Fans first learned of the spinoff in September, when Rowling announced she had written the screenplays for a series of films.
Rowling, who released seven main Harry Potter books between 1997 and 2007 and inspired eight subsequent films based on those novels, is adapting her book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to create these three new "megamovies." Rowling's Fantastic Beasts, published in 2001, is also a fictional textbook used at the series' magical school, Hogwarts.
The cast has yet to be revealed, though Rowling has given some insight into project.
"The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films," she previously said in a statement.
BONUS: 'Harry Potter' Actors: Then and Now
Fans will surely remember the exhilarating and hilariously awkward kiss shared between Harry and Cho in Order of the Phoenix. These days, Leung is a featured character on Hulu's mini-drama "Run."
The loyal Gryffindor peer and Quidditch teammate of Harry and Ron hasn't done much acting since the Potter films, although he did appear in an episode of BBC's drama "Broadchurch."
If there was any child in the Harry Potter franchise easier to hate than Malfoy, it was Harry's chubby, obnoxious cousin Dudley. Since the series ended, Melling has undergone both weight and fame loss, and he couldn't be happier about it.
The younger Weasley sister who eventually steals Harry Potter's heart is now set to star in a comedy about small-town beauty pageants.
What more is there to say about The Boy Who Lived? Radcliffe has begun the impossible task of separating himself from the iconic role by buddying up with John Hamm in the series "A Young Doctor's Notebook."
While Watson has grown up, she still hasn't lost touch with the endearingly dorky Hermione. Watson's latest endeavor is a role in the upcoming Biblical epic, "Noah."
The Hogwarts student who no one could ever really figure out recently starred in the short "It Don't Come Easy" as a shy wallflower, demonstrating that several of the franchise's actors are partially tied to their Hogwarts counterpart for the foreseeable future.
The actor responsible for everyone's favorite antagonist is soon to be starring in the film "In Secret" as a sickly man with whom his cousin is forced into a loveless marriage. When's Felton going to get to play a good guy?
Lewis' transformation from the gawky Neville of the early films into a dashing young man gave hope to bumbling adolescents everywhere. Career-wise, Lewis recently took the leading role in "The Rise," a crime movie about revenge and drug kingpins.
We fondly remember young Ron's crippling fear of spiders and ability to be eating in many as scenes as possible. Most recently, Grint made his on-stage debut as a drug-dealing bad boy in "Mojo" -- a far cry from the wide-eyed face on the left.
The clumsy kid who's notorious for having potions explode in his face is now a full-grown man with stubble. Murray hasn't done any acting since the Potter films, but he's still an active participant in promotional events for the franchise.
One would think the mischievous pair of twins might want to blaze their own trails after being an on-screen duo for so long. Or they could star as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in an upcoming production of Hamlet and continue developing their excellent chemistry. That works, too.
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