Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling-272 pages

I have seen both films and I read the first original screenplay, so I really wanted to read this one, also. It is interesting to read the screenplay and compare it to what is portrayed on/in the film. I enjoyed the second film and screenplay, but not as much as the first. The plot of The Crimes of Grindelwald is a bit scattered and more difficult to follow than the first Fantastic Beasts.

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (New, Revised Edition) by Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (New, Revised Edition) by Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling-128 pages

I read the original version of this short book last year in anticipation of the film, so when this new version was released with new material based on the film I wanted to read it. I enjoyed reading about the different magical creatures and the revised foreword by Newt Scamander. It's especially fun to read Rowling's clever backgrounds on many of the creatures.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling-293 pages

I enjoyed reading the screenplay to the film, which was inspired by the short companion book of the same name written by J.K. Rowling for charity a few years ago. It was enthralling to read the screenplay that would become the film, especially since not everything from the original screenplay made the final cut for the film. However, the film does follow the original screenplay very well, for the most part. I watched the film in theaters in November and look forward to watching the rest of the films in the franchise as they are released.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander - 42 pages

With the new movie coming out this next weekend, I decided to read the book that inspired it.  For me, the most interesting parts were the "written in" comments by Harry, Ron and Hermione.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling-64 pages

A movie based on this short book by Rowling is being released in theaters this fall, so I wanted to read the book. It is a fun read, if short. I especially enjoyed Harry's and Ron's notes in the margins, although I wish there were even more of them. It is cool to both learn even more about ones mentioned and discussed in the Harry Potter books and to learn about new beasts. Some of the names are interesting and remind me of Dr. Seuss and/or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. I am kind of excited to see the movie, especially since Eddie Redmayne is playing the title character.