For those who want little facts about the new Wizarding world series in the
Fantastic Beasts saga, details were revealed about Tina Goldstein, and to a degree, her sister Queenie Goldstein.
While the first installment of the series,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, only gave a glimpse of Tina's MACUSA ID card, the full version was released through the new book
The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and revealed a few details about the older Goldstein sister.
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• Tina's full name is Porpentina Esther Goldstein.
• Tina Goldstein was born August 19, 1901. This makes her 25 years old at the time of the first movie, and around four years younger than Newt Scamander, who was born sometime in 1897. The ID card was created by graphic designers of the film series MinaLima, with information they received directly from J.K. Rowling.
• Tina and Queenie Goldstein are half-bloods. J.K. Rowling noted on Twitter a while ago that they are distantly related to Hogwarts Ravenclaw student Anthony Goldstein (many generations down), so their non-magical side could be through their mother. This is also rather surprising given the lack of tolerance between the American wizarding and No-Maj communities.
• Tina's height is listed as 5' 8", though Katherine Waterston, who plays her on-screen, is much taller (nearly six feet tall). She also apparently has no distinguishing marks.
• Tina and Queenie's NY address is not really on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, at 679 W 24th St. (that's more near the Chelsea section of Manhattan).
For everyone who wants a breakdown of the first movie, just order J.K. Rowling's screenplay for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Just one thing to note - this is NOT the original script that Rowling wrote and what the cast and crew used for filming, but one that aligns with the final cut of the movie out now. This means that there are no deleted scenes featured in this script, just everything that was already on screen.
Read SnitchSeeker's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them set visit reports right here, including about the great things the cast said about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, and how 1926-era New York City came to life.