Ahead of the DVD release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Tom Beasley gets on the phone with VFX supervisor Christian Manz to discuss the enormous people power behind the extraordinary visuals of the Potter universe… One of the great joys of last year’s magical blockbuster Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was its […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald home entertainment release details and special features revealed
Warner Bros. has announced the home entertainment release of the latest instalment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which is set to arrive on digital download on March 9th, followed by a 4K, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD release on March 18th; take a look at the cover artwork and special […]
The Worst Movie Action Sequences of 2018
Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action sequences of 2018… With the imminent arrival of January 1st, it’s worth reflecting on all the different ways that we, as a society, celebrate the New Year. Some usher in the commencement of a fresh calendar by participating in lively social events and extravagant parties. Others indulge in […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Gindelwald passes $500 million worldwide
It may be slipping down the domestic box office charts, but Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald continues to dominate the international markets, helping to propel the Harry Potter spinoff sequel beyond the half billion mark worldwide. The second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts series added a further $51.4 million this past weekend […]
Fantastic Beasts producer explains why we’re getting five movies
Given the enormous success of the Harry Potter franchise, it came as little surprise when Warner Bros. announced it would be expanding the Wizarding World saga with a spinoff based upon J.K. Rowling’s 2001 faux textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. What did come as a surprise however was that WB and Rowling were […]
Fantastic Beasts star Ezra Miller says fans should trust J.K. Rowling regarding the twists
Ezra Miller, one of the stars of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, says that J.K. Rowling knows what she is doing regarding the film’s twists (spoilers follow). The Harry Potter fandom is certainly a passionate one and they demand that everything that happens on screen aligns with canon. So when a major twist happened […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, David Sakurai, Brontis Jodorowsky, Kevin Guthrie, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Cornell S. John, Alfie […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald conjures $253 million global opening
The latest chapter of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, arrived in cinemas this weekend, but despite less-than-magical reviews the Harry Potter spinoff sequel managed to amass a global opening of $253 million – thanks in no small part to a strong international showing. Domestically, The Crimes of Grindelwald comfortably claimed […]
Newt Scamander gets a Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Movie Masterpiece figure from Hot Toys
Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece Series Newt Scamander figure which is based on the likeness of Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The collectible comes with a range of accessories including Newt’s Bowtruckle Pickett, his suitcase, four baby nifflers, and several interchangeable pieces; take a look at the […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, David Sakurai, Brontis Jodorowsky, Kevin Guthrie, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Cornell S. John, Alfie […]