SnitchSeeker.com - David Sakurai cast as Gellert Grindelwald's henchman in 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel

Danish-Japanese actor David Sakurai has been cast in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, currently filming in the U.K. According to Deadline, Sakurai (Marvel's Iron Fist, Unbroken: Path to Redemption) will play a henchman of villain Grindelwald (portrayed by Johnny Depp in the series).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Sequel Adds David Sakurai <a href="https://t.co/kVmcMNZTPR">https://t.co/kVmcMNZTPR</a> <a href="https://t.co/yR6ShJWmbe">pic.twitter.com/yR6ShJWmbe</a></p>— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/911294370908794880">September 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Sakurai will play the role of Krall, one of the ambitious and sulky henchman of Grindelwald.

The following plot details were released by Warner Bros. about the second installment, which hits theaters and IMAX in November 2018.

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J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplay for the film, which opens in 1927, a few months after Newt helped to unveil and capture the infamous Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. However, as he promised he would, Grindelwald has made a dramatic escape and has been gathering more followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings.

The only one who might be able to stop him is the wizard he once called his dearest friend, Albus Dumbledore. But Dumbledore will need help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander. The adventure reunites Newt with Tina, Queenie and Jacob, but his mission will also test their loyalties as they face new perils in an increasingly dangerous and divided wizarding world.

The starring cast for Fantastic Beasts 2 includes Depp and Sakurai with Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander), Zoe Kravitz (Leta Lestrange), Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein), Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski), Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone), Kevin Guthrie (Abernathy), and Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore).