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05th Aug 2015

Colin Farrell To Star In Harry Potter Spin Off ‘Fantastic Beasts’

The film is set for release next year.

Megan Cassidy

Harry Potter fans were recently disappointed to learn that Daniel Radcliffe will not star in the spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

However, Irish fans in will be excited to hear that our very own Colin Farrell will star in the movie which is set decades before Potter was born.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 29:  Colin Farrell arrives at the Screening Of GKIDS' "Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet"  at Bing Theatre At LACMA on July 29, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Colin is the latest cast member to be confirmed.

The 39-year-old will play Graves, a wizard that the film’s protagonist Newt (Eddie Redmayne) meets while in New York.

Colin joins a solid list of Irish actors who have starred in the Harry Potter franchise, including Evanna Lynch and Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07:  Brendan Gleeson attends the Moet British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate Market on December 7, 2014 in London, England.  (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Brendan starred as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter series.

Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller and Alison Sudol are also confirmed to star in the film, which will be directed by David Yates and is set for release in 2016.