fantastic beasts and where to find them

Competition: Win A FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE Blu-ray & Scriptbook Bundle

Experience the newest adventure in the Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on Digital Download, Blu-ray and DVD now. To celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two bundles containing a Blu-Ray and the official [...]

July 26, 2022

Don’t Get Even, Get Mads: Mads Mikkelsen To Replace Johnny Depp In FANTASTIC BEASTS Franchise

Johnny Depp was asked to exit the Fantastic Beasts film franchise at the start of November after he lost his ‘wife beater’ libel case against tabloid newspaper The Sun and its gossip slinger, Dan Wooton. Since then rumours swirled that [...]

November 26, 2020

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Lose Them: Johnny Depp Fired From FANTASTIC BEASTS Franchise

Movies In Focus is no fan of the Harry Potter franchise or its Fantastic Beasts spin-off. However, Fantastic Beasts has now lost one of its key ingredients – Johnny Depp. The move comes after Depp lost his ‘wife beater’ libel case [...]

November 6, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: FANTASTIC BEASTS, BABYLON BERLIN, SLAUGHTERHOUSE RULEZ & More

This time around: Wands at the ready in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; it’s party time in Babylon Berlin, The Girl In The Spider’s Web gets tangled-up, if anyone can then the Candyman can in Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh, [...]

March 24, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Mortgage Payment Time: OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER & IMAGE FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Everyone involved in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is doing it because they know it won’t bomb. It’ll make an easy $700 million globally and pay for a house or two and keep everyone well fed until the next instalment in [...]

March 13, 2018

Dark Cinematic Magic: First Look At FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Did anyone like Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them? I don’t know, but it banked over $814 million globally, showing that the magic of Harry Potter is still very, very string. A sequel is on the way, upping the star wattage and the number [...]

November 16, 2017

Guy Ritchie’s KING ARTHUR Calamity Flops At The Box Office

Movies In Focus was tough on Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword from the start. Ritchie’s style was never suited to this type of film and star Charlie Hunnam just isn’t leading man material. Ritchie barely managed to make his [...]

May 13, 2017

Hey Jude Is Knock Knock Knockin’ At Dumbledore

I have no interest in Jude Law or The Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them franchise (aka Score More Money From Harry Potter), but I’d be remiss for not reporting that Law has signed to play Albus Dumbledore in the next film in the Potter [...]

April 12, 2017

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

Is This New Trailer For FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Magic?

Warner Bros. has a lot riding on Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them. David Yates’ film has the potential to prolong and reinvigorate the Harry Potter franchise in ways that no one ever thought possible. It also gives Eddie Redmayne a nice [...]

April 11, 2016

Boring Trailer For FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Warner Bros. must be thrilled that they’re able to keep making movies set in the world of Harry Potter. Eddie Redmayne must be chuffed that he scored a franchise payday following his Oscar win. However, this doesn’t excite Movies In [...]

December 16, 2015

Book Review: HARRY POTTER: MAGICAL PLACES FROM THE FILMS

Harry Potter: Magical Places From The Films is a must for all fans of the Harry Potter films. It’s a hugely detailed book that gives a wonderful look at the fascinating physical sets used in the production of Warner Bros. epic blockbusting [...]

May 31, 2015