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Film · 2018 · Fantastic Beasts (2 of 3)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Directed by David Yates · starring Isaura Barbé-Brown, Israel Ruiz and Olivia Popica

2 h 14 min
12
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
UK USA
Released in the UK 15 November 2018

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7.1 Users50 votes
5.8 Critics4 reviews

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Synopsis

The sequel of 'Fantastic Animals and Where to Find Them', 'Fantastic Animals: The Crimes of Grindelwald', takes place months after the end of the first film. The first film ended with Grindelwald being captured by the Magical Congress of the United States of America with the help of Newt Scammander, now Grindelwald fulfills his promise to escape. Nobody suspects which real intentions he has: that pure blood wizards rule over all the non magical creatures. In order to accomplish it, he will count with a powerful group of wizards that will be under the threat of being with or against him.

With the aim of defeating him, a young wizard called Albus Dumbledore visits Newt Scamander and asks for his help to neutralize the threat that Grindelwald has become. Newt asks him about the reason why he can't do it. What Scamander doesn?t know ?s that there is a very close relationship between them that doesn?t allow him. In this mission, the group of wizards will find how magic and danger can be together to form an incredible adventure.

The film is directed by David Yates ('Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and 2') and the writer J. K. Rowling comes back as the writer of this sequel.

'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' is starred by Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz, Ezra Miller y Katherine Waterson, among others.

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Runtime: 134 min2 hours and 14 minutes
Budget: $200mWarner Bros. Pictures
Box office: $151.8m0.8 times its budget
Rating: 12Suitable for 12 years and over

How long is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?: 2 hours and 14 minutes (134 minutes).
When was Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 15 November 2018.
Who directed Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?: David Yates.
Who is in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?: It stars Isaura Barbé-Brown, Israel Ruiz, Olivia Popica and Joshua Shea.
Where can I watch Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?: In the UK it is available with a subscription on HBO Max, with a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald make?: It took $151.8 million in US. It cost $200 million.
Is it part of a series?: Yes: it is film 2 of 3 in Fantastic Beasts.

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Cast

Director: David Yates
Writers: J.K. Rowling
Music: James Newton Howard
Producers: David Heyman, Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling

Videos and trailers

Final trailer 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' 2:4227 September 2016

Photos and posters

+18 photosand 24 posters

Reviews

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What the critics say average 5.8 from 4 outlets

6.0 USA TodayBrian Truitt As much as the new sequel bridges gaps to various 'Potter' lineages and personalities, it also ties into real-world history in intriguing fashion. Read
6.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw Rowling's creative imagination is as fertile as ever, and newcomers Law and Johnny Depp impress, but the second film in the series is bogged down by franchise detail. Read
6.0 New York PostJohnny Oleksinski Rediscovers that Potter magic (...) Newt has proved himself a lovable lizard. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend

Budget $200m
US $151.8m
UK £54.3m

Awards

BAFTA Awards 2019 2 nominations

The Fantastic Beasts films

Trivia

Young Grindelwald

This movie features the first time in 'Beasts' franchise that actors from the 'Harry Potter' movies have reprised their roles: Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Grindelwald and Toby Regbo as Young Dumbledore; both briefly appeared in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1'
Almost 20 Years

Filmed almost entirely at Leavesden's Warner Studios (located in western Hertfordshire County, about 30 kilometers from London), which has been home to the wizarding world for almost twenty years.
Nagini

The role of Nagini was previously offered to Indonesian actress, Acha Septriasa as J.K. Rowling stated that the character was inspired by folklore from Indonesia. She turned down the offer because of pregnancy.
Almost Brothers

Coincidentally, Callum Turner and Eddie Redmayne (who play brothers) grew up less than 300 feet from each other. They hit many milestones in the same places, and learned to swim in the same pool.
Older Brother?

Although Theseus is the older brother of Newt, Eddie Redmayne, who played Newt, is 8 years older than Callum Turner who portrayed his brother Theseus in the film.

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