Fans of hot air balloons and Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, take notice! The upcoming historical drama The Aeronauts, starring Redymane and Jones, will be getting an exclusive IMAX release on October 25th for one week only, a week before the film’s wide theatrical release on November 1st. This marks the first Amazon Studios film to land an IMAX release, and it’ll likely be squeezed … Continue reading ‘The Aeronauts’ to Get Early IMAX Release!!!
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!!
After a brief interruption caused by his stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, writer-director Aaron Sorkin has resumed casting his political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, recruiting Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to join Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jonathan Majors and Alex Sharp, it was announced Friday. Oscar winner Sorkin wrote the script, which chronicles the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged … Continue reading ‘Trial of the Chicago 7′: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Aaron Sorkin’s Film!!!
Jonathan Majors is in talks to star in writer-director Aaron Sorkin‘s The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The film is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Majors, who broke out on the ABC miniseries When … Continue reading ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’: Jonathan Majors in Talks to Star in Aaron Sorkin’s Film!!
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!!
It was only last week that we learned that Aaron Sorkin was dusting off his old script for The Trial of the Chicago 7 as his next directorial effort, but the cast is already coming together. Last week’s announcement was accompanied by the news that Sacha Baron Cohen is in early talks to play Abbie Hoffman in the true-story drama, and now Variety reports that … Continue reading ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’: Eddie Redmayne in Talks To Join Aaron Sorkin’s Film!!!
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!!!
Amazon Studio’s movie The Aeronauts, which is now filming in the UK, will reunite Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) with Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), who starred together in the award-winning The Theory of Everything. In The Aeronauts, the two play an adventurous couple who seek to take a balloon expedition higher than anyone ever has … with potentially perilous results. … Continue reading ‘Aeronauts’: Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones Are Up In The Air In The First Image!! 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’ : 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!!!
Synopsis – Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home. Directed – Nick Park Starring (voices of) – Maisie Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston Check out the … Continue reading ‘Early Man’: New Trailer Takes Aardman’s Animation Back in Time!!! Check It Out!!
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!!!
Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts‘ follow-up film has found its Dumbledore: Two-time Oscar-nominated actor, Jude Law. Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures, announced the casting decision via press release earlier today. Law will star opposite Johnny Depp‘s Gellert Grindelwald in an interesting pairing, though it’s yet to be revealed just how their on-screen relationship will compare to that of their history in J.K. Rowling‘s books. Law will … Continue reading Jude Law to Cast a Spell as Young Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel!!!
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!!
When news broke that Johnny Depp was set to “co-star” in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2, the sequel to this month’s wizarding world expansion Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, speculation immediately zeroed in on who Depp might play. Given that Gellert Grindelwald, former friend/crush of Albus Dumbledore, supposedly has a major role to play in this new Fantastic Beasts franchise, folks began wondering if Depp might be bringing … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’: Johnny Depp Confirmed as Grindelwald; Setting Revealed!!
When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was first announced, we expected to hear or see some references to the original Harry Potter films. The trailers even dropped the name Albus Dumbledore a number of times, as well as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, who was referenced in The Deathly Hallows. With four more sequels on the way, we know that Grindelwald will be making a physical appearance, and … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequels Are Casting Albus Dumbledore!!!
While we still have a few weeks to go before the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros. is wasting no time in getting the sequel ready. Indeed, we learned last month that author/screenwriter J.K. Rowling is planning a five-film franchise in all, with director David Yates—who helmed the final four Harry Potter movies in addition to Fantastic Beasts—also returning to helm Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2. And … Continue reading Johnny Depp to Co-Star in ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2’!!
Harry Potter fans got a long-distance return (well, except those lucky Londonites privy to West End tickets) to J.K. Rowling‘s world of witchcraft and wizardry with the Jack Thorne-scripted stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, but when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them arrives in theaters next month, fans the world over will get to return to the wizarding world, just in a bit of a different … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Tracking for $75 Million Box Office Debut!!
In the latest TV spots for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the night is dark and full of terrors (i.e. magical creatures). The titular beasties inside Newt Scamander’s enchanted briefcase are taking the spotlight as the marketing campaign for the film releases its last pieces of new footage ahead of showtime in a couple weeks. While brief, the new videos (via ComicBook.com’s YouTube channel) offer … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ TV Spots Are Full of Things That Go Bump in the Night!! Check Them Out!!
Warner Bros. has apparently gone all in on J.K. Rowling‘s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise. It was announced during the upcoming film’s live event earlier today that the magical adventure debuting this November will be but the first in a total of five feature films. That means Rowling, the studio, and their creative team has a lot of faith (and finances) invested in the world … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Will Be the First of 5 Movies!!
It’s a new age of magic for fans of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, and soon we’ll get to meet the new quartet of characters at the center of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a Harry Potter prequel story about the magizoologist Newt Scamander and his arrival in New York City in the 1920s. While there’s still a great deal of mystery surrounding the plot of this tale, … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Character Posters Introduce the Faces of a New Franchise!! Check It Out!!
If you want to get yourself psyched up for the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, then you may want to take the week of October 13th off and head to your local IMAX theater. Warner Bros. and IMAX have announced that all eight Harry Potter films are being re-released in IMAX for a one-week exclusive engagement. Additionally, the first two Potter films, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Continue reading All 8 ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Coming to IMAX for One Week Only!!
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. Directed – David Yates Starring – Jon Voight, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’: Full-Length Trailer Is the Best Yet!! Check It Out!!
It’s no secret that when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 closed out the Harry Potter film franchise, Warner Bros. was still considering different ways of keeping the brand alive. After all, the Harry Potter franchise as a whole grossed over $8 billion, and the ancillary revenue stream alone is worth keeping alive. We now know that Warner Bros.’ golden ticket was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Was Originally Considered as a Documentary-Style Film!!
A couple weeks ago, it was reported that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 was already planning to take the story in a new direction. The script is already written and unless Fantastic Beasts is a massive bomb (which is unlikely), the studio is already planning to move ahead with the sequel. Warner Bros. has announced that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 will be released on … Continue reading ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Gets 2018 Release Date!!
