On my way to see more magical creatures last night, a
Q&A with
Tom Ford for his
Nocturnal Animals movie, the
ArcLight Hollywood cinema also conjured up this amazing collection of costumes from
J.K. Rowling's latest
Harry Potter prequel spin-off,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Original costumes from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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In this first installment in a new magical five movie film franchise,
Eddie Redmayne plays
'Newt Scamander', a shy and daffy
English magizoologist who travels the globe collecting extraordinary endangered magical creatures.
Newt Scamander costume worn by Eddie Redmayne
in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The wizard's travels bring him to 1926 New York City where he's on the hunt for some exotic new species and an accident causes some of his mystical beasts to escape his magical suitcase, threatening to draw attention from the non-magical population and the American wizards and witches policing magical use.
I think there's a very
Matt Smith Doctor Who costume feel to this eccentric
Newt Scamander look with the bow tie and tweed materials.
Fans of
Eddie Redmayne can also check out these
movie costumes and props from The Theory of Everything, these
Oscar-nominated
costumes from The Danish Girl and his
Marius movie costume from Les Misérables.
Queenie Goldstein costume worn by Alison Sudol
in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
American mind-reading witch
'Queenie Goldstein' is the free-spirited younger sister of
'Porpentina Goldstein' and helps
Newt on his
New York adventures.
Porpentina Goldstein costume worn by Katherine Waterston
in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
'Porpentina' or
'Tina' Goldstein is the older sister and roommate of
Queenie, a down-to-earth witch and former
Auror at the
Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA).
Percival Graves costume worn by Colin Farrell
in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
'Percival Graves' is a high-ranking
Auror and the
Director of Magical Security of the
MACUSA tasked with tracking down
Newt. I loved seeing the detail and trim on his 1920s-inspired costume up close, especially his deadly scorpion collar pins.
Jacob Kawolski costume worn by Dan Fogler
in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
'Jacob Kowalski' is a '
No-Maj' (the
American term for
'Muggle', a non-magical human) who becomes embroiled in
Newt's escapades to recapture his magical creatures.
For more from the wizarding world, make sure you also check out all these
original costumes and props from the Harry Potter movies.
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Josh Radnor stars as 'Dr. Jed Foster' a progressive army surgeon from a privileged Maryland background.
Hannah James stars as 'Emma Green', a young, naive Confederate belle who volunteered at the makeshift hospital as an act of rebellion against her privileged family.
