The
Fantastic Beasts movie series' social media platforms released a new look at what is presumably the sequel, out next November, featuring an invitation to see Newt Scamander's published book,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The image below shows the book's launch event date, Saturday, March 19, 1927, in ties with Obscurus Books (the publisher), and Flourish & Blotts in Diagon Alley - presumably confirming that fans will see Diagon Alley once again outside of the
Harry Potter books and films.
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 Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein), Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski), Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone), Johnny Depp (Gellert Grindelwald), Kevin Guthrie (Abernathy), Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander), Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore), and Zoe Kravitz (Leta Lestrange).