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![]() ![]() That would make it all the more important for them to stay out of sight.Īs specified in an introductory chapter of the book, Scamander outlines how the UK’s International Statute of Secrecy introduced a clause in which magical creatures must be magically from the eyes of Muggles, making them invisible so as to avoid the exposure of the wizarding world. The same EWfeature revealed that the Salem witch trials are considered to be a major historical tragedy in US wizarding history, which should inform a major difference in social life, especially for American witches. It’s interesting that the wizarding political capital is seemingly removed from the non-magical capital of Washington DC- it’s certainly one way of staying out of the way of the other Congress. Access to the Ministry of Magic in London came through telephone box elevators and, less conveniently, flushing yourself down certain public loos. Here we see them in a chamber that looks reminiscent of the Wizengamot chamber at the Ministry of Magic, as seen in The Order Of The Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows Part 1. MACUSAĪs detailed in Entertainment Weekly‘s November cover feature on the film, MACUSA is surreptitiously based inside New York’s Woolwich Building. The main part of the teaser finds a new character, Porpentina “Tina” Goldstein, (Katherine Waterston) speaking before the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) addressing a character played by Carmen Ejogo, (Selma) who is apparently the speaker of the house in this magical equivalent to Capitol Hill. Marrying the look of the wizarding world with the kind of period setting you expect from The Great Gatsbyshould make the film visually unique amongst next year’s tentpole films. Even with long-time Potter crewmembers like director David Yates and production designer Stuart Craig returning to duty for the spin-off, it looks markedly different from any of the previous films of Rowling’s work. As far as the brief glimpses we get in this trailer are concerned, the setting looks great. ![]()
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