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From the imagination of Wizarding World creator J.K. Rowling comes the “Fantastic Beasts” film series, magical adventures set before the time of Harry Potter. 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.
– “Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald” DVD Synopsis
In the second installment of the Fantastic Beasts series, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) travels to Europe, where he is called upon to help his former teacher Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) in facing the growing threat of Grindelwald – escaped from MACUSA custody and gaining followers fast. The resulting adventure takes us to a wizarding circus, Nicolas Flamel, and unforeseen dangers that test the love and loyalties of the truest friends.
At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.
- Synopsis
As for the first film, the screenplay for Crimes of Grindelwald was written by J.K. Rowling and published alongside the film's release. It is illustrated by the franchise's graphic design duo, MinaLima.
