While it has direct connections to the Harry Potter franchise, Fantastic Beasts is a film that will serve as the cornerstone to its own franchise, too.
So I do see that [Fantastic Beasts] is a macro story that could take more time.”
“Like in Harry Potter, these sort of reluctant heroes kind of come together and find themselves in the center of this impending war.
“The first thing that’s different is it’s set in the 1920s, and it’s set in New York.