We saw a few of the aforementioned “beasts” in the latest trailer from San Diego Comic-Con, but now Entertainment Weekly has given a preview of six of the creatures that will be causing havoc in New York City and likely matting Eddie Redmayne’s already-matted hair.
Here’s a list of the beasts, though I’m sure plenty more will come out of that suitcase.
The Niffler
The Niffler don’t give a shit. It’s a fluffy creature that’s attracted to shiny things, hence why Goblins like to use them to search for treasure. We already got at look at one in a previous Fantastic Beasts trailer, but what’s surprising is where the design came from.
Fantastic Beasts visual effects supervisor Christian Manz said one of the biggest inspirations was the honey badger. “We saw some great footage of a honey badger raiding somebody’s house with a completely insatiable desire to find food and nothing would get in its way,” he said.
Thunderbird
I.E. the crazy thing that was flying around in the trailer. It’s an eagle-like creature from Arizona that can create storms just by flapping its wings. It’s also the sigil of one of the houses at American wizarding school Ilvermorny.
Bowtruckle
It’s basically a cross between a stick bug and Treebeard from Lord of the Rings. Redmayne’s character, Newt, has four of them. According to Entertainment Weekly, the design team tried out 200 different versions before they finalized the design, and Redmayne said there’s a certain one named Pickett who’s Newt’s favorite.
Demiguise
Is anyone else getting a football lineman vibe from this guy? The Demiguise is an orangutan-like creature that can turn invisible at will because its long, silky hair can be spun into Invisibility Cloaks. Therefore, its pelt is highly sought after, making the Demiguise an endangered species in the Potterverse. Luckily, it can see into the future, so the only way to catch one is to do something totally unpredictable.
Occamy
This is a creature that’s remained largely mysterious until recently. According to Entertainment Weekly, it’s sort of like a “cross between a dragon and a bird.” It can grow or shrink to fit wherever it’s living, which means it’ll likely have a comfortable tiny home in Newt’s suitcase until, well, it gets out.
[Source: Gizmodo]
