8) Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
No one would blame you for being sceptical about Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. After all, the Harry Potter series dominated cinemas for almost a decade, making it unsurprising that the studio would wish to capitalize on this success further with an inevitable spin-off.
However, any doubts fans may have over this property should be allayed by the news that J.K. Rowling herself will be making her screenwriting debut on the film, kick-starting a potential new franchise for audiences to obsess over.
Set in 1920’s New York, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, a wizard living in the same world as the Harry Potter series 70 years prior to the events of the previous films.
It’s easy to dismiss these franchises as childish films, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the last Harry Potter movie scored an astonishing 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Redmayne isn’t exactly a stranger to critical acclaim. Combine that all with the news that Potter veteran David Yates is returning to helm the film and the future’s looking rosy indeed for fans of Rowling’s work.