Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning eyed for “Harry Potter” spinoffMay 28, 2015 - 09:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A series of actresses are eyeing to join "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning, and Kate Upton are reportedly among the contenders to play two major female characters in the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff, AceShowbiz reports. TheWrap reports Ronan and Fanning, along with two other actresses Lili Simmons and Alison Sudol, are vying to play the role of Tina. Meanwhile, Upton is lined up with Katherine Waterston and Elizabeth Debicki as candidates for Tina's older sister, Queenie. Meanwhile, Variety reporter Justin Kroll took it to Twitter to reveal that Steve Zissis ("Togetherness"), Zack Pearlman ("Mulaney"), and Dan Fogler ("Fanboys") are among the actors testing for the role of Jacob, Newt's rival. Inspired by Hogwarts textbook of the same name, "Fantastic Beasts" is scheduled for December 18, 2016. David Yates sits behind the lens and J.K. Rowling writes the screenplay. Eddie Redmayne is tapped to play the book's fictitious author, Newt Scamander. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |