The final trailer for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” shows a young Dumbledore and more of the famous wizarding school Hogwarts.
I grew up on “Harry Potter” but I didn’t love 2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” I felt like it was too light, the plot was forced and the whole thing seemed unnecessary. To make matters worse, the one character I actually liked in the prequel, played by Colin Farrell, transformed into the very problematic Johnny Depp at the end. After struggling to finish the first “Fantastic Beasts” I wasn’t looking forward to its sequel “The Crimes of Grindelwald.” That all changed when I saw this trailer, which has me thinking it might actually be pretty good.
The newly released poster for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
As the title suggests, this movie will focus on Grindelwald, who for casual fans can be considered the Original Voldemort, played by Depp. In the original “Harry Potter” books and movies, allusions were made to Dumbledore’s battle with Grindelwald when they were younger. It looks like we’ll be seeing their conflicts, as “The Young Pope” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” star Jude Law. I expect this will make this sequel seem more necessary and worth watching.
The trailer also teases “Fantastic Beasts 1” costars including Eddie Redmaye and Katherine Waterston will return, but hopefully in smaller doses. Scenes also take place in Hogwarts. For people whose childhoods were filled with “Harry Potter” the school is always great to see. After the first “Fantastic Beasts” didn’t have any scenes in the castle, I feel like returning to Hogwarts will be worth the price of a theater ticket.
Johnny Depp stars as the title character in “Fastastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
The story is definitely going to be dark, and it’s interesting that these prequels are mostly focussing on adults, after the original eight movies featured children as they grew up.
Even though I know, in broad strokes, the story of Grindelwald I think, and hope, that “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will be an improvement over the first “Harry Potter” prequel.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will hit theaters on November 16.
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