A brand new trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldhas arrived. Warner Bros. decided to use part of their presentation at San DiegoComic-Conto focus on the upcoming sequel, which takes place in theHarry Potteruniverse but long before the events of the original book series. With the movie set to arrive in theaters in just a few months, the studio thought this would be the perfect time to give us a magical look at the return of Newt Scamander, who is battling the evil wizard Grindelwald this time around.
Warner Bros. had previously released a teaser trailer that gave us some idea of what to expect, but this full-length trailer may help get the more casual fans of thewizarding worldon board withFantastic Beast 2. The sequel centers on Magizoologist Newt Scamander as he joins forces with young Albus Dumbledore to prevent the devious Gellert Grindelwald from raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings. Grindelwald was revealed at the end ofFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themand, despite the fact that he was in captivity, it was quite clear he was going to be the main villain for this installment.
The cast includes Eddie Redmayne asNewt Scamander, Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore, Katherine Waterston as Tina Goldstein, Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone, Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski, Zoe Kravitz as Leta Lestrange and Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald. David Yates, who directed the firstFantastic Beasts, as well as the final fourHarry Pottermovies, is once again in the director’s chair. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. J.K. Rowling penned the screenplay herself, just as she did with the first movie in the series. Assuming things go according to plan, there will be a total of five movies in this prequel franchise.
Harry Potteris one of the most successful franchises of all time. Warner Bros. had to find a way to keep that going, but with no more books left in the series, they decided to explore the world introduced in the fictional textbookFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. That proved to be a good strategy, as the first movie in this new series brought in $814 million worldwide. Not bad at all, considering that the wordsHarry Potterdon’t even appear in the title.
Not countingFantastic Beasts, the eightHarry Pottermovies grossed a total of $7.7 billion worldwide. Even without wizard that got things started, fans are still eager to see more adventures in this universe. This time around, the action moves from New York City to Paris in what will hopefully be another winning addition to the expanding wizarding world.Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldis set to arrive in theaters on November 16. Be sure to check out the brand new trailer, courtesy ofWarner Bros., for yourself below.
