Top 13 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Movie Facts

Following is our collection of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them facts. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them film message.

The resting cat on the book cover jumps in shock from Jacob Kowalski screaming loudly from excitement.
The resting cat on the book cover jumps in shock from Jacob Kowalski screaming loudly from excitement.
In "Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them", there's an article in the Prophet about the potioneer, Fleamont Potter. This is Harry Potter's grandfather and he made the family fortune selling potions
In "Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them", there's an article in the Prophet about the potioneer, Fleamont Potter. This is Harry Potter's grandfather and he made the family fortune selling potions

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Easter Eggs

Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.

  • 1 - The New York Ghost issue of 1926 mentions a "no-maj rocket [that] takes flight". That would be Robert H. Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fuel rockets.
    The New York Ghost issue of 1926 mentions a "no-maj rocket [that] takes flight". That would be Robert H. Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fuel rockets.

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Hidden Details

[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them] the 'Deathly Hallows' necklace is seen on Graves' pocket before he asked Newt about Hogwarts and Dumbledore

1 - You briefly see Niffler (who is attracted to valuables) hiding in a secret hole behind a picture. This is because Jacob, (like many during this era) probably didn't trust banks, and was keeping his valuables hidden there.
You briefly see Niffler (who is attracted to valuables) hiding in a secret hole behind a picture. This is because Jacob, (like many during this era) probably didn't trust banks, and was keeping his valuables hidden there.
1 - The movie opens with Grindelwald facing away from the screen. Moments later another character is introduced and he is also facing away with a similar haircut to Grindelwald.
The movie opens with Grindelwald facing away from the screen. Moments later another character is introduced and he is also facing away with a similar haircut to Grindelwald.

Newt Scamander appears to have a scar identical to the bite received by Jacob Kowalski earlier in the movie by one of Newt's creatures.

Many extras carry the same suitcase as Newt Scamander, making plausible.

1 - Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. In their final scene, Tina mentions to Newt that she has been reinstated as an auror. As she walks away, we see that for the first time all movie she's wearing black shoes and a black trench coat. Shades of her auror outfit in Crimes of Grindelwald.
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. In their final scene, Tina mentions to Newt that she has been reinstated as an auror. As she walks away, we see that for the first time all movie she's wearing black shoes and a black trench coat. Shades of her auror outfit in Crimes of Grindelwald.
1 - A brief scene shows a slashed poster of Gellert Grindelwald, foreshadowing his eventual appearance later on in the movie
A brief scene shows a slashed poster of Gellert Grindelwald, foreshadowing his eventual appearance later on in the movie
1 - The logo for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: The Crimes Of Grindelwald includes a "D" for Dumbledore and a "G" for Grindlewald, mirrored by the Elder Wand
The logo for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: The Crimes Of Grindelwald includes a "D" for Dumbledore and a "G" for Grindlewald, mirrored by the Elder Wand

Hogwarts in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is the Deathly Hallows Castle. not the Philosophers Stone Castle, despite being a prequel!

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them poster
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them poster

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Plot

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

Cast and Details

Here are the full cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.

Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director David Yates
Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Stars Eddie Redmayne, Sam Redford, Scott Goldman, Tim Bentinck
IMDB score 7.3

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