Jacob is a Muggle – or “No-Maj” as American wizards refer to them – with no magical ability or knowledge of that world. It's a really great working environment.”Īs Fogler spoke to us, we noted the big mark on his neck he was sporting as Jacob, a World War II veteran living a simple life. And you see David Heyman and David Yates and they're in the videos and you see what a juggernaut it is and then you see how incredibly just nice everybody is and when you've had that much success, you can afford to be really nice to people. That was an amazing moment, too.”Įddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them.įantastic Beasts filmed at Leavesden, the same studio in England where the Potter films were shot – and where an ongoing exhibit is now open to the public about the history of the films, which includes a look a the props and sets and videos from the cast and crew.ĭan Fogler recalled going to the attraction and thinking, “It's epic. And what's amazing about the scale of the production is we come on to rehearse and already there are background artists doing their - And little kids being taken to be shown the Salem witches and everyone in their little outfits and it was all encompassing. “There were extras everywhere with this kind of 1920s, witchy vibe. He added that his next big moment for him was on set, filming inside the MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) set for the first time.
And in the audition room, I was presented with not only a wand, but, like, that sort of prop paper of extraordinary writings, all in completely authentic magic world stuff, and I was like.” Redmanye mimed panting in shock and laughed. “You know what it was? I had been cast in the film and we went to New York and I was auditioning with actors who were playing some of the other parts. Dressed in his full Newt Scamander costume and holding his wand (which he kindly passed around the table to all the visiting journalists), Academy-Award winner Eddie Redmayne recalled when it hit him that he was now a part of the world of Harry Potter.
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