The upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel will not address the issue of Dumbledore’s sexuality through Jude Law’s portrayal of the character, director David Yates has revealed. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Yates said that Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will not “explicitly” discuss Dumbledore as a gay man and added “I […]
Eddie Redmayne discusses Jude Law’s take on Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts
While speaking to Radiotimes.com about his role as a plasticine hero in Aardman’s Early Man (read our review here), Newt Scamander himself, Eddie Redmayne, had a few tidbits about November’s Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald, specifically Jude Law’s take on Albus Dumbledore. Keen to keep as much locked up in his chamber of secrets […]
Daniel Radcliffe weighs in on the Johnny Depp Fantastic Beasts controversy
“The Boy who Lived”, Daniel Radcliffe, has offered up his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the casting of Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts, and its forthcoming sequel The Crimes of Grindelwald. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Radcliffe talked about the decision for the franchise to persevere with an actor who has been accused of spousal abuse, […]
J.K. Rowling says she is “genuinely happy” with Johnny Depp casting in Fantastic Beasts
JK Rowling has defended the casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise, saying she is “genuinely happy” to have the actor playing a major role. Controversy has swirled around Depp’s casting as magical villain Gellert Grindelwald in the franchise, in which he is set to play […]
David Sakurai joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel
Deadline has revealed that David Sakurai (Iron Fist) has signed on for a role in Warner Bros.’ as-yet-untitled Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, where he is set to portray Krall, one of the ambitious and sulky henchman of Johnny Depp’s Gellert Grindelwald. Fantastic Beasts 2 is currently in production, and sees David Yates […]
Harry Potter fans celebrate ’19 Years Later’ at King’s Cross
September 1st 2017 marks the date in which the epilogue of J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter book is set. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows marked the endpoint of the series, featuring the titular young wizard and his adventures in Rowling’s now iconic Wizarding World. The final chapter of this novel saw Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny […]
First trailer for J.K. Rowling’s Strike – The Cuckoo’s Calling
J.K. Rowling set to work on a brand new detective series, after taking a break from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, in pursuit of a new cast of characters. Penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the Cormoran Strike series was born, currently featuring three novels and based around the titular character of Strike, a private investigator. The […]
Fantastic Beasts 2 starts filming, story details and new cast members revealed
Warner Bros. has announced that filming has now commenced on the as-yet-untitled sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the latest instalment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. Eddie Redmayne stars once more as wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander, alongside Katherine Waterston as Auror Tina Goldstein, Alison Sudol as her sister Queenie Goldstein, and […]
J.K. Rowling teases Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 script
Author J.K. Rowling is teasing fans about the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel by sharing an image of the script. The Harry Potter creator is surely very pleased at how well fans took to the Eddie Redmayne-headlined spin off which landed last year, a film set decades before the first Potter movie in […]
J.K. Rowling denies Harry Potter and the Cursed Child movie trilogy rumours
Despite the fact that Warner Bros. is currently expanding J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World with the five-film Fantastic Beasts franchise, rumours continue to persist that the studio is prepping an adaptation of the hit stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Back in August, it was reported – and subsequently denied – that Warner Bros. […]