An open casting call is to be held to find a girl to star in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” spinoff* film — ”Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The film studio Warner Bros is looking for a girl between the ages of 8 and 12 to play a character called Modesty.

    The chosen youngster will star opposite Eddie Redmayne.

    Redmayne will play a magizoologist* who writes a Hogwarts School textbook about the weird and wonderful creatures he encounters.

    Rowling has written the screenplay for the film.

    Rowling says “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the “Harry Potter” series but an extension of the wizarding world.

    The movie is expected to be released next November.(SD-Agencies)