Der er stor nysgerrighed om, hvordan JK Rowling vil udfylde spilletiden på hele fem film om fantastiske skabninger og hvor de findes i hendes troldmandsunivers. Den netop udkomne første film er skrevet af hende og baseret på hendes opslagsværk af samme navn, der er at finde på Hogwarts-biblioteket i ‘Harry Potter’-bøgerne. Men netop fordi, det er et opslagsværk, er handlingen i filmene ukendt.
Lidt af sløret har hun i weekendens løb luftet på Twitter. Rowling, der er særdeles aktiv på det sociale medie, tog sig tid til både de uopklarede spørgsmål om den første film, forklare plothuller, men gav også små hints til, hvad vi har i vente.
Spoilere forude! Hvis du endnu ikke har set filmen, bør du nok slå bak med det samme.
I'm being asked so many good questions about story & characters in #FantasticBeasts. If I can't answer, it's bc we have 4 movies to go!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
Den opfordring affødte en del spørgsmål om specifikke detaljer i filmen.
@jk_rowling was that a Hufflepuff scarf Newt was wearing at the end?
— Winter misses D&P&BD (@WinterIsTrash) 21. november 2016
I can answer that one. Yes! https://t.co/R7eNoO3IWU
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
@jk_rowling Is Frank actually a Thunderbird and did he make it to Arizona ok?
— Amanda Tuchscherer (@inmy_tree) 21. november 2016
Yes and yes! https://t.co/SF7rxMd42f
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
@jk_rowling will Queenie the Queen come back in the second film?
— queenie maryam (@elliotfintry) 21. november 2016
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
Andre havde lidt mere kritiske spørgsmål til logikken i filmens univers.
@jk_rowling Loved the movie. Burning Q from my wife though: How come Newt travels by boat to cross the Atlantic instead of apparating?
— Pong Maniquiz (@pong0814) 18. november 2016
There's a limit to how far you can Apparate. Inter-continental Apparition is very dangerous! https://t.co/8eUjPmAOem
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 18. november 2016
@jk_rowling Why couldn't Newt have used a portkey? It can't have been difficult for him to register one since he works at the Ministry.
— Victor (@VictorNPG) 18. november 2016
Consider the effect on the contents of his case… https://t.co/JV9KtGeMIk
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 18. november 2016
@jk_rowling Why was Newt allowed to keep his wand & do magic, and work for the ministry? Hagrid had a different experience after expulsion..
— Clara Simmons (@ClaraMarie88) 21. november 2016
All will become clear. Trust me. https://t.co/NwA12ZzgsA
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
Og sidst, men ikke mindst beslutningen om at lave fem film i alt.
@jk_rowling can I ask why you decided to make 4 extra movies? Just curious if it was bc of story reasons or something else?
— Kurt (@KurtGaming1) 21. november 2016
Our story starts in 1926 and ends in 1945. It's just too big to fit in one movie! https://t.co/fb5GOGvTxq
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
.@lomadia We did say 3 before I did all the plotting, but then we decided that there's just too much story!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
@jk_rowling There were obviously some major changes from the HP books to the films… Are we to take everything in these films as canonical?
— Joash Taylor (@JoashTaylor) 21. november 2016
Yes, because I'm writing them! https://t.co/KLfJj1Kylo
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 21. november 2016
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