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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald conjures $253 million global opening

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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 […]

Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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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

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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 […]

Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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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 featurette takes us behind the scenes

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A new featurette has arrived online for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald which sees director David Yates, producer David Hayman, and stars Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne discussing experiencing the magical sequel on IMAX screens; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald featurette explores its Harry Potter connections At the end […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald featurette explores its Harry Potter connections

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Warner Bros. has released another featurette for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald which gives us a look at how the upcoming sequel is connected to the Harry Potter series and includes an introduction from stars Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) and Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore); watch it here… SEE ALSO: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald gets two new posters

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With just a couple of weeks to go until its release, Warner Bros. has released a new Dolby poster for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The upcoming fantasy film is the second of five instalments in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, themselves a prequel to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and follow Magizoologist Newt Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne. […]

Funko unveils new Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts merchandise

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Funko has revealed a new line of merchandise for J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World which includes Pop! vinyl figures Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Hedwig, Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall/Tabby Cat, Dobby, Sirius Black/Padfoot, Bloody Baron and Hagrid, Movie Moment sets featuring Harry entering platform 9 3/4, and Ron’s epic game of wizard chess from Harry […]

Jude Law says Marvel is much more aggressive than Fantastic Beasts regarding secrecy

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Jude Law has commented on the difference between Marvel and Fantastic Beasts when it comes to keeping secrets. Law currently finds himself with prominent roles in two of the biggest franchises of the day, starring in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and in the MCU’s Captain Marvel. Both films require that their actors do […]