Grindelwald's reign of terror happening alongside World War II only goes to show how quickly dread can spread, but also how there's always hope for a positive outcome. However, the Muggle-wizarding world parallels in the Fantastic Beasts/ Harry Potter universe should not undermine the actual struggle and tragedy of World War II (explaining the events as a result of Grindelwald's war). ![]() It thus makes sense that as the fear and chaos are halted along with Grindelwald's demise in 1945, the good side gathers the strength to win in the Muggle world, too (and vice versa). The wizarding and Muggle worlds have always been intertwined, influencing each other throughout history. Once again, this is something that fed off or into World War II, where Adolf Hitler quoted notions such as honor and loyalty, nation and fatherland, in order to manipulate his followers and shift the attention away from the atrocities he committed. Perhaps even better than Voldemort, Grindelwald uses his sharp tongue as a means to a horrifying end, convincing wizards that his reign of terror is for " the greater good," in order to free wizards from having to live in the shadows (this is the very idea that convinced Dumbledore to join his battle in the late 1890s). With the wizarding authorities on his tail, Grindelwald started gathering followers, in case he got captured. After stealing the Elder Wand from wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch in 1926, Grindelwald committed mass murder across Europe. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Entertainment Company.Grindelwald's power of persuasion (or talent for manipulation) was already well-known among wizards in the 1930s. Slated for release on November 16, 2018, the film will be distributed worldwide in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. The music is by eight-time Oscar nominee James Newton Howard (“Defiance,” “Michael Clayton,” “The Hunger Games” films). The film reunites the behind-the-scenes creative team from the first “Fantastic Beasts” film, including Oscar-winning director of photography Philippe Rousselot (“A River Runs Through It”), three-time Oscar-winning production designer Stuart Craig (“The English Patient,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Gandhi,” the “Harry Potter” films), four-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (“Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”), and Yates’ longtime editor Mark Day (the last four “Harry Potter” films). Tim Lewis, Neil Blair, Rick Senat and Danny Cohen serve as executive producers. The film is produced by David Heyman, J.K. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald 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. ![]() Rowling’s Wizarding World™.Īt 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 the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. ![]() Here's the official synopsis for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, followed by a descriptive list of the beasts themselves: Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Zoe Kravitz, Ezra Miller, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, and Brontis Jodorowsky, Fantastic Beasts : The Crimes of Grindelwald opens in theaters on November 16th.
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