Fantastic Beasts 3 synopsis". Fantasticbeasts. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022 . Retrieved 23 February 2022. Fantastic Beasts 3 has recast the role of Gellert Grindelwald. The dark wizard will now be played by Mads Mikkelsen, a Danish actor and former gymnast most famous in the U.S. for starring in the series Hannibal. He recently earned a BAFTA nomination for Another Round, which won Best International Film at the 2021 Oscars. Rubin, Rebecca (12 April 2022). " 'Fantastic Beasts': How Scandal and Controversy Have Derailed the Wizarding Franchise". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022 . Retrieved 16 April 2022. Rubin, Rebecca (6 November 2020). " 'Fantastic Beasts 3' Release Date Delayed to 2022". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020 . Retrieved 6 November 2020. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a 2022 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, based on a screenplay by Rowling. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the eleventh overall in the Wizarding World franchise. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen. Set several years after the events of its predecessor, the film sees Albus Dumbledore tasking Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into the heart of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald's army.

Drum, Nicole (20 December 2021). "New Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Poster Released". Comic Book. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022 . Retrieved 24 February 2022. D'Alessandro, Anthony (4 November 2019). " 'Fantastic Beasts 3′ Moving Forward With Spring 2020 Start, Jessica Williams' 'Lally' Character To Play Pivotal Part In Brazil-Set Threequel". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019 . Retrieved 20 September 2020.Fantastic Beasts' newest star Victoria Yeates on working with her "role model" JK Rowling". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 10 November 2020. Barlow, Helen (9 October 2018). "Johnny Depp on 'The Crimes of Grindelwald' and His Most Iconic Roles". Collider. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018 . Retrieved 12 October 2018. In the aftermath, Aberforth accepts the ailing Credence as his son and takes him home. Jacob and Queenie marry at Jacob's bakery, with most of the team and Tina Goldstein in attendance. Newt spots Dumbledore watching from across the street. Dumbledore thanks Newt before disappearing into the night.

The second official Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore trailer focuses on the wizarding war, giving fans of the Harry Potter movie something familiar (with less beasts, more rivalries). Mads Mikkelsen looks truly menacing as Gellert Grindelwald. Depp resigned at Warner Bros.' request after having filmed one scene as Grindelwald. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he will still be paid his full salary, however, to fulfill the terms of his contract. The future is less certain for Ezra Miller's Credence Barebone. It was confirmed in the third movie that he is a Dumbledore, although he's actually Aberforth's (Richard Coyle) son and not Albus's brother.J.K. Rowling". Metacritic. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022 . Retrieved 13 August 2022. updated, Heidi Venable last (7 April 2022). "How Mads Mikkelsen's Grindelwald Compares To Johnny Depp, According To Critics Who've Seen Fantastic Beasts 3". CINEMABLEND. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022 . Retrieved 9 April 2022. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them - Part 3". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021 . Retrieved 27 November 2021. Wizarding world leaders gather in Bhutan for the Walk of the Qilin ritual, at which a Qilin will select a worthy new Supreme Leader. Using necromancy, Grindelwald reanimates the dead Qilin and, knowing Dumbledore and Newt will bring the surviving twin Qilin to the ritual, gives Credence a last chance to redeem himself. To thwart Grindelwald's cohorts, each Dumbledore ally carries an identical suitcase with only one containing the Qilin.

Khatchatourian, Maane; McNary, Dave (13 October 2016). " 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' to Be Five-Film Franchise". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2016. Colin Farrell made a menacing Graves and Dan Fogler was superb as Jacob. I also enjoyed Zoe Kravitz. D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 November 2022). " 'Don't Worry Darling' Clears Near 3M Households In First Week On HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022 . Retrieved 15 November 2022. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)". Irish Film Classification Office. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022 . Retrieved 16 March 2022. In November 2020, Depp announced he would not reprise his role as Grindelwald after being asked by Warner Bros. to resign due to negative publicity resulting from the libel case Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd. [31]By moving the series more into Potter lore with the arrival of Dumbledore, Fantastic Beasts has lost the selling point of the first movie. If Rowling conjured up a unique story that focused on Newt Scamander and the adorable beasts, maybe things could have been different for the spin-off series. Newt Scamander is a simply adorable character supported by an enchanting menagerie of fantastical beasts, and Eddie Redmayne was perfectly cast. ER had so many great scenes that it would be hard to single out any particular one. Welk, Brian (29 April 2019). "Third 'Fantastic Beasts' Movie to Open November 2021". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019 . Retrieved 23 July 2019. Other cast members include Richard Coyle as Aberforth Dumbledore: Albus Dumbledore's younger brother, owner of the Hog's Head inn, and Credence's biological father; Oliver Masucci as Anton Vogel: The current Supreme Leader of the International Confederation of Wizards (ICW) and Minister of Magic for Germany; [13] Maria Fernanda Cândido as Vicência Santos: Candidate for the post of Supreme Head of the ICW and Minister of Magic for Brazil; [14] [15] and Dave Wong as Liu Tao, Candidate for the post of Supreme Head of the ICW and Minister of Magic for China.

From Wizarding World creator J.K. Rowling comes the Fantastic Beasts film series. These all-new magical adventures, set before the time of Harry Potter, follow Magizoologist Newt Scamander and his friends—witches Tina and Queenie Goldstein and No-Maj Jacob Kowalski. Harry Potter fans will also recognise familiar names, including beloved Hogwarts Professor Albus Dumbledore and powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. Includes “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore". McNary, Dave; Khatchatourian, Maane (13 October 2016). " 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' to Be Five-Film Franchise". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2016. In October 2018, Johnny Depp hinted that he might return to portray Gellert Grindelwald for the third film, which would start filming in mid-2019. [22] Ritman, Alex (4 February 2021). " 'Fantastic Beasts 3' Stops Shoot After Positive COVID Test". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021 . Retrieved 4 February 2021. Behind the camera, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them director David Yates (who also helmed the last four Harry Potter movies) signed on to direct all of the movies in the series.Sandwell, Ian (24 February 2022). "Fantastic Beasts 3's new trailer is delayed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022 . Retrieved 24 February 2022. In addition to Yates, another Harry Potter original series alumnus joined the Fantastic Beasts franchise in the third movie. Steve Kloves, who penned seven of the eight Harry Potter screenplays, wrote the third movie with Rowling. Robbins, Shawn (18 March 2022). "Long Range Box Office Forecast: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Father Stu". Boxoffice Pro. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022.