The Harry Potter Spin-Off Has a Director…and It’s David Yates

<p><strong>David Yates<&sol;strong>&comma; the director of four of the eight <em><strong>Harry Potter<&sol;strong><&sol;em> films&comma; will return to direct the spin-off film&period; Based on the book by <strong>JK Rowling<&sol;strong>&comma; <em><strong>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them<&sol;strong><&sol;em> is a story that does not continue the <em><strong>Harry Potter<&sol;strong><&sol;em> plot&comma; but exists in the same universe&period; Rowling will be writing the screenplay as well&period; There was initially talk that director <strong>Alfonso Cuarón<&sol;strong> &lpar;<em><strong>Gravity<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&comma; <em><strong>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&rpar; would be returning to direct this film&comma; but there may be a chance of him coming back yet if WB really decides to expand the project into a new series of films&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The movie is currently set for a theatrical debut by Warner Brothers on <em><strong>November 18th&comma; 2016<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hollywoodreporter&period;com&sol;heat-vision&sol;harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-726580">THR<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;