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First look: Eddie Redmayne looks dapper in 'Fantastic Beasts'


Yesterday we got a logo, but the people behind Harry Potter have gifted us with an even greater treat -- Eddie Redmayne in costume.

Entertainment Weekly has the first official look at the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them set, and it looks ... well, magical.

The cover image shows Redmayne as main character Newt Scamander, a famous magizoologist on the quest to find even more obscure magical creatures in 1926 New York, standing in front of the entrance to the Magical Congress of the United States of America -- the American version of the Ministry of Magic. (Of course America would have an unnecessarily long title for their magical government agencies.)

The building, which is housed in the Woolworth building according to EW, has a sort of steampunk feel, which we're hoping this movie will fully dive into considering the time period.

See the full EW cover below.

Fantastic Beasts, which also stars Katherine Waterston, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton, will be released in theaters Nov. 18, 2016.