Time to get out your wands and whatnot. The sequel to “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” is on the way, and today we have our first look at the assembled crew who will once again take audiences on a magical, prequel journey.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald” will be notable for “Harry Potter” fans for a number of reasons, but mostly in that it has Jude Law playing Albus Dumbledore. He’ll be surrounded by characters and actors new and old to the franchise including Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Claudia Kim, Zoe Kravitz, Callum Turner, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, and Johnny Depp. Here’s the official synopsis:
At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald” opens on November 16, 2018.