'Harry Potter' Spin-off: Film Set Evacuated

Eddie Redmayne, and the cast and crew of the Harry Potter prequel 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' which is being filmed at the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden complex in Hertfordshire, England, were all evacuated from the set when shooting came to a halt on Tuesday due to Storm Barney.

Around 400 members of the cast and crew of the upcoming flick was ordered to evacuate the film set in Leavesden because of the high winds and heavy rain.

Photos that were published online showed severe damage to the Fantastic Beasts film set, including a green screen used by the crew, which was torn apart by the Storm Barney, but reports claimed that the crew of the movie returned to the film set on Wednesday to continue shooting the film.

'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is based on the 2001 book of the Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, which is set 70 years before the events of J. K. Rowling's hugely popular books and film series that stars English actor Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson (British actress, model, and activist) and the English actor who also stars in the 2006 British dramedy film Driving Lessons - Rupert Grint.

Eddie Redmayne portrays the eccentric wizard Newt Scamander in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them', which is directed by Harry Potter film series helmer David Yates.

'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' also stars the lead actor of the 2014 film Alexander - Colin Farrell, Jon Voight (American actor who is a winner of one Academy Award), Hellboy actor - Ron Perlman, Samantha Morton (the English actress with one BAFTA TV Award and one Golden Globe Award) and the American actor, singer and model - Ezra Miller.

'The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' will be split into three installments, and the first installment is slated for release next year (2016).

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