

As evidenced by Game of Thrones, without the source material to adapt, writing stories in magical and complex cinematic worlds is no easy task.The book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was originally just a textbook in the Harry Potter series and, in the series, written by Newt Scamander. This digression from the source material may be an explanation for why the reviews of the Fantastic Beasts movies have declined. Since then, the Fantastic Beasts movies have raised the stakes of the original, and included more connections to the mainline series, meaning that the Fantastic Beasts movies now have very little in common with the book. The first entrance into the spinoff series had a greater interest in the fantastic beasts from Newt's book. The Wizarding War storyline from Fantastic Beasts 3 indicates how far detached the movies become from the source material. While Newt is a Magizoologist in the movies, his involvement in the Global Wizarding War between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald is not mentioned or hinted at in the book. The writer of the textbook, Newt Scamander, is the protagonist of the movies. Since the Fantastic Beasts book is not a novel, the events of all the Fantastic Beasts movies are merely inspired by the contents of the book. Some of these beasts were seen in the Harry Potter movies, like the Hungarian Horntail dragon, and others are seen in the Fantastic Beasts movies, such as the Niffler that Newt Scamander owns and calls Teddy. It's a didactic book on Magizoology (the study of magical creatures) and contains information on over 85 magical species.


First published in 2001, it's a supplementary book to the main series, and the real world physical manifestation of a copy of Harry's textbook of the same name, which is first mentioned in the first Harry Potter novel. Rowling (although the cover often also says "By Newt Scamander"). There is in fact, only one Fantastic Beasts book, simply named Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by J.K. Related: Fantastic Beasts Already Spoiled Credence's Ending By Making Him Snape But are there more Fantastic Beasts books that the movie needs to adapt? The Harry Potter series consisted of eight movies adapted from seven books, but what about Fantastic Beasts? As a result, another Fantastic Beasts sequel is yet to be green lit, and looks more unlikely than ever. Although the popularity of the franchise still dwarves most movies, the box office numbers of Fantastic Beasts 3 indicate that interest may be waning slightly.
