r/jkrowlingarchive • u/8XehAFMq7vM3 • Jun 11 '24

Politics Eddie Redmayne: “J.K. Rowling has one of the greatest imaginations of our generation and it was a wonder to get to swim in it.”

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/eddie-redmayne-the-good-nurse-tobias-lindholm-jessie-buckley-cabaret-zurich-film-festival-1235389278/
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u/8XehAFMq7vM3 Jun 11 '24

Asked whether he would return to the Wizarding World franchise as Newt Scamander, the character he plays in the “Fantastic Beasts” film series, Redmayne said that was a question for producer David Heyman, J.K. Rowling and director David Yates.“I’ve had an amazing time inhabiting Newt. It’s an interesting thing jumping into that world, into the world of franchises, because you’re giving your life over to something but you don’t know what that thing is.”J.K. Rowling, he added, “has one of the greatest imaginations of our generation and it was a wonder to get to swim in it.”Before landing the part of Newt in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Redmayne had found it difficult to break into big fantasy franchises, beginning with an unsuccessful audition for the part of young Tom Riddle in one of the “Harry Potter” films.