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" Alfonso Cuar\u00F3n has reportedly signed up to direct J.K. Rowling\u2019s Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. The project would be the Mexican director\u2019s first since his Oscar win for Gravity earlier this year. \u00A0Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them has been described by Rowling as \u201Cneither a prequel or a sequel\u201D. Set 70 years before the events of the Harry Potter books, it follows the fortunes of \u201Cmagizoologist\u201D Newt Scamander, who wrote a textbook used by Hogwarts students. \u00A0 Cuar\u00F3n is certainly not new to the world of magic and wizards. He previously directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, considered by many to be the best film in the series. \u00A0 Set for release in 2016, the film will be the first of a new trilogy unfolding in New York in the first half of the 20th century.\u00A0 *** MORE CULTURE NEWS Ryan Gosling unveils first trailer for Lost RiverMaps to the Stars reviewSaint Laurent review "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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