I could not be more jazzed about this news. On Thursday, Pottermore announced a slew of new cast members joining the next film in the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them franchise, including comedy queen Jessica Williams. The former Daily Show correspondent, whose most recent movie role was as the lead in the Netflix's The Incredible Jessica James, recently became best buds with J.K. Rowling, and now they're making our dreams come true.
Unfortunately, Pottermore doesn't yet know any details about her role in the film, only that she's been cast alongside other HP newcomers like Brontis Jodorowsky as the infamous Nicolas Flamel. Wolf Roth has been cast as a character named Spielman, Victoria Yeates as Bunty, Derek Riddell as Torquil Travers, Poppy Corby-Tuech as Rosier, and Cornell S John as Arnold Guzman. As Pottermore points out, "Travers" and "Rosier" were the last names of Death Eaters in the Harry Potter series.
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"HELLO THERE. I AM SCREAMING BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE IN FANTASTIC BEASTS," Williams tweeted Friday morning.
HELLO THERE. I AM SCREAMING BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE IN FANTASTIC BEASTS. ??? https://t.co/k4UAT9y5gc
— Jessica R. Williams (@msjwilly) October 6, 2017
And of course, J.K. Rowling was quick to reply.
Soooooo happy ?
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 6, 2017
"Soooooo happy."
Whatever role Williams has, it's likely a good one. She and the author absolutely hit it off when the first got dinner together in July.
"I met FREAKING J??K??R??O??W??L??I??N??G (aka Jo Jo- lol she lets me call her that. So ignorant.) originally like a month ago," she wrote on Instagram, accompanied by an incredible photo. "Obviously we all know that I've been a Harry Potter nut since I was 10 years old so I was very nervous to meet one of my sheroes for the first time. What would I wear? What do you say at the alter (lmaooo)? What if we like...don't get along?"
But they did get along. They had "a full six hours" of drinks, and hung out again. Now we know they'll be seeing a lot more of each other set, and we just can't wait. The (so far) untitled sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find them is slated to hit theaters sometime in 2018!