By PTI
LOS ANGELES: The upcoming third installment within the “Fantastic Beasts” collection is titled “The Secrets of Dumbledore”, Warner Bros introduced because the studio moved up the theatrical launch of the movie by three months.
The film, which was earlier scheduled to be launched on July 15 subsequent yr, will now open on April 15, 2022. The official logline of the movie reads: “Professor Albus Dumbledore is aware of the highly effective Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is transferring to grab management 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?” “Harry Potter” veteran David Yates is returning to direct the third film, reported Variety.
“Fantastic Beasts” is a prequel spin-off movie franchise set within the Wizarding World as “Harry Potter”, each created by JK Rowling. The new movie will see magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), who turns into a confidant of a younger Albus Dumbledore, portrayed by Jude Law, amid the rise of the totalitarian Grindelwald.
The solid additionally contains Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler and Jessica Williams. Mads Mikkelsen will take up the position of Grindelwald after the departure of Johnny Depp from the collection.
Warner Bros requested him to step down because the darkish lord Grindelwald, a task he performed within the first two “Fantastic Beasts” movies, following the information he misplaced his libel case in opposition to a British tabloid that printed an article in 2018 alleging he was a “wife beater”.
Steve Kloves, who labored on lots of the authentic “Harry Potter” films, is co-writing the script for the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie with Rowling, who made headlines final yr for her feedback on the transgender folks.
