Matt Smith may star in “Harry Potter” spinoff, "Fantastic Beasts”March 26, 2015 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rumor has it, the forthcoming "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" has found its Newt Scamander in actor Matt Smith. According to The Sun (via MTV News), the British star has been "tipped for the role" of "magizooligist" Newt Scamander in the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff, AceShowbiz reports. While neither the actor nor Warner Bros. has officially addressed the mounting reports, Irish Examiner has additionally reported that Smith is the "favorite" to play the part. Even greater, Harry Potter fans have already started a petition on Change.org to land Smith the role. Shooting of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" has been planned to be kicked off this summer in London with David Yates on board directing. The movie is slated for November 18, 2016 release date. Back in 2014, producer David Heyman revealed the script for the upcoming flick was "sublime." He, moreover, added, "It's funny, it's vivid, it's exciting. It's filled with all the hallmarks of [Rowling's] incredible imagination." 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |