Jude Law as a young Dumbledore. | Photo: YouTube/Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for the next Harry Potter film. Titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the movie is a sequel to the 2016 prequel.
The movie includes the same four protagonist as the first film. There’s Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Katherine Waterston as Tina Goldstein, Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein, and Dan Fogler as muggle Jacob Kowalski.
Newcomers include Zoe Kravitz as a member of the infamous Lestrange family and, of course, Jude Law as a young Albus Dumbledore.
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Law looks fantastic. Harry Potter fans all over are excited to see such an iconic character in a new light.
Unfortunately, the film won’t explore Dumbledore’s sexuality to the extent many hoped for — although there are three movies left in the franchise.
A conflicted group of fans
Take one look at Twitter and you’ll immediately see a breadth of reactions to the trailer.
The excitement is palpable — especially with that shot of Hogwarts. Other tweets show eagerness for the likes of Redmayne and Law teaming up, as well as Johnny Depp as the titular Gellert Grindelwald.
No doubt. Johnny Depp IS Grindelwald. DEFINITELY ! 🔥✨#FantasticBeasts #LesAnimauxFantastiques #JohnnyDeppIsMyGrindelwald pic.twitter.com/MVPsZdlXvr
— Tam ✏️ (@TamTheDarkness) March 13, 2018
Hogwarts and Johnny Depp in a trailer.. what else could be better? #FantasticBeasts #JohnnyDepp #hogwarts #JohnnyDeppIsMyGrindelwald
— Kevin (@kevin_la44) March 13, 2018
However, Depp is also a source of contention for fans, because of his alleged abuse of ex-wife Amber Heard and playing a possible queer character.
For some, Depp’s casting dampens their excitement.
Unless the new #fantasticbeasts trailer features Johnny Depp regenerating into someone who isn’t an abusive piece of scum the first 10 seconds I don’t care.
— Rachel Charlton-Dailey (@RachelCDailey) March 12, 2018
low-key pissed they still kept johnny depp 🙄#FantasticBeasts
— sarah (@cherrisari) March 13, 2018
I wish I could figure out a way to enjoy #FantasticBeasts I really do and maybe I will! But Johnny Depp’s face, which seems largely unavoidable, really complicates that.
— Anna Menta (@annalikestweets) March 13, 2018
#FantasticBeasts if yall delete johnny depp’s face from the film then i might watch it
— cal (@tomothyholland) March 13, 2018
Especially when they had Colin Farrell in the first film.
When you watch the #FantasticBeasts trailer, remember that WB choose Johnny Depp over giving Colin Farrell the movie franchise he deserves.
— Bill Kuchman (@billkuchman) March 13, 2018
The Crimes of Grindelwald hits theaters in the US and UK on 16 November.
