'Fantastic Beasts' Star Eddie Redmayne on Joining the Wizarding World, Working With J.K. Rowling5 of 17
When you were talking to J.K. Rowling about Newt, what was something she told you that you either hadn't considered or was a surprise?
I suppose [Newt’s] background and where the thoughts for the character had come from. They're all quite personal to her and that was sort of lovely. And it was wonderful to be able to share some of the stuff that I've done: meeting people who have trackers or people who work with animals or zoologists. All these extraordinary stories of gorillas who've grown up with humans and then go back into the wild. It’s this weird mixture of human and animal behavior. What's wonderful about J.K. Rowling and David [Yates] is that they also really enjoy collaboration. You can come with ideas and throw stuff in.
I suppose [Newt’s] background and where the thoughts for the character had come from. They're all quite personal to her and that was sort of lovely. And it was wonderful to be able to share some of the stuff that I've done: meeting people who have trackers or people who work with animals or zoologists. All these extraordinary stories of gorillas who've grown up with humans and then go back into the wild. It’s this weird mixture of human and animal behavior. What's wonderful about J.K. Rowling and David [Yates] is that they also really enjoy collaboration. You can come with ideas and throw stuff in.