Fantastic Beasts 3 has had another change of release date, but this time it"s actually moving forward in the release schedule – and we"ve got an official title too.
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The third movie is called Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and will arrive in cinemas in April 2022 instead of July 2022. It had moved to that summer date after the exit of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald, but it seems now they"re confident enough to move it forward.
Depp was quickly replaced with Mads Mikkelsen as filming was already underway and, fortunately there"s not been any other major dramas since so Newt Scamander and his magical buddies will be back next year.
It will have been four years after The Crimes of Grindelwald, so the delay might have allowed fans to forget about the disappointing sequel.
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We"re still not 100% sure we"ll get the originally planned five Fantastic Beasts movies, but Fantastic Beasts 3 is definitely on the way and its performance will go a long way to see if we get another movie.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves though, here"s everything you need to know about Fantastic Beasts 3 and what we know of the planned future movies after that.
Fantastic Beasts 3, 4 and 5 cast: Who"s coming back for Fantastic Beasts 3?
As mentioned above, Johnny Depp will not be reprising his role as Grindelwald after he was asked to resign from the role by Warner Bros. Depp had shot one scene as Grindelwald for the third movie, but we don"t know if this will end up in the movie or not.
The role of Grindelwald will now be played by Doctor Strange and Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen. It"s not yet clear how the recast will be handled in the movie, but given the world of Harry Potter, it could easily be put down to a potion, accident or magical disguise.
Mikkelsen revealed that he didn"t talk to Depp about the role and he took it on because his daughter is a fan of the Harry Potter franchise. Don"t go expecting a Depp impression from Mikkelsen though.
"I have been a fan of Johnny Depp since I saw him as a young man, and to try to bring his intensity and his way of doing it into my work is a no-go. I have to find my own, because his is unique, and I just have to let that be, and find a different path," he said.
If he had the chance, Mikkelsen would have wanted to speak to Depp about the role though, but he just didn"t "know him in that sense".
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As for the rest of the characters, not everyone survived The Crimes of Grindelwald, so raise a glass to Leta Lestrange (Zoe Kravitz) who was tragically killed by Grindelwald after helping Newt and the others escape.
This doesn"t completely rule out us seeing Leta again in the series, but it would (probably) have to take the form of a flashback.
Eddie Redmayne will be back as Newt Scamander and he"ll be joined by the likes of Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein), Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) and Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein).
Ezra Miller is also set to return as Credence Barebone (or is it Aurelius Dumbledore?), along with Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander), William Nadylam (Yusuf Kama), Poppy Corby-Tuech (Vinda Rosier), Jessica Williams (Professor Hicks) and Victoria Yeates (Bunty).
We also know that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Richard Coyle will be in the third movie, but his role is a mystery for now. He did have to grow some nifty facial hair for the role though, so make of that what you will.
Dark star Oliver Masucci has also joined the cast for the third movie, reportedly as the Head of the International Confederation of Wizards, but this hasn"t been confirmed by Warner Bros.
While we can assume that most of these stars will be back in future movies after the third movie (due to Harry Potter canon), not everyone"s fate is known so there is the potential for more shock deaths.
Could we see some Harry Potter favourites show up in the third movie? Dan Fogler isn"t exactly shutting down the rumours that we could see a younger version of Hagrid at some point.
Behind the camera, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them director David Yates (who also helmed the last four Harry Potter movies) has signed on to direct all three of the upcoming movies.
In addition to Yates, another Harry Potter original series alumnus is joining the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Steve Kloves, who penned seven of the eight Harry Potter screenplays, has written the third movie with JK Rowling.
Fantastic Beasts 3, 4 and 5 release dates: When is Fantastic Beasts 3 released?
Long story short, Fantastic Beasts 3 will be released in UK cinemas on April 8, 2022 and in US cinemas a week later on April 15, 2022.
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Originally, it was thought the threequel would repeat the two-year release gap of the first two movies and come out on November 20, 2020. This date was never set in stone, though and when production was pushed back by Warner Bros, we knew that 2020 wasn"t going to happen for the threequel.
It was then set for November 12, 2021. However, just when filming was due to begin in March 2020, the pandemic saw the start of production delayed until September. And then came the exit of Depp, leading to the movie being pushed back to July 2022.
After another production delay in early February 2021, filming wrapped later that month according to composer James Newton Howard: "I know that David Yates has finished shooting, and I"m chomping at the bit to get going."
Now with Warner Bros moving it forward to April 2022, hopefully that"ll be the final move as it seems unlikely they"d announce an earlier release date if they weren"t confident they could make it.
The fourth and fifth movies have never had release dates, but we originally assumed we could expect them in November 2022 and November 2024, which now definitely won"t be the case.
There"s no guarantee that the third movie will be a hit, so it could well be that it marks the end of the Fantastic Beasts series. So we could be waiting a while to see if we"ll get a fourth and fifth movie.
Assuming they do happen though, don"t expect a fourth movie anytime before 2024.
Fantastic Beasts 3 plot: What is Fantastic Beasts 3 about?
Along with the title and new release date, we got our first official synopsis for the third movie and it spells danger and trouble ahead for Newt, Dumbledore and more.
"Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world," it reads.
"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?"
There was speculation that the third movie would take place in Brazil, but that doesn"t rule out the third movie spending more time at Hogwarts. It was rumoured that there will be more of a focus on Dumbledore, and that title seems to confirm it.
We haven"t had many teasers from the cast as of yet, but Fogler did reveal in March 2020 that he"d read the script.
"The character development is really lovely and it"s very similar to the feel of the first movie, which I think is great," he said. "It"s leading toward this massive war with the backdrop of World War II, so you can just imagine epic battle scenes are coming."
Intriguing.
Fogler"s co-star Katherine Waterston was equally mysterious about what we can expect from the movie.
"I never really know what I"m supposed to say or not say," she explained. "But yes, I can confirm there will be surprises. I just thought of one, in fact. It surprised me! I think that"s about as far as I can go."
Given the potential doubt over the future of the series, it"ll be interesting to see whether the third movie is as open-ended as The Crimes of Grindelwald, or could it potentially end in a way that could mark a satisfying finale to a trilogy?
Fantastic Beasts 3 trailer: Any Fantastic Beasts 3 footage yet?
Filming might have finished, but we"re no closer to any footage from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore yet, we"re afraid.
The first teaser trailer for The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in March 2018, eight months ahead of the sequel"s release. Due to the change in release, we"re now only seven months from the threequel"s release, so it"s unclear when the trailer will arrive.
Warner Bros does have some big movies later this year, including The Matrix Resurrections, that it could be promoted with.
Fantastic Beasts 3, 4 and 5 plot: How will Fantastic Beasts end?
If we assume that we"re going to get three more movies of the series, here"s what was originally planned for the spin-off.
Rowling has said that the films will cover 19 years of Wizarding World history. That will take the last one up to 1945, the year that Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald and claimed the Elder Wand from him.
That was also the year that a certain Tom Riddle (the future Voldemort) graduated from Hogwarts.
All that considered, it seems unlikely that the fifth movie won"t feature the climactic battle between Dumbledore and his former friend. Credence could also turn out to play an important role in their struggle, especially if the theory that Dumbledore"s sister Ariana was another Obscurial turns out to be true.
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That 19-year period also covers the birth of Voldemort and the actions surrounding the creation of his first Horcruxes.
Theseus was known to be corresponding with Percival Graves, the director of magical security for the US magical government MACUSA, which put Newt"s brother (whether knowingly or not) in contact with Grindelwald, who had assumed Graves"s identity.
That considered, his outlook might be quite different to Newt"s. Could that put them on opposite sides of Grindelwald"s coming war?
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is set for release in UK cinemas on April 8, 2022 and in US cinemas on April 15, 2022.