Warner Bros. has released the first promo image for theFantastic Beastssequel, which is officially titledFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The upcoming sequel will see the return of characters fromFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themalong with new faces includingJude Lawas a young Albus Dumbledore.
Looking at this cast and this title, it’s fine, I guess. Jude Law looks good as young Dumbledore, but I still can’t get over theJohnny Deppcasting. He really brings nothing to the table any more as an actor, and he just looks sleazy and slimy here. It’s tough to believe that Dumbledore would have ever fallen for a guy who looks like he has at least three kinds of magical STDs.
Check out theFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldimage below. The film opens July 29, 2025 and starsEddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Johnny Depp, and Jude Law.
Here’s the description for the image:
(Left to right) JUDE LAWplays a young ALBUS DUMBLEDORE, taking on the mantle of one of J.K. Rowling’s most beloved characters;EZRA MILLERmakes a return as the enigmatic CREDENCE, whose fate was unknown at the end of the first film;CLAUDIA KIMappears as a Maledictus, the carrier of a blood curse that destines her ultimately to transform into a beast;ZOË KRAVITZplays LETA LESTRANGE, who had once been close to Newt Scamander but is now engaged to his brother;CALLUM TURNERjoins 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 WATERSTONreturns as TINA GOLDSTEIN, who has been reinstated as an Auror for MACUSA;EDDIE REDMAYNEstars again as wizarding world Magizoologist NEWT SCAMANDER, who has now gained fame in the wizarding world as the author ofFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them;DAN FOGLERreprises the role of the only No-Maj in the group, JACOB KOWALSKI;ALISON SUDOLreprises the part of Tina’s free-spirited sister, QUEENIE GOLDSTEIN, a Legilimens who can read minds; andJOHNNY DEPPreturns as the powerful Dark wizard GELLERT GRINDELWALD in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.”
And here’s the official synopsis forFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald:
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, 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.
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 wizarding world.
