Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016 film directed by David Yates
Movie film Q18199330
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Summary

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them received the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design[4].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was directed by David Yates[6].
  • Q34660 wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them[7].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[8].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's genre is drama film[10].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's genre is adventure film[11].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's genre is children's film[12].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's genre is film based on book[13].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's based on is recorded as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay[14].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them followed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[15].
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was followed by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald[16].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Eddie Redmayne[17].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Katherine Waterston[18].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Alison Sudol[19].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Dan Fogler[20].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Samantha Morton[21].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Ezra Miller[22].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Colin Farrell[23].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Jon Voight[24].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Ron Perlman[25].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Johnny Depp[26].
  • A cast member of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was Carmen Ejogo[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Heyman[28], Q34660[29], Steve Kloves[30], and Lionel Wigram[31]. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was directed by David Yates[6]. Q34660 wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Eddie Redmayne[17], Katherine Waterston[18], Alison Sudol[19], Dan Fogler[20], Samantha Morton[21], and Ezra Miller[22].

Publication

Publication dates include November 17, 2016[32], November 18, 2016[33], and November 16, 2016[34]. The original language of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was English[35]. Genres include fantasy film[9], drama film[10], adventure film[11], children's film[12], and film based on book[13]. Its part of the series is recorded as Fantastic Beasts[36]. It was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's part of the series is recorded as Fantastic Beasts[36].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3], an Academy Awards[38], in United States[39] and BAFTA Award for Best Production Design[4], a film award category[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1964[42]. Reviews include 6.8/10[43], 74%[44], and 66/100[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them followed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[15]. It was followed by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald[16].

Why It Matters

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3] and BAFTA Award for Best Production Design[4].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Director of photography Philippe Rousselot
    Production company Warner Bros. Entertainment, Heyday Films, Q65557474
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