Line #22 Trivia/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem


1	!!For the book:
2	* {{Defictionalization}}: Along with ''Literature/QuidditchThroughTheAges'', as an effort to raise money for the charity organization UsefulNotes/ComicRelief.
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4	!!For the first film:
5	* AwesomeDearBoy:
6	** Creator/ColinFarrell admitted in an interview with [=CinemaBlend=] that he took the part of Percival Graves because he deeply loves the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' franchise and wanted to be a part of it.
7	---> '''Colin Farrell:''' [[MoneyDearBoy Work]]. And the world that it exists within. I mean it's enormous amounts of fun. I have a fucking wand.
8	** Emmi (the voice of the goblin singer in the Blind Pig scene) got the gig via a mysterious email from Abbey Road Studios while she was on holiday (visiting her parents back home). She nearly turned it down because she wanted to chill, but Googled the strange words such as "billywig" and "hippogriff" and said to herself, [[https://www.pottermore.com/news/fantastic-beasts-jazz-singer-emmi-interview "Hey, these are Harry Potter terms — I'm in!"]]
9	* CaliforniaDoubling: The UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity-set film was filmed entirely in England.
10	* CastTheRunnerUp: Way back in 2001, Creator/EddieRedmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' and wasn't retained. He went on to play Newt Scamander.
11	* DeletedRole: Mildred, Jacob's fiancee, was cut from the film along with the subplot about her dumping him when the bank didn't give him the loan. However, her actress Sinead Matthews is credited for the role and one of her scenes has found its way onto the internet.
12	* DeletedScene: Originally, there was a [[TheStinger stinger]] filmed which showed that [[spoiler:Credence had somehow survived and was on a boat leaving America]], but [[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1586630/fantastic-beasts-ending-a-key-scene-that-was-cut-and-why it was cut]] because David Yates felt it was a cheap cliffhanger. Press material for [[Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald the sequel]] confirms that the scene is still canon.
13	* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/EddieRedmayne talked about getting into great shape for the sake of one ShirtlessScene — where Newt shows off scars on his body. The scene ended up cut.
14	* FakeNationality:
15	** All of the actors playing members of the Barebone family, except for Creator/EzraMiller, are from the UK. Samantha Morton (British) plays matriarch Mary Lou, and her adoptive daughters Modesty and Chastity are played by Faith Wood-Blagrove (British) and Jenn Murray (Northern Irish) respectively. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with Modesty and Chastity, as all of Mary Lou's children are adopted, though Modesty might be a DoubleSubversion, since her biological family's former home was in America.
16	** Ireland-born Creator/ColinFarrell plays the American Auror Percival Graves.
17	** American Creator/JohnnyDepp plays the European Gellert Grindelwald.
18	** Ironically, the President of MACUSA herself is portrayed by English actress Carmen Ejogo.
19	* GodCreatedCanonForeigner:
20	** This film introduces the Swooping Evil, a new butterfly-like beast that has never been seen in the Potterverse canon until now. It's a minor ChekhovsGun.
21	** Much more important to the plot is the Obscurus. [[spoiler:An Obscurus is a spiritual force that grows inside the body of a young witch or wizard whose magic is being suppressed by physical or emotional abuse.]]
22	* MoneyDearBoy: Despite his fondness for the source material (as mentioned above), Creator/ColinFarrell also admitted that he needed the paycheck.
23	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JohnnyDepp, whose mainstream Hollywood roles are usually heroes, anti-heroes, or tragic villains, plays Gellert Grindelwald, who is this universe’s equivalent of a fascist.
24	* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: Not really the series itself, but fans posting what their Hogwarts and Ilvermorny Houses are have started to make up combinations to designate the ones they are in:
25	** Thunderclaw — Ravenclaw + Thunderbird
26	** Gryffinbird — Gryffindor + Thunderbird
27	** Thunderpuff — Hufflepuff + Thunderbird
28	** Puffwudgie — Hufflepuff + Pukwudgie
29	** Ravenserpent — Ravenclaw and Horned Serpent
30	** Thunderin — Slytherin + Thunderbird
31	* PromotedFanboy: Creator/EddieRedmayne and Creator/EzraMiller. Redmayne in particular has not been quiet about how big a fan he was of the franchise and how he had wanted to be in the original film series. He got his wish at last.
32	* SelfAdaptation: Creator/JKRowling co-produced and wrote the film.
33	* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Another reason Creator/ColinFarrell is happy about being in this movie is that [[http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0914/816551-colin-farrell/ his sons can actually see it if they want to]].
34	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: Averted by the ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' Story Pack based on this movie: While it hit shelves the same day the film hit theaters, the levels didn't become available to download until a day or two later. [[spoiler:Also, the last cutscene didn't reveal Graves as Grindelwald until after players downloaded a patch that was put out two weeks after the movie.]]
35	* ShrugOfGod: Producer David Heyman [[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1588320/will-colin-farrell-return-for-the-fantastic-beasts-sequels-heres-what-david-heyman-says admitted that]] [[spoiler:even they don't know what happened to the real Graves]].
36	* ThrowItIn: The bit where Newt sticks his wand in his mouth to free his hands was done by Eddie Redmayne as a matter of practicality while doing the scene. Apparently, this led to a "committee meeting" as to whether it was "allowed".
37	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
38	** Creator/MattSmith and Creator/NicholasHoult were the final contenders for the role of Newt Scamander before the casting of Creator/EddieRedmayne.
39	** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/DakotaFanning, Creator/KristenStewart and Creator/LiliSimmons were considered for Queenie Goldstein before Creator/AlisonSudol was cast.
40	** Creator/ElizabethDebicki and Creator/KateUpton were considered for the part of Tina Goldstein before the casting of Creator/KatherineWaterston.
41	** Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/MichaelCera and Creator/JoshGad had discussions for the role of Jacob Kowalski before Creator/DanFogler was cast.
42	** Creator/AmberHeard auditioned for an unspecified part in the film.
43	** Leta's picture and Newt and Queenie's conversation about her wasn't originally in the movie. Zoe Kravitz was cast after principal photography was finished and the scene was added in during reshoots.
44	* WordOfGod: Covering an ambiguity the film doesn't explain. [[spoiler:Grindelwald uses an advanced form of human Transfiguration to disguise himself as Graves rather than Polyjuice Potion, which is why Newt is able to remove it with a spell.]]
45	* WordOfSaintPaul: Farrell personally believes that Graves [[spoiler: was probably at least sympathetic to Grindelwald's cause]] because he'd worked at MACUSA for a long time. He believes that someone would probably [[spoiler:have caught on to the fact that something was off had he randomly started having radically different political beliefs]].

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