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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 […]

Newt Scamander gets a Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Movie Masterpiece figure from Hot Toys

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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)

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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 […]

Fantastic Beasts’ Gellert Grindelwald gets a Real Master Series figure from Star Ace Toys

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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 […]

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. […]

10 Best ‘Fantastic Beasts’ In J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World

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Ahead of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Tom Beasley takes a look back through J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World to pick out the best magical critters in Harry Potter history… One of the common refrains of those who are not happy about the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movies is […]

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 […]

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 […]