Newt finds Credence hiding in a subway tunnel, but is attacked by Graves. Credence reveals he is the real host, having survived due to the intensity of his magic, and attacks the city in broad daylight. Graves, assuming Modesty is the Obscurus' host, dismisses Credence as a Squib and refuses to teach him magic as he had promised. Credence finds a wand under his adopted sister Modesty's bed, which Mary Lou assumes is his when Credence is about to be punished, the Obscurus kills Mary Lou and her eldest daughter Chastity.
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Graves approaches Credence, Mary Lou's adult adopted son, and offers to free him from his abusive mother in exchange for helping to find the Obscurus causing destruction throughout the city.
A tip from Tina's goblin informant Gnarlack leads the four to recapture the last of the escaped creatures. Newt and Tina are sentenced to death, but escape aided by Queenie and Jacob, who retrieve Newt's suitcase. The Director of Magical Security, Percival Graves, accuses Newt of conspiring with the infamous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, and decides to destroy Newt's suitcase and obliviate Jacob's recent memories. Newt takes Jacob inside his suitcase, magically expanded to house various creatures including an Obscurus, a parasite that develops inside magically gifted children when their abilities are suppressed those afflicted rarely live past the age of ten.Īfter they recapture two of the three escaped beasts, Tina returns the suitcase to MACUSA, but they are arrested, as officials believe one of Newt's creatures is responsible for killing Senator Henry Shaw Jr., who was actually attacked by an Obscurus. Jacob and Queenie are mutually attracted, though American wizards are forbidden to have any contact with No-Majs. At home, Jacob opens Newt's suitcase, inadvertently freeing several creatures into the city.Īfter Tina and Newt find Jacob and the suitcase, Tina takes them to her apartment and introduces them to Queenie, her Legilimens sister. Since the suitcase in his possession only contains Jacob's baked goods, Newt is released. Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, a demoted Auror of the Magical Congress of the United States ( MACUSA), arrests Newt for breaking magical law. Attempting to recapture a Niffler that escaped from his suitcase of magical creatures, Newt meets No-Maj Jacob Kowalski, an aspiring baker, and they unwittingly swap suitcases. He observes Mary Lou Barebone, the non-magical ("No-Maj" or " Muggle") head of the New Salem Philanthropic Society, preaching that witches and wizards are real and dangerous. In 1926, British wizard and "magizoologist" Newton "Newt" Scamander arrives in New York City.
It emerged a commercial success after grossing $814 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, production values, performances (particularly Redmayne's and Fogler's), visual effects, and musical score. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo, Ron Perlman, and Colin Farrell.įantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them premiered in New York City on 10 November 2016 and opened in theatres worldwide on 18 November 2016 in 2D, 3D, 4D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats, by Warner Bros. It is the first instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the ninth overall in the Wizarding World franchise, serving as a spin-off of and prequel to the Harry Potter film series, inspired by the 2001 guide book of the same name by Rowling. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J.K.