’s Hogwarts textbookFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Ms. Rowling is an acknowledged authority on all things magical, having authored theHarry Potter books.
The film is being produced byDavid Heyman, producer of all 8blockbustersin theHarry Potterseries; J.K. Rowling;Steve Kloves, who scripted all but one of theHarry Potterfilms; andLionel Wigram, who served as an executive producer on the last four installments of the franchise.
Katherine Waterstonrecently starred inPaul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed filmInherent Vice, for which she shared in an Independent Spirit Award for Best Ensemble. She also stars in the upcoming biopicSteve Jobs, under the direction ofDanny Boyle. Her other credits include the award-winning HBO seriesBoardwalk Empireand the filmsThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,Night Moves,Being Flynn,Taking WoodstockandMichael Clayton. Warner Bros. Pictures has slatedFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themfor worldwide release in 3D and IMAX on July 24, 2025.
