I talked with David Yates about that and we both decided that it wasn’t necessary to do an impersonation of one of them as a younger man. She gave me a very good sense of Albus’ life journey and who he was and what was happening in his head and his heart and his world for this particular story.īecause he’d seen the movies with his kids, the performances of the two actors who had already played Dumbledore later - Richard Harris and Michael Gambon - were in the back of his mind, although you probably won’t see many echoes on screen: Rowling shortly after we started work on it. Then I had the good fortune and opportunity to sit with J.K. He was first introduced to the wizarding world of Harry Potter because his children grew up loving the books and films, which meant he grew up with them as well.Īnd I’d seen and enjoyed the first film. He’s rallying more and more people and it causes divisions across families. What’s happened is Grindelwald’s belief that purebloods should reign over all non-magical beings is a political thing. According to Redmayne, that’s when a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) sends Newt to “try and track him down and capture him.” The infamous dark wizard was captured at the end of the previous movie and has now been sent back to Europe to answer for his crimes. Redmayne also talked about the film’s villain: Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Rowling, and if anyone is qualified to weave in Potter lord, it’s her. That script was written by Harry Potter author J.K. When I read it had these cryptic elements to it and it played like a thriller that made it a page-turner.

So these characters you met in the first film are now in the wizarding world you understand more thoroughly. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, star Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) said the film is going to be “darker and more rigorous and weaving in the Potter lore we’re much more familiar with.” In November, the much-anticipated sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - will hit theaters. By David Harris (Razor) 4 years ago Follow Tweet

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