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Here's a behind-scenes-look at the new Harry Potter spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts'

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Redmayne, as Scamander, with his magical case full of creatures. Warner Bros

This week, fans of J.K. Rowling's wizarding series participated in the Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. In honor of the event, Rowling's website for all things Potter, Pottermore, released a new featurette about the making of upcoming "Harry Potter" spin-off movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

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The movie stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, a magizoologist who studies magical creatures. Set in the 1920s, Scamander comes to New York City, where several of his creature get loose and raise trouble. We still don't know what initially brings Scamander to the Big Apple, but according to the new clips, we know he was only supposed to stay a few hours. 

The featurette also includes behind-the-scenes interview with the actors who play three other central characters in the film. Katherine Waterston described her character, Porpentina Goldstein as "soulful."

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Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, is a witch who works at the Magical Congress of the United States of America, the U.S. version of the Ministry of Magic. YouTube/Pottermore

Actress Alison Sudol plays Porpentina's little sister Queenie Goldstein. She says that the pair "raised each other" and "have a very deep bond." 

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Queenie is a "legilimens," meaning she can read minds. YouTube/Pottermore

Rounding out the group is Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj (that's the American version of Muggle) played by Dan Fogler. Fogler says his character has just returned from the war, when he gets swept up in the Scamander's magical shenanigans. 

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Fogler's character dreams of opening a bakery. YouTube/Pottermore

You can watch the entire video here or below. 

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