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Harry Potter spin-off film seeks young star

CRI, July 15, 2015

• "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" [File photo]

  An open casting call is to be held to find a girl to star in JK Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off film -- "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

  Film studio Warner Bros is looking for a girl between the ages of eight and twelve to play a character called "Modesty".

  The chosen youngster will star opposite Eddie Redmayne in what is bound to be one of the biggest film releases of next year.

  Redmayne will play a "magizoologist", who writes a Hogwarts School textbook about the weird and wonderful creatures he encounters.

  Rowling has written the screenplay for the film, which is based on a Harry Potter spin-off book she published in 2001.

  JK Rowling says "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world.

  The movie is expected to be released next November.

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