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Fans of J.K. Rowling鈥檚 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� universe recently got more information about the upcoming movie 鈥淔antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them鈥� as well as news about Rowling鈥檚 upcoming projects.

Rowling recently said in an that she is penning another work that will be aimed at young readers.

鈥淚 have written part of a children's book that I really love, so I'm definitely going to finish that,鈥� the author said. Most recently, the 鈥淧otter鈥� writer has been releasing mysteries for adult readers, with the most recent installment in this series, 鈥淐areer of Evil,鈥� having hit shelves last month.

As for 鈥淔antastic,鈥� fans know some plot details already. The upcoming movie is based on Rowling鈥檚 book of the same name. In her 鈥淧otter鈥� world, Harry and his friends use a textbook titled 鈥淔antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them鈥� to learn about magical creatures. This new movie centers on the textbook鈥檚 author, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), and his adventures in 1920s New York. The film also stars Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller, and Katherine Waterston.聽

Now we know a bit more about the world in which Newt finds himself. 鈥淧otter鈥� fans previously knew little about wizards and witches in America, since the 鈥淧otter鈥� books took place in Britain. But apparently in "Fantastic," it's revealed that in the US, the for magical beings is the Magical Congress of the United States of America, the equivalent of Britain鈥檚 Ministry of Magic in the 鈥淧otter鈥� series. As for Newt himself, he apparently carries a briefcase that is key to his adventures. Perhaps it contains information about a new magical creature?聽

While the 鈥淧otter鈥� book series had dark themes, including a physically abusive teacher and allegories for Nazi Germany in later books, themes like love and friendship and how they can triumph over evil were always at the center of the stories about Harry. Good people won and villains were cast down. If these themes continue in the 鈥淔antastic鈥� story, the 鈥淔antastic鈥� movie may be more cheerful than recent popular stories in the young adult-genre.聽

One of the biggest recent young-adult hits has been the 鈥淗unger Games鈥� book series, which was written by Suzanne Collins and was adapted as a series of four films, the last of which will be released later this month. While the final 鈥淧otter鈥� book ends with villain Voldemort being defeated and peace descending on the land (as far as we know), the 鈥淕ames鈥� books have a much more mixed ending. During the story, protagonist Katniss joins with a rebel force fighting against her country鈥檚 evil leader, but she soon finds out that the rebel leadership has committed deeds just as terrible as those done by the totalitarian government.

( critic Peter Debruge called the final movie "grim" in his review and noted, "From the very outset of the series, Katniss has been faced with difficult moral questions. Nearly always, she acted out of a naive sense of what was right.... in the intervening time, she has gained an audience with Panem鈥檚 top power mongers, her cynicism steadily growing as she comes to recognize how such individuals operate.聽By this point, [rebel leader Alma] Coin is as much a figure of suspicion as Snow.") Katniss聽kills the rebel leader and Katniss herself is haunted by the memory of what happened during the conflict, though she now hopes that her children will be living in a better world.聽

As for another fantasy series, 鈥淕ame of Thrones," which are adapted for the HBO TV series, take place in an infamously dark fantasy world. Characters who attempt to do the right thing, such as the character of Ned Stark (Sean Bean), are almost always punished for it and those who put down others for their own gain prosper.