Home video: Potter prequel 'Fantastic Beasts' works its magic

March 25, 2017 at 4:38PM
FB-VFX-DN-1060-GR Film Name: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Copyright: © 2016 WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Caption: EDDIE REDMAYNE as Newt Scamander and a beast called a Thunderbird in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure "FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Eddie Redmayne stars in “Fantastic Beasts.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" takes the familiar trappings of Harry Potter and runs with them — from the U.K. to the U.S.

Eddie Redmayne stars as a British magizoologist who journeys to 1926 New York to research and rescue magical beasts, only to become a target for dark forces. Among a fine cast that also includes Katherine Waterston and Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler is an absolute delight as a No-Maj (the American word for Muggles) who gets swept up in the pre-Potter wizarding world.

Tuesday's Blu-ray and DVD offer loads of extras, including deleted scenes.

Also out Tuesday

"Handmaiden," "A Monster Calls," "Patriots Day," "Planet Earth II," "Silence," "20th Century Women," "Why Him?"

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