‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’: See The Cast Photo & Jude Law As Dumbledore

Warner Bros. has blessed all of us
with the unveiling of the cast, the title and some story details for
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” exactly one year ahead
of its release – Nov. 16, 2018.

In the cast photo we see Jude Law
playing a young Albus Dumbledore and Johnny Depp looking very different as the evil Gellert Grindelwald.

The “Fantastic Beasts”
Twitter account
revealed the exciting news on Thursday.

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“In one year, return to the
Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. #MagicInProgress,” they shared.

In one year, return to the Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. #MagicInProgress #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/8aWj8xhGj5

— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) November 16, 2017

But what fans are really excited
about is the fact they now know some plot details to this highly-anticipated sequel.

“At the end of the first
film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) was captured by
MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of
Newt Scamander (Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwalk escaped
custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true
agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In
an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlists his
former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that
lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the
truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided world,” Entertainment Weekly shared.

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And even more importantly, the
characters have been exposed and we know all about them!

“Jude Law plays a young ALBUS
DUMBLEDORE, taking on the mantle of one of J.K. Rowling’s most beloved
characters; Ezra Miller makes a return as the enigmatic CREDENCE, whose fate
was unknown at the end of the first film; Claudia Kim appears as a Maledictus,
the carrier of a blood
curse that destines her ultimately to transform into a beast; Zoe Kravitz plays
LETA LESTRANGE, who had once been close to Newt Scamander but is now engaged to
his brother; Callum Turner joins the cast as Newt’s older brother, THESEUS
SCAMANDER, a celebrated war hero and the Head of the Auror Office at the British
Ministry of Magic; Katherine Waterston returns as TINA GOLDSTEIN, who has been
reinstated as an Auror for MACUSA; Eddie Redmayne stars again as wizarding
world Magizoologist NEWT SCAMANDER, who has now gained fame in the wizarding
world as the author of Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them; Dan Fogler reprises the role of the
only No-Maj in the group, JACOB KOWALSKI; Alison Sudol reprises the part of
Tina’s free-spirited sister, QUEENIE GOLDSTEIN, a Legilimens who can read
minds; and Johnny Depp returns as the powerful Dark wizard GELLERT GRINDELWALD,” Entertainment Weekly shared.

On Wednesday, fans were teased
with a photo of two wands, not really knowing what was to be expected from an
announcement the next day.

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“Wands at the ready. On
11.16.18 the #FantasticBeasts story continues. Check back tomorrow for more
#MagicInProgress,” the tweet reads.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald” is in theaters on Nov. 16, 2018.

Wands at the ready. On 11.16.18 the #FantasticBeasts story continues. Check back tomorrow for more #MagicInProgress. #WizardingWednesdays pic.twitter.com/FLxxfXP1Am

— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) November 15, 2017

— Kevin Zelman