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 […]
Fantastic Beasts’ Gellert Grindelwald gets a Real Master Series figure from Star Ace Toys
Sideshow and Star Ace Toys have unveiled the 1/8th scale Real Master Series Gellert Grindelwald figure which is based on the appearance of Johnny Depp as the dark wizard in the latest instalment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $139.99 and […]
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, and Cornell S. John. […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald tracking $275 million worldwide opening
Reviews may not be magical [read ours here and here], but it seems that isn’t going to dissuade fans of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World from heading out to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald this coming weekend. According to Deadline, the film – the second chapter of five planned Harry Potter spinoff prequels – it […]