Synopsis – Charming teen, an aspiring musician teams up with the son of a rock star to try and win the school talent show. Directed – Julia Jackman Starring – Joe Anders, Samuel Paul Small, Susan Wokoma Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Bonus Track’ Trailer Previews the Josh O’Connor-Written Queer Rom-Com!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Albus Dumbledore assigns Newt and his allies with a mission related to the rising power of Grindelwald. My Take – There is no denying that the Harry Potter series, which ended publication in 2007, and concluded its cinematic adaptions in 2011, holds a dear nostalgic value to anyone who grew up in the 2000s (like myself). After all British author J.K. Rowling‘s Wizarding World … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) Review!!
Synopsis – The third installment of the ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ series which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Katherine Waterston Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a Final Trailer!! Check It Out!!
A new IMAX poster for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore invites fans to enjoy the latest installment in the Wizarding World franchise on the biggest screen possible. In less than a month, Potterheads will be able to see the next step in the prequel film series, which is set to show the Magical community entering in alert mode after Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a New IMAX Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The third installment of the ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ series which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Katherine Waterston Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Ahead of the release of a brand new trailer premiering later this week, a series of posters for the wizarding sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have been released via Fantastic Beast‘s official Twitter account. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore follows 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and is the third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff series. The film is set … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Reveals New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the long-awaited new addition to the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series. The exclusive image from USA Today gives us a look at Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his brother Theseus (Callum Turner) working together after the loss of Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz) in The Crimes of Grindelwald. The series, which is a prequel to the … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a New Image!! Check It Out!!
A new poster has been released for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, giving us a glimpse into the much anticipated third installment of the Fantastic Beasts series. The new poster shows a glimpse of the much-beloved Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardly, appearing in front of a sunrise with a phoenix (Dumbledore’s Fawkes Perhaps?) flying towards the castle. The poster certainly hints at Dumbledore’s … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The third installment of the ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ series which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Katherine Waterston Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The third installment of the ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ series which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Katherine Waterston Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’: First Teaser Reveals Mads Mikkelsen as Grindelwald!! Check It Out!!
The latest installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise will be coming to theaters sooner than expected — and has revealed an official title, to boot. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has set a new theatrical release date for April 15, 2022, a move up from its original premiere day of July 15 that same year. Earlier this year, it was announced that actor Mads … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Officially Titled ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’!!
With Katherine Waterston’s latest, The World to Come, due out on digital on March 2nd, she took the time to join us for an episode of Collider Connected. A good chunk of the conversation did focus on that 19th century romance in which Waterston stars opposite Vanessa Kirby, but the Collider Connected series also takes the time to look back on a guest’s filmography and … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’: David Yates Still Committed to Directing All Five Movies!!
Mads Mikkelsen‘s presumed casting as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3 is now official, as Warner Bros. has announced the Danish actor will take over the role of the Dark Wizard from Johnny Depp. Mikkelsen has reportedly been director David Yates‘ top choice for the past two weeks after Depp agreed to step down from the sequel due to his legal troubles in the UK. I don’t watch the Fantastic … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’: Mads Mikkelsen Officially Cast as Grindelwald!!
Please grab the nearest smelling salts and/or the closest glass of water for a comically large spit-take, because I am here to report that another upcoming blockbuster has shifted its release date. A THR report reveals that the third Fantastic Beasts film has moved from November 12, 2021 to July 15, 2022. The schedule swap comes in the wake of Johnny Depp stepping down from … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Sets New Summer 2022 Release Date!!
Fantastic Beasts 3 has officially started filming, Eddie Redmayne has confirmed. Yep, the Harry Potter prequel spin-off is back in action following coronavirus delays, and Eddie, who plays magizoologist Newt Scamander, has revealed there’s some pretty stringent safety measures in place. Speaking to Cinemablend, the actor said: “It’s interesting because we’ve started shooting now. We’re two weeks in, and again, it’s a whole new process. … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’: Eddie Redmayne Confirms Filming Has Officially Begun!!
Synopsis – Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. (“Pits”) is awarded the nation’s highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield. Directed – Todd Robinson Starring – Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Last Full Measure’ First Trailer Has Sebastian Stan Investigating a War Hero!! Check It Out!!
Harry Potter fans may find themselves in familiar territory when Fantastic Beasts 3 hits theaters in 2021. News broke this week that the sequel is officially moving forward at Warner Bros. after some significant delays that followed the bumpy release of the second film in the franchise, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. While 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was crafted as … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ May Feature More Hogwarts in Franchise Course-Correction!!
Fantastic Beasts 3 has had a rocky path to production, but according to a new report, the Wizarding World sequel finally has the greenlight at Warner Bros.. Per Deadline, WB will move forward with production in Spring 2020, which is on track with what we heard the last time production was pushed. The film is working up against a previously announced release date of November 12, … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Gets New Co-Writer; Filming Greenlit for Spring 2020!!
Warner Bros. has announced the Fantastic Beasts 3 release date, letting fans know when the next installment of the Harry Potter prequel franchise will be hitting theaters. The new film is set to open on November 12, 2021, which marks nearly three years to the day that the sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened—one year longer than the gap between the first two … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Release Date Set for 2021 as Filming Delayed Again!!
Synopsis – The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander. My Take – Firstly let me get this out of the way, yes, I am a huge Harry Potter fan! Like myself, a whole generation has grown up in the world build up British author J.K. Rowling. Since the release of the … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Review!!
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer-like video for Fantastic Beasts 2 that runs down the major Harry Potter connections in the film—or at least the ones that we know of so far. When the first Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie was released, most fans expect some connections to the Harry Potter franchise, but by and large were ready for a film … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: New Video Explains the Major ‘Harry Potter’ Connections!! Check It Out!!
Following last week’s poster and three clips, Warner Bros. has released another featurette for the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald which sees J.K. Rowling and Jude Law discussing the character of Albus Dumbledore and his relationship with Johnny Depp’s Gellert Grindelwald; watch it here: At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: New Featurette Showcases Jude Law’s Dumbledore!!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has unleashed a bevy of new high-resolution Fantastic Beasts 2 images, offering a much closer look at the highly anticipated sequel. Director David Yates—who helmed the final four Harry Potter films and the first Fantastic Beasts—returns to helm this sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which is once again written by J.K. Rowling. Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is summoned by Albus Dumbledore … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: 55 New Images from Reveal More of the Upcoming Sequel!!! Check It Out!!
With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for the upcoming sequel which focuses on Newt’s new menagerie of magical creatures and includes interviews with star Eddie Redmayne and screenwriter/producer J.K. Rowling; watch it here: At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: New Featurette Explores Newt’s Magical Creatures!! Check It Out!!
Roughly two years ago, Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them took in over $74.4 million at the domestic box office in its debut weekend. That film would go on to make almost $815 million worldwide when it was all said and done, assuring a sequel to the Harry Potter prequel franchise-starter would be on the way. For what it’s worth, Fantastic Beasts … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Expected to Conjure Up to $75 Million Debut Weekend at the BO!!!
With less than a month to go until Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald arrives in cinemas, another three TV spots have arrived online for the next installment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World which you can watch here: At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Gets Three New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!
The release of Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is right around the corner, but if you need a little extra push to check it out in theaters, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling and star Jude Law are here with a special featurette to do just that. The duo comments on the battle between the forces of light and dark, including the gray … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: J.K. Rowling and Jude Law Comment on Grindelwald and Dumbledore!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald that goes deeper into the film’s plot. While we previously knew that the conflict would revolve around Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) escaping and Dumbledore (Jude Law) recruiting Newt (Eddie Redmayne) to take down the dark wizard. However, this featurette reveals that part of Grindelwald’s plan involves Credence (Ezra Miller), who displayed incredible … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Featurette Divulges into the Plot!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released the final poster for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald along with a set of new character posters. And as posters go, they’re totally fine. I’m used to Warner Bros. releasing a slew of posters for their blockbuster moves, and I didn’t expect Fantastic Beasts to be any different. But something that has jumped out at me is the tagline. While … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: New Posters Are All about The Future!! Check Them Out!!
With a little over a month to go until Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald arrives in cinemas, Warner Bros. has released a new poster for the magical sequel which puts Johnny Depp’s villain Gellert Grindelwald front and centre alongside Leta Lestrange, Theseus Scamander, Albus Dumbledore, Nagini, Credence Barebone, Tina Goldstein, Newt Scamander, Queenie Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, and Yusuf Kama; take a look here: At … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: New Poster Puts Depp’s Dark Wizard At The Center!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: Final Trailer Prepares for an Epic Magical Showdown!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released a batch of character posters for the next installment in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, featuring Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol), Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), Leta Lestrange (Zoe Kravitz), and Theseus Scamander (Callum Turner); check them out in the … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald’ Gets A Series Of New Posters!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. But instead of focusing on the new Parisian setting or the additional characters, this featurette dials in on one incredibly exciting aspect of the film: the return to Hogwarts. Indeed, while Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them carved out a new corner of the Harry Potter … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: New Video Sends Us Back To Hogwarts!! Check It Out!!
Interest is riding high for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, not just because it’s the sequel to the Harry Potter prequel (of sorts) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but because this franchise is now charting original story territory. Potter author J.K. Rowling has penned the scripts for the first two of a planned five-film franchise, but the source material was bare, which … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’: New Character Descriptions Reveal Plot Details!!!
Synopsis – The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ : New Trailer Goes Back To Hogwarts!! Check It Out!!
A new official photo from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald—the second of a magically insane planned five films—gives us a glimpse of Eddie Redmayne‘s Newt Scamander when he was a young Hogwarts student, awkwardly brandishing his wand about as all young Hogwarts students do. Not pictured is Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard committing those titular crimes (Depp is presumedly just off-camera threatening a P.A. … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: New Image Shows Off A Young Newt Scamander!! Check It Out!!
We’re just a little under half a year away from the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the sequel to 2016’s Harry Potter prequel spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but author J.K. Rowling has revealed via her official website that she is already hard at work on the script for the third installment of the planned five-part series. “I’ve just … Continue reading J.K. Rowling has started work on ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’!!!
Synopsis – The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise which follows the adventures of Newt Scamander. Directed – David Yates Starring – Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Trailer Takes Us Back To Hogwarts!! Check It Out!!
The Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer is almost here! Warner Bros. today unveiled a trailer teaser for the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, announcing that the full debut trailer will be online on Tuesday, March 13th. This trailer teaser doesn’t have any actual footage from the film but instead launches the global social activation #WandsReady. This movement asks fans to post a photo … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Teaser Announces Upcoming Trailer!!! Check It Out!!
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is in the can and steaming toward a 2018, which means its only a matter of time before we get a full trailer for the latest installment in J.K. Rowling‘s five-film franchise. For now, Warner Bros. has released a pair of new images from the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, reuiniting the heroes from the first … Continue reading New ‘Fantastic Beasts 2′ Images Find Newt and Tina Back in Action!!! Check It Out!!
A pair of new images from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald have landed online, and I’m not sure the world is ready for Hot Dumbledore. Indeed, we knew Jude Law would be filling the role of the famous wizard in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, and while the initial cast image offered a first glimpse at Law in costume, this … Continue reading New ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Images Further Reveal Hot Dumbledore!!! Check It Out!!
Johnny Depp may be far, far away from this new image out of Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, but the franchise’s protagonists are front and center. Eddie Redmayne‘s casually magical Newt Scamander and Dan Fogler‘s befuddled Muggle/NoMaj Jacob Kowalski are together again, this time on the streets of Paris for director David Yates‘ Harry Potter prequel sequel. This film is less than a year away from opening, giving … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: New Image Reunites Newt and Jacob in Paris!! Check It Out!!
A couple of new images from Fantastic Beasts 2—officially titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald—have hit the interwebs. The highly anticipated sequel moves the action of the Harry Potter prequel series over to Paris from New York City, marking a quick change of setting for a franchise whose major selling point in the first place was revealing how the Wizarding World worked in the … Continue reading New ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Images Feature Dapper Newt and Dumbledore!!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released the first promo image for the Fantastic Beasts sequel, which is officially titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The upcoming sequel will see the return of characters from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them along with new faces including Jude Law as a young Albus Dumbledore. Looking at this cast and this title, it’s fine, I guess. Jude Law looks … Continue reading First Image and Title Revealed for the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel!!! Check It Out!!
Filming is currently underway on David Yates‘ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them follow-up and a new image from the set offers a tease at the timeline for the untitled sequel. When we left Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) at the end of Fantastic Beasts, he was early in his legendary magical adventures, but it looks like the sequel will find him at a pivotal moment in … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Set Image Teases the Sequel’s Timeline!!! Check It Out!!!
Filming is underway on Fantastic Beasts 2, and Warner Bros. has announced some new additions to the cast. Previously, we knew that a large portion of the original cast would be returning including Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Katherine Waterston as Tina Goldstein, Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein, Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski, and Ezra Miller as Credence. Pottemore reveals that Carmen Ejogo is also … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Adds New Cast and Characters Including Jessica Williams!!!
Principal photography began today on David Yates’ untitled Fantastic Beasts sequel, and with it we now have the first official synopsis as well as a list of new and returning characters. Obviously, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) will return alongside Auror Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), her sister Queenie (Alison Sudol), and friendly no-maj Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler). They’ll be joined by Johnny Depp, who plays the … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Synopsis Released as Filming Begins!!!
Synopsis – The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. My Take – Weren’t we all sad when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) drew its curtain and ended a franchise running for 10 years. Like me, I am quite sure many Potter fans felt that … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Review!!!
As a franchise, Harry Potter is somewhat unique. The series opened with two simply unbearable and weightless adventures courtesy of Christopher Columbus, who went for adorable and ended up with two atonal messes that even a big fan of the franchise (such as myself) cannot return to, to this very day. Then, out of nowhere, Alfonso Cuaron came in with Prisoner of Azkaban and created … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’: David Yates Feels “Committed” to Directing All 5 Films!!
In addition to being the author behind the worldwide Harry Potter phenomenon and the writer of the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling has been a celebrity advocate for human rights — that includes LGBTQ rights. While she previously told fans that there are, of course, gay characters in her magical world, we may see Albus Dumbledore himself as an openly gay wizard on the … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Sequels Could Feature an Openly Gay Dumbledore!!
