Muggles wanted: JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts seeks new stars

Makers of the Harry Potter spin-off adventure aim to fill the role of ‘haunted young girl’ Modesty with an open casting for eight- to 12-year-olds

Eddie Redmayne plays ‘magizoologist’ Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Ascanio Branca

Tuesday 14 July 2015 - The Guardian

The stars of the Harry Potter series were cast at an open audition, and all three went on to worldwide fame. Now, in a move echoing the manner in which Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint were discovered, Warner Brothers is holding an open casting for girls aged between eight and 12, to play Modesty in the forthcoming Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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