The Fantastic Beasts films, a prequel series that once seemed like a foolproof moneymaker to extend the Harry Potter franchise, have become an expensive exercise in diminishing returns instead. Or maybe, given how the clash arrived around the two-hour mark, they were simply too exhausted by the film to process what the moment meant. Maybe they found the look of the action-all CGI whizbangs against a colorless backdrop-silly. Maybe they were thrown off by the rushed lead-up to the scene, which had, a beat earlier, involved an election for the next leader of a magical society. But when the two began firing flashy spells from their wands, the audience at my showing-nowhere near sold out, on a Saturday evening-laughed. Albus Dumbledore, the mighty wizard played by Jude Law, comes face-to-face with his former lover turned nemesis, Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen), breaking the pact they’d made as young men never to fight each other. The final showdown in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is supposed to be epic. Rowling has come under fire in recent years due to her repeated transphobia.This article contains spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. On top of that, Harry Potter author and Fantastic Beasts screenwriter J.K. There has since been a demand to remove Ezra Miller from the franchise following grooming allegations against him. First of all, Johnny Depp was replaced as Grindelwald following backlash over his casting due to Amber Heard's abuse allegations.

The news comes in the wake of the Fantastic Beasts franchise being embroiled in multiple controversies. There is also currently nothing in the Wizarding World in active development at Warner Bros., inclusive of both Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts.' They write: 'There are no active discussions currently with Rowling about developing another Harry Potter movie. still have no plans to do Fantastic Beasts 4. Now, Variety have revealed that Warner Bros. were 'waiting to see how The Secrets of Dumbledore is received before giving film four the greenlight.' In April, Variety reported that were was 'no screenplay' and Warner Bros. have remained tight-lipped about a potential fourth film. Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo, WARNER BROS PICTURES / Album / Alamy Stock Photoįollowing the release of the third Fantastic Beasts movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the cast and Warner Bros.

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