5. The Release Date: November 18, 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is slated to hit theaters on November 18, 2016. The Harry Potter films are no stranger to fall release dates, and this specific date has been home to some of the biggest hits for young adult cinema over the past few years - Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games films have all debuted right around that time in November. It's strategically significant, opening just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend, then building up steam well into the Christmas holidays. With a release date that's just over two years away, we should be gearing up for a steady stream of updates about this film coming soon. Warner Brothers has confirmed that they will be shooting primarily at Leavesden Studios, where a bulk of the original Harry Potter movies were filmed, although shoot dates are as yet unknown. But if they're zeroing in on their shooting schedule, smart money says that within the next six months, we should be getting a lot more information regarding cast and crew.