A new preview from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released this week from Sky Cinemas, featuring new interviews with J.K. Rowling - who admitted the second installment focused more on the 'meat of the story', as well as the darker elements of the feature.

The clip teases the return to Hogwarts, and shows behind-the-scenes footage of Hogwarts students walking through a corridor.

UPDATE: Syfy released a hi-res version of the clip, which can be watched here.



Rowling stated that the story becomes more complicated as characters in the series choose their allegiance, which, she said, is a 'part of human nature'. Redmayne is spotted in what looks to be a French restaurant set, Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein) in what could be the French ministry, and Jude Law (Dumbledore) teases the origins of his famous wizarding counterpart.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World™.

At 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). 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 (Jude 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.

The film features an ensemble cast led by Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, with Jude Law and Johnny Depp. The cast also includes, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, and Poppy Corby-Tuech.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Rowling. The film is produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.

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. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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