PREVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Ezra Miller (We Need To Talk About Kevin), Dan Fogler (Don Peyote), Alison Sudol (The Last Full Measure), Callum Turner (The Last Letter from Your Lover), Jessica Williams (Booksmart), Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round), William Nadylam (White Material), Victoria Yeates (Magic Hour 4), Poppy Corby-Tuech (Una), Fiona Glascott (Brooklyn), Richard Coyle (Grabbers), Maria Fernanda Cândido (The Traitor), Oliver Masucci (Look Who’s Back), Aleksandr Kuznetsov (Why Don’t You Just Die!), Dave Wong (The Death of Stalin), Valerie Pachner (A Hidden Life), Paul Low-Hang (The Legend of Tarzan)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Yates (The Legend of Tarzan), director; Steve Kloves (The Fabulous Baker Boys) and J.K. Rowling (Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them), writers, producers; David Heyman (Paddington), Tim Lewis (Edge of Tomorrow) and Lionel Wigram (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.), producers; James Newton Howard (King Kong), composer; George Richmond (Kingsman: The Secret Service), cinematographer; Mark Day (Ex Machina), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

As the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mikkelsen) moves to seize control of the wizarding world, Professor Albus Dumbledore (Law) recruits Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Redmayne) to lead a band of brave wizards and witches – as well as Muggle baker Jacob Kowalski (Fogler) – on a dangerous mission where they will encounter beasts both old and new, as well as a number of Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. However, as the stakes continue to rise, Dumbledore must decide if he will enter the fight himself…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This third entry in the Fantastic Beasts spin-off series marks the long-awaited return to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, where magical characters both old and new unite for the most compelling chapter yet.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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