'Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them' Nabs Katherine Waterston for Female Lead!

Another star has been cast in the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them… Katherine Waterston will be playing the female lead!

The 35-year-old actress is joining the previously announced Eddie Redmayne in the spin-off of the Harry Potter franchise.

Katherine, best known for starring in last year’s Inherent Vice, will play “Tina, short for Porpentina, a witch who works her magic in the U.S. She meets magizoologist Newt Scamander (Redmayne) when he stops in New York City on his travels to find and document magical creatures,” according to Variety.

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