![]() Mads Mikkelsen brings some gravitas to the role of Grindelwald that wasn't present in previous entries, but it still resulted in a somewhat boring movie that treaded a lot of the same ground as the last one. There is some interesting character development among the side characters like Jacob and Queenie, but not much else. It continues the story set up in the previous film, with Grindelwald planning to assert wizard superiority and Dumbledore trying to stop him. There's a lot to unpack in the story around the movie, which is why it's disappointing there's not much to the movie itself. Plus, around the time of release, franchise co-star Ezra Miller found himself repeatedly arrested for assault in Hawaii. ![]() Rowling, the creator of the series and screenwriter of the Fantastic Beasts films, had also found herself in controversy over her transphobic beliefs that she has made public and repeatedly defended. Six films in the Harry Potter franchise Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 & 2 have to date grossed around 216 million in IMAX theaters worldwide. Amid a messy divorce with accusations of abuse on both sides, Johnny Depp was recast with Mads Mikkelsen as the villainous Grindelwald. The most recent entry into the franchise, this third, and possibly final, Fantastic Beasts movie had a lot of baggage to carry. ![]()
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