J.K. Rowling plans special 'Fantastic Beasts' screening to benefit her children's charity

NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) -- J.K. Rowling plans to sprinkle a little magic in New York City ahead of the debut of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with a special screening of the film to benefit her children's charity.

The benefit for Lumous Foundation USA will also feature Eddie Redmayne, who plays the character Newt Scamander, a magizoologist in the movie.

The screening takes place at Carnegie Hall Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.

Rowling's conversation and screening will benefit Lumous Foundation USA in partnership with Warner Brothers and Scholastic. Lumous helps children in orphanages around the world.

Director David Yates will introduce Rowling and other cast members from Fantastic Beasts.

This movie will be Rowling's screenwriting debut. The story follows Scamander as he arrives in New York City in the 1920s with his suitcase filled with magical creatures. He is forced to track down those that manage to esape, while keeping low key so the No-Maj eyes won't see what is going on. The No-Maj are the non-magical Americans, similar to Rowling's muggles in the Harry Potter series, based in Britain.

Fanatastic Beasts and Where to Find Them comes out in theaters Nov. 18. Scholastic will publish the film's screenplay in the U.S. and Canada along with the text book that inspired the story line.

Tickets for the special screening go on sale at Carnegie Hall beginning Monday at 11 a.m. They range in price from $25 to $500.