Eddie Redmayne "to headline "Harry Potter" spin-off "Fantastic Beasts"" April 11, 2015 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Warner Brothers is zeroing in on Eddie Redmayne to headline Harry Potter spin-off "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The actor who just won an Oscar for his role as Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything" is a favorite for the lead part, AceShowbiz said. According to a scoop from Variety, no formal offer is given to Redmayne just yet. David Yates who is expected to direct the film reportedly also considers a few other actors including Nicholas Hoult who is known for his portrayal as Beast in "X-Men" franchise. Besides scouting the right actor for the main character Newt Scamander, Warner Bros. is casting four other main roles, two American girls and two American boys. No candidate has been named so far. In the Potterverse, Newt Scamander is a "magiczoologist" who studies magical creatures and writes a Hogwarts textbook. The movie is set seventy years before Harry Potter's adventure starts. It's due November 18, 2016 with J.K. Rowling making her screenwriting debut. Photo: FayesVision/WENN   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
