Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

YOU GUYS I'M SO EXCITED.

I just found out (although the initial announcement was made last year or something) that J. K. Rowling is writing the screenplay for a Harry Potter spinoff called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. For anyone who doesn't nerd out as hardcore as myself, that title is shared by a schoolbook that Harry has for the Care of Magical Creatures course at Hogwarts. J. K. Rowling actually published this book for fans to read back in 2001.

WELL IF THAT ISN'T AWESOME ENOUGH BY ITSELF

Not only is this going to be a real actual legitimate thing, I read today in an article on IGN's website that it's being planned as a TRILOGY.

I'm losing my mind here. MORE HARRY POTTER. Yesssssssssssss.

In the video that IGN created (posted in the article that is linked above) it's stated that the movie will be taking place 7 years before Harry's story, and that Rowling doesn't mean for it to link into Harry's life. It's to be considered an extension of Harry's world rather than his story itself.

Excuse me while I go dance like a maniac for a couple of days.