J.K. Rowling briefly discusses the big 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 trailer Maledictus reveal
 

Soon after the reveal of the final Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer, J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to answer a few questions - including the huge one about Maledictus and her true identity. Do note that this contains spoilers for the movie, and the saga as a whole.

How long have you been holding that Nagini secret?? @jk_rowling
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only for around twenty years. <a href="https://t.co/gZadgWVREN">https://t.co/gZadgWVREN</a></p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044579634581401600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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NAGINI !!!! Animagi ? @jk_rowling really ??? OMG
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not an Animagus. A Maledictus. Big difference. <a href="https://t.co/JwVVNnvVQU">https://t.co/JwVVNnvVQU</a></p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044575171624017920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not at all. The slow transformation into a beast is beyond their control, but they aren't destined to be evil.</p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044577399977988097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So would lycanthropy be a strain/branch of maledictus or is it its own thing entirely?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They're different conditions. Maledictuses are always women, whereas werewolves can be either sex. The Maledictus carries a blood curse from birth, which is passed down from mother to daughter. <a href="https://t.co/wYfvPeQFRW">https://t.co/wYfvPeQFRW</a></p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044584072285052930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Is always a snake?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No, they can be other creatures. Depends on the curse.</p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044585525196144642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard of all time, and he uses other people instead to hunt the big bad guy
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">'I cannot move against Grindelwald.'<br><br>He has a reason. Be patient... <a href="https://t.co/bVPzjfpKXM">https://t.co/bVPzjfpKXM</a></p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044579386693832707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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For those who missed out, Rowling introduced the new trailer with stars Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, and Dan Fogler on the Today Show, which can be watched here.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Get your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WandsReady?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wand sReady</a> — <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jk_rowling</a> and the cast of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FantasticBeasts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> #FantasticBeasts</a>: The Crimes of Grindelwald have your first look at the final trailer for the film, arriving in theaters November 16! <a href="https://t.co/uEj5XBm80b">pic.twitter.com/uEj5XBm80b</a></p>&mdash; TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1044565879881703424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Read SnitchSeeker's set visit breakdown of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, including the return to Hogwarts and London, and entering Paris's Wizarding world.

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.

This film is rated PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action.

The countdown to 16 November has begun... 47 days and counting...:woot: