Warner Bros have confirmed that the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be the first in a film trilogy - and there is a strong chance of more movies to follow.
The new movies will be released in 2016, 2018, and 2020, according to Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara.
The Fantastic Beasts movies are based on an original story by Potter author JK Rowling and will mark her screenwriting debut.
Set 70 years before the events of the Harry Potter books, Fantastic Beasts follows the adventures of Hufflepuff hero Newt Scamander. He's a magizoologist (one who studies magical creatures) who first appeared as the fictional author of a 42-page textbook.
The movies will be directed by Potter veteran David Yates, and will reunite the filmmaking team of David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.
