 Eddie Redmayne teases relationships, brotherhood, beasts in 'Fantastic Beasts' 2
Eddie Redmayne teased what's set to come in November's release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald with international media - many of which released teasers of their set reports and interviews - from the Leavesden set last year.
One outlet in particular published Redmayne's full interview from the set - on a day he was not filming in October 2017 - and the plot- and character-development-filled spoilers he revealed during that. The full interview is at the source, and new tidbits of spoilers are below.
- SPOILER - Redmayne mentions that because of the success of his book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the popularity of his nifflers, there is now an illegal trade of the creatures.
- SPOILER - Redmayne said he filmed a book signing scene for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in London, but will only be used for newspaper clippings and photos in the sequel.
- SPOILER - The sequel will take place over a longer period of time (not much longer, Redmayne noted) than the length the first installment (which was just a few short days in December 1926).
- SPOILER - The first time Newt is featured in the sequel he is "surrounded by bureaucracy," so presumably he may be in the British Ministry of Magic, which he finds immensely uncomfortable.
- SPOILER - Newt's London apartment is pretty simple... until one visits the basement, which is an underground extension of his magical suitcase, full of magical creatures. Here, his assistant Bunty helps him take care of his creatures while he's away on his global adventures.
- SPOILER - While the movie is focused on finding Credence in Paris, Redmayne mentions that Newt won't have time to venture around the French capital like he did with New York City in the first movie, as there's more of a sense of urgency in his goal.
- SPOILER - Redmayne talks about the friendship between Newt and Jacob (he couldn't say what brought him back to the story, or Paris), which plays like 'a little love story' that expands into yet another adventure.
- SPOILER - Redmayne confirms that while he did not shoot any scenes at Hogwarts, he did get the visit the set and check out the classrooms.
- SPOILER - Redmayne delves into the relationship between brothers Newt and Theseus Scamander - who are total opposites, though noted that while the latter is a war hero and Auror, "he is a damaged man."
- SPOILER - Redmayne stated that J.K. Rowling told him and Katherine Waterston that their characters' love story would indeed be a slow one, spanning the entire series.
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, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, Poppy Corby-Tuech, with Jude Law and Johnny Depp.
“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. Tim Lewis, Neil Blair, Rick Senat and Danny Cohen serve as executive producers.
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). The music is by eight-time Oscar nominee James Newton Howard (“Defiance,” “Michael Clayton,” “The Hunger Games” films).
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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