JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, is going to write three films based on the 54-page Hogwarts textbook she wrote in 2001. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is following in the footsteps of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit, and will be divided into three stories.
《哈利·波特》系列丛书的作者JK罗琳，将根据她在2001年写的54页霍格沃茨教科书《神奇动物在哪里》撰写三部电影剧本。就像作家J.R.R托尔金的《指环王》前传《霍比特人》一样，《神奇动物在哪里》将被拆分成三部曲。

The story of the new trilogy will take place in New York 70 years before the events of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, the first Harry Potter book. The story will center around Newt Scamander, a "Magizoologist" who specializes in the study of magical creatures. Rowling said it is neither a prequel nor a sequel, but "an extension of the wizarding world."
新电影三部曲中的故事将发生在《哈利·波特与魔法石》（《哈利·波特》第一部）70年前的纽约，影片将以神奇动物专家纽特·斯卡曼为中心展开。罗琳说这不会只是前传或后传，而是“霍格沃茨魔法世界的延伸”。

The series was announced in September as a project, but last Saturday Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara told the New York Times that the films would be a trilogy. JK Rowling explained in an interview with New York Times that it was Tsujihara who convinced her to make the films.
新电影系列宣布在9月份立项，上周六华纳兄弟公司CEO凯文·特苏哈拉在接受纽约时报采访时说，这次将是三部曲。在采访中，JK罗琳说是特苏哈拉说服她为新电影撰写剧本。

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, even told MTV News that she'd "definitely be up for a cameo!"
艾玛·沃特森此前在《哈利·波特》系列电影中扮演赫敏，她对MTV News记者表示自己“很愿意以配角回归！”

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Although, there has been no casting for the series, nor has there been a start date for production announced yet.
然而目前还没有准确消息告诉我们新三部曲的角色人选，电影拍摄日期也没有明确宣布。