‘Fantastic Beasts’ Female Lead Shortlist Includes Kate Upton, Dakota Fanning, Saoirse Ronan And More
TheHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis closing in on not one, but two female leads. A shortlist making the arounds revealsSaoirse RonanandDakota Fanningare in the running for one role, whileKate UptonandElizabeth Debickiare eyed considered for the other.
Eddie Redmayneis already set to star as Newt Scamander, a “magizoologist” who goes on to write the classic Hogwarts textbookFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. More on the possible Fantastic Beasts female lead casting after the jump.TheWrapgot the details on the Fantastic Beasts female lead shortlist. One of the characters is a young woman named Queenie and the other is Queenie’s older sister Tina. Let’s run down the options for both roles.
For Queenie:
The trade cautions that the list may be incomplete, and that not all of the actresses are necessarily even available to shootFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Still, it’s a start, and several of the actresses are scheduled to test with Redmayne in the coming week.
Of the names above, Ronan and Fanning are by far the most famous. Most of the others, including Waterston and Debicki, are still on their way up. Upton’s appearance on this list is a bit surprising since her acting resume is pretty thin, but a high-profile role like this one would be a big boost for the charismatic model.
David Yatesis directingFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themfrom a script byJ.K. Rowling. Yates helmed the last four installments of the original Harry Potter film franchise.
Details onFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themare being kept under wraps for now, but we do know it takes place in New York about seven decades before the start of the Harry Potter adventures. Warner Bros. hopes the new film will launch a trilogy.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemopensNovember 18, 2016.
