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"<p>Eddie Redmayne is the latest actor to be linked to upcoming Harry Potter spin-off <a href=\"https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-03-31/jk-rowlings-fantastic-beasts-will-be-a-trilogy-of-megamovies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</a>. </p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning star of The Theory of Everything is said to be the studio’s “top choice” according to US insiders. <a href=\"http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/eddie-redmayne-frontrunner-harry-potter-787856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter</a> say the actor is waiting for Warner Bros. to show him a script. </p>\n<p>The reports come just weeks after former Doctor Who star <a href=\"https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-03-25/who-should-play-newt-scamander-in-jk-rowlings-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them\">Matt Smith’s name came up</a> in relation to the film, which follows the life of JK Rowling’s “magizoologist” Newt Scamander. </p>\n<p>Rowling herself is writing the script, working with Harry Potter director David Yates on bringing the magical tale to the big screen as a trilogy of films. </p>\n<p>While we’ve been waiting for the official announcement, we’ve had <a href=\"https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-03-25/who-should-play-newt-scamander-in-jk-rowlings-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ideas of our own</a> on who we’d like cast, with a fan campaign – #LukeForNewt – backing <a href=\"https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-12/fans-back-campaign-to-see-luke-newberry-cast-in-jk-rowlings-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our call to see In The Flesh’s Luke Newberry cast</a> in the lead role. </p>\n<p>It would be incredible just to be considered for that role,” Newberry <a href=\"https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-04-03/would-luke-newberry-like-to-play-newt-scamander-yes-yes-id-love-to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told RadioTimes.com</a>. “It’s a world that I’m familiar with and love – I <em>love</em> Harry Potter – so yes I’m very grateful to my fans for thinking of me, it’s a great honour… Yes, yes, I’d love to!”</p>"
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