The Long Wait for “Fantastic Beasts” 3 Starts Now: Release Date Just Announced!

by · April 29, 2019

Warner Bros. has announced the release date for the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts series!

It has been confirmed that the film will come out on November 12, 2021.

This means that there will be a three-year gap between Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and the third movie. The chairman of Warner Bros. made a statement explaining the date.

We all believe this release date will give the filmmakers time and space to allow their artistry to truly flourish and deliver the best possible film to our fans.

We previously speculated that the movie wouldn’t be released until 2021 when we learned that filming had been pushed to late fall and that another Warner Bros. film’s release date was announced for November 2020, making it unlikely that Fantastic Beasts 3 would come out around the same time.

This new information from Warner Bros. says that filming will begin in the spring of 2020, not the fall of 2019 like we had previously learned. The move to 2020 could also be related to Katherine Waterston’s (Tina Goldstein) pregnancy, though the delay in shooting will, of course, give J.K. Rowling more time to work on the script.

Hopefully, this (somewhat expected) delay in the movie’s release will make for a better film. What do you think about the release date? Let us know!

Press Release

THE WIZARDING WORLD JOURNEY CONTINUES AS THE THIRD FANTASTIC BEASTS FILM IS SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2021

BURBANK, CA – April 29, 2019 – Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the release date for the third “Fantastic Beasts” film—inviting audiences to return to the cinematic Wizarding World on November 12, 2021. The release date marks the opening of the next installment of one of the Studio’s key properties. The announcement was made today by Ron Sanders, President, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment.

Sanders said, “J.K. Rowling created an awe-inspiring universe that has captivated people of all ages, taking us on an extraordinary magical journey. Warner Bros. is so proud to be the cinematic home of the Wizarding World and is excited about the future of the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise. We look forward to bringing the third chapter of the five-film series to audiences around the globe in November 2021.”

Production on the new film is expected to begin in [s]pring 2020.

“We are incredibly excited about and have confidence in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series,” Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, stated. “We all believe this release date will give the filmmakers time and space to allow their artistry to truly flourish and deliver the best possible film to our fans.”