Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts gets release date

Warner Brothers has set the release date for the Harry Potter spin-off film.

Fans will have a two-year wait until they're able to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The film is based on the textbook Harry Potter uses at Hogwarts, a guide to magical creatures written by fictional author Newt Scamander.

Although the cast for the new magical movie is yet to be announced, the film will arrive on the big screen in 2016.

Warner Bros has previously said the film series was part of an "expanded creative partnership" with JK Rowling but has not given any indication as to when the film could go into production.

In an interview with the best-selling author earlier this year, she talks about finishing the script in record time.

"I thought, 'I'll give them this plot' and then, fatally, I sat down and thought, 'I just wonder what it would look like...', and wrote a rough draft in 12 days."

The film will be released on 18 November 2016.

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