Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Release Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 Nationwide

Johnny Depp, Callum Turner, Jude Law, J.K. Rowling, Fiona Glascott, Zoe Kravitz, Eddie Redmayne, David Yates, Katherine Waterston, Lionel Wigram, William Nadylam, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Ezra Miller, David Heyman, Dan Fogler, Carmen Ejogo, Steve Kloves, Alison Sudol, Jessica Williams, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Kevin Guthrie, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Danny Cohen, Rick Senat, Neil Blair, Brontis Jodorowsky, Cornell S. John, Victoria Yeates, Wolf Roth, Derek Riddell

Eddie Redmayne return as Newt Scamander to take on Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard played by Johnny Depp

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Eddie Redmayne return as Newt Scamander to take on Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard played by Johnny Depp

Plot

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Plot
The sequel takes place in 1920s Paris, shortly after Newt Scamander’s capture of Grindelwald at the end of the first installment. Returning for the sequel are the characters Tina (Katherine Waterston), Queenie (Alison Sudol), and Jacob (Dan Fogler). See notes below for spoilers.
Cited as paraphrased plot formulation from variety.com
Adventure Family Fantasy IMAX Sequel

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The film's director David Yates last directed Pain Hustlers and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The film's writer J.K. Rowling last wrote Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Director
David Yates
Screenwriter
Producers
David Heyman
Steve Kloves
J.K. Rowling
Lionel Wigram

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sequences of fantasy action
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
The heroes. The villains. The magic.
Also known as
Untitled WB Event Film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2

Language
English

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Key Facts

  • ** SPOILERS AHEAD >>> ** The updated official plot: 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 (Warner Bros., 11/17/17).
  • This will be the second in a planned five-film franchise (Hollywood Reporter, 7/4/17).
  • ** SPOILERS AHEAD >>> ** The official plot: “Grindelwald has made a dramatic escape and has been gathering more followers to his cause – elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one who might be able to stop him is the wizard he once called his dearest friend, Albus Dumbledore. But Dumbledore will need help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander (Warner Bros., 7/4/17).”
  • The film is set in London and Paris with some "surprising nods" to the Harry Potter films (Hollywood Reporter, 7/3/17).
  • Callum Turner is in talks to play Newt Scamander’s brother (Variety, 4/21/17).
  • Jude Law will portray Dumbledore before he becomes the Headmaster at Hogwarts -- he will the wizarding school’s Transfiguration professor (Deadline.com, 4/12/17).
  • Deadline.com reports Johnny Depp may have a brief role in the first film, due out in a few weeks (11/2/16).
  • Zoë Kravitz is expected to have a bigger role in this film (Variety, 8/10/16).
  • Producer David Heyman teased that the second movie in the follow-up series will be set in another global capital city - he didn't reveal which one yet (Deadline.com, 10/13/16).
  • Wizarding world creator J.K. Rowling, who made her screenwriting debut on the first film, is scripting the sequel (8/3/16).

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography started July 3, 2017 in the U.K. at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Shooting starts summer 2017.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed that the second movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series is in the works - aiming for 2018 release.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 16, 2018 . There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including Green Book, Widows and At Eternity's Gate. Additional information: 2D/3D, IMAX.



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Mon., Feb. 4, 2019

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action

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