History Trivia / FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem

** Creator/ColinFarrell and Samantha Morton have worked together on ''Film/MinorityReport'' and the 2014 adaptation of ''Theatre/MissJulie''.

* 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 let to a "committee meeting" as to whether it "was allowed."

* WordOfGod: Covering an ambiguity the film doesn't explain. [[spoiler: Grindelwald used an advanced form of human Transfiguration to disguise himself as Graves rather than Polyjuice Potion, which is why Newt was able to remove it with a spell]].

** Creator/JohnnyDepp is such a fan of the franchise that he signed on without reading the script.

!!For the film:

*** To be fair, this may simply have been the first time that the Obscurus was ''named'' in canon. [[spoiler:Ariana Dumbledore, who repressed and eventually lost control of her magic, may have formed her own Obscurus]].

!!For the film series:

* EarlyBirdCameo: Creator/EzraMiller has already played Credence Barebone in ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions''.

* OneOfUs: Creator/EzraMiller is a massive ''Potter'' fanboy, to the point where they've [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye1468HAYIs used him in promotional material]] to recap the nuances of [[spoiler:Grindelwald and Dumbledore's relationship]] in the days leading up to the first film's release.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Jacob Kowalski is also [[Series/TheGoldbergs Marvin Goldberg]].

* DeletedScene: A scene that was cut from the film [[spoiler:showed that Credence had somehow survived and was on a boat leaving America]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: : Jacob Kowalski is also [[Series/TheGoldbergs Marvin Goldberg]].

* WordOfGod: Covering an ambiguity the film doesn't explain. [[spoiler:Grindelwald used an advanced form of human Transfiguration to disguise himself as Graves rather than Polyjuice Potion, which is why Newt was able to remove it with a spell]].

** Mildred, Jacob Kowalski's fiance, was cut from the film.
** A scene that was cut from the film [[spoiler:showed that Credence had somehow survived and was on a boat leaving America]].

** 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.

** Creator/KateUpton and Creator/ElizabethDebicki were considered for Tina.

---> '''Colin Farrell:''' Work. And the world that it exists within. I mean it's enormous amounts of fun. I have a fucking wand.

*** To be fair, this may simply have been the first time that the Obscurus was ''named'' in canon. [[spoiler:Ariana Dumbledore, who repressed and eventually lost control of her magic, may have formed her own Obscurus.]]

* 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 put out two weeks after the movie.]]

** A scene that was cut from the film [[spoiler:showed that Credence had somehow survived and was on a boat leaving America.]]
* WordOfGod: Covering an ambiguity the film doesn't explain. [[spoiler:Grindelwald used an advanced form of human Transfiguration to disguise himself as Graves rather than Polyjuice Potion, which is why Newt was able to remove it with a spell.]]

** American Johnny Depp plays the European Gellert Grindelwald.
* GodCreatedCanonForeigner

* PlayingAgainstType: Johnny Depp, whose mainstream Hollywood roles are usually heroes, anti-heroes or tragic villains, plays Gellert Grindelwald, who is almost literally wizard Hitler.

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** [[spoiler:American Johnny Depp plays the European Gellert Grindelwald.]]

* IKnewIt: Many fans predicted from a few contextual clues that [[spoiler:Grindelwald]] would be involved in this story, which ended up being confirmed shortly before the release of the film.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/ColinFarrell and Samantha Morton have worked together on ''Film/MinorityReport'' and the 2014 adaptation of ''Theatre/MissJulie''.

* PlayingAgainstType: [[spoiler:Johnny Depp, whose mainstream Hollywood roles are usually heroes, anti-heroes or tragic villains, plays Gellert Grindelwald, who is almost literally wizard Hitler.]]

** Kate Upton and Elizabeth Debicki were considered for Tina.

--> '''Colin Farrell:''' Work. And the world that it exists within. I mean it's enormous amounts of fun. I have a fucking wand.

* AwesomeDearBoy: 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.

* WordOfGod: Covering an ambiguity the film doesn't explain. [[spoiler:It's actually been confirmed that Polyjuice potion was involved, which would mean that Grindelwald would've had to keep Graves alive. However, there's still a high likelihood that he'll turn up dead later in the series.]]
** Jossed. [[spoiler:JKR has stated outright on her website that Grindelwald used an advanced form of Transfiguration, NOT Polyjuice, which is why Newt was able to remove the disguise with a spell.]]

* DawsonCasting: Tina Goldstein, who is twenty five, gets played by Creator/KatherineWaterston, who was thirty six at the time.