Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander 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. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

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  Eddie Redmayne

  ... Newt

  Hick, Les Misérables

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  Ezra Miller

  ... Credence Barebone

  Madame Bovary, Zack Snyder's Justice League

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  Mads Mikkelsen

  ... Grindelwald

  Mufasa: The Lion King, The Black Kaiser

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  Jude Law

  ... Albus Dumbledore

  Side Effects, The Order

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  Katherine Waterston

  ... Tina Goldstein

  Afraid, They Listen

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  Alison Sudol

  ... Queenie Goldstein

  The Last Full Measure, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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  Jessica Williams

  ... Eulalie Hicks

  The Incredible Jessica James, Booksmart

Crew Behind the Film

The Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Yates last directed Pain Hustlers and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The film's writer J.K. Rowling last wrote Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Director

David Yates

Screenwriters

J.K. Rowling
Steve Kloves

Producers

David Heyman
J.K. Rowling

Additional Information

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Production Details

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Key Facts

• Mads Mikkelsen replaces Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (9/22/2021).
• Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who penned seven of the eight Harry Potter movies, will co-write Fantastic Beasts 3 with J.K. Rowling (Variety, 11/5/19).
• Despite the diminished success of 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros. Pictures still expects Fantastic Beasts franchise will span five films in total (Variety, 11/5/19).
• This film is expected to focus on Jude Law’s young Albus Dumbledore character and take place at Hogwarts, with Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston and Dan Fogler returning in their roles (Variety, 11/5/19).
• The franchise was inspired by the text book by “Newt Scamander”.
• Fantastic Beasts movies have grossed $1.47B at the global box office (2019).

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