Great news from Warners!  According to a story in the New York times about studio executive Kevin Tsujihara, he has persuaded Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling to expand her “Fantastic Beasts” supplement to a three-movie series.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a 2001 book billed as one of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbooks. Three megamovies are planned. The main character will be a “magizoologist” named Newt Scamander. The stories, neither prequels or sequels, will start in New York about seven decades before the arrival of Mr. Potter and his pals.