Honestly, I’d recap the plot to this point, but would doing far more service to the audience than the movie does. Our nebbish protagonist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is back, dropped right into the middle of an adventure that I (and most of you) probably haven’t thought about since the last movie. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is the third in a series that Rowling co-wrote directly for the screen, though I can’t imagine this would even make a good read. Neil Blair, Danny Cohen, Josh Berger, Courtenay Valenti and Michael Sharp served as executive producers.Get news and entertainment delivered to your inbox: Sign up for our daily newsletter Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram and Tim Lewis.

The film was produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, based upon a screenplay by J.K. See the full cast and characters here.įantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Ripley), Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Victoria Yeates, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Fiona Glascott, Katherine Waterston, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Richard Coyle, Oliver Masucci, Valerie Pachner, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, and Mads Mikkelsen. The film features an ensemble cast, including Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne ( The Theory of Everything), two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law ( Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr.

But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.

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