WATCH: The Newest Addition to the Harry Potter Franchise

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The trailer for the newest addition to the chronicles of the wizarding world has been released, announcing the November 2016 launch date for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” It will mark J.K. Rowling’s first foray into screenwriting.

The film stars Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, and others, and is set to follow writer Newt Scamander’s (Redmayne) life as it happened 70 years before Harry Potter finds his books in the Hogwarts library.

Watch the trailer below and get excited!

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