Eddie Redmayne Eyed To Lead FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

By Dominick Ferrara V

Fresh off his Academy Award victory for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, we have all wanted to know what Eddie Redmayne’s next move was going to be. Despite all of our guesses, nobody could have imagined this.

According to Variety, Redmayne is the frontrunner to land the lead role in the upcoming FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, a spinoff of the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise. JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series, is writing the screenplay. David Yates, who directed the final four films in the series, is on board to direct.

Yates is testing other actors for the lead role of Newt Scamander, a “magiczoologist,” which in the “Harry Potter” realm is described as a person who studies magical creatures. However, the role is supposedly Redmayne’s to lose.

Apparently, there are four other leads to cast, 2 American girls and 2 American boys that Warner Bros is looking to cast.

Set in New York roughly seven decades before Harry Potter’s saga starts, “Fantastic Beasts” is based on the Hogwarts textbook of the same name and follows the adventures of its author, Newt Scamander.

Variety also reports that WB is looking at Nicholas Hoult for the role after working with the X-MEN actor in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.

Redmayne is repped by CAA and United Agents.

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Weekend Box Office Results: April 3-5, 2015

By Dominick Ferrara V

This was a big weekend at the box office with the juggernaut known as FURIOUS 7 finally hitting theaters after a 2 year wait. How much did it wind up making? Let’s get right to the results!

1. FURIOUS 7: $143.6 million

2. HOME: $27.4 million ($95.6 million total)

3. GET HARD: $12.9 million ($57 million total)

4. CINDERELLA: $10.3 million ($167.3 million total)

5. THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT: $10 million ($103.4 million total)

6. IT FOLLOWS: $2.5 million ($8.5 million total)

7. WOMAN IN GOLD: $2 million

8. KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE: $1.7 million ($122.3 million total)

9. DO YOU BELIEVE?: $1.5 million ($9.8 million total)

10. THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL: $1 million ($30.1 million total)

FURIOUS 7 landed the 9th highest opening weekend of all time, and brought in $384 million worldwide in its opening weekend.

Next week sees the release of the Nicholas Sparks adaptation THE LONGEST RIDE starring Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, and Alan Alda.

Leave your top ten for next weekend in the comment section below!

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