Fantastic Beasts Archives

Rumor: TV Show Based On Harry Potter Spin-Off Game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ In Development At HBO Max

March 3, 2023

Controversy creates cash — including manufactured controversy. Hogwarts Legacy, the prequel fantasy game spun out of the Harry Potter books and films, gets a cold reception from a segment of critics who now des...

YouTuber ThatUmbrellaGuy Explains Why Warner Bros. Is “Ghosting” The Presumably Dead ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise

JB Augustine

January 25, 2023

Movies

A new Fantastic Beasts movie is highly improbable at this point. Warner Bros. had been considering further installments — the Harry Potter prequels were meant as a five-film series — but plans hinged on the suc...

HBO Max Head of Original Content Says ‘Harry Potter’ Fans “Clamoring For More Storytelling,” Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav Willing To Work With J.K. Rowling

JB Augustine

December 19, 2022

Movies, Television

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter carries on as a franchise even without The Boy Who Lived or any sign of the actor who played him for a decade, Daniel Radcliffe. He went on unexpected and experimental journe...

Mads Mikkelsen Says Johnny Depp “Might” Return To Role Of Grindelwald In ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise: “He Won The Suit, Let’s See If He Comes Back”

Spencer Baculi

August 16, 2022

Celebrity, Movies

With many curious as to the future of the role in light of Johnny Depp’s vindicating legal victory over ex-wife Amber Heard, current Grindelwald actor Mads Mikkelsen has welcomed the prospect of handing the par...

Warner Bros. Removes Gay Dialogue From Chinese Release Of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

Spencer Baculi

April 13, 2022

Censorship, Movies

In the latest case of Hollywood bending the knee to China’s censorious standards, Warner Bros. has reportedly removed instances of gay dialogue from the most recent entry into the Harry Potter franchise, Fantas...

The Flash And Fantastic Beasts Actor Ezra Miller Arrested In Hawaii For Disorderly Conduct and Harassment

Jacob Smith

March 29, 2022

Celebrity

Star of the DC Extended Universe’s Flash franchise, Ezra Miller was arrested early Monday morning in Hilo, Hawaii. Miller was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment after an incident at a bar. Ezra ...

Petition Calls On Warner Bros. to Bring Johnny Depp Back For Fantastic Beasts 3

Spencer Baculi

December 4, 2020

Celebrity, Movies

Following his requested resignation from the film, fans have begun to circulate a new petition calling on Warner Bros. to return Johnny Depp to the role of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. Relate...

Mads Mikkelsen Opens Up On Replacing Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3

Spencer Baculi

December 3, 2020

Celebrity

For the first time since he was announced as the new actor for Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Mads Mikkelsen has opened up on his feelings towards replacing Johnny Depp in the Harry Potter spin-off ...

Death Stranding Star Mads Mikkelsen To Officially Replace Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Spencer Baculi

November 25, 2020

Movies

Warner Bros. has officially announced that Death Stranding and Doctor Strange star Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film franchise. Related: ‘Rogue O...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Star Jude Law Says Johnny Depp’s Sudden Resignation “Was Unusual”

Spencer Baculi

November 15, 2020

Celebrity

In the wake of Johnny Depp’s sudden dismissal from the Fantastic Beasts movie franchise, co-star Jude Law has shared his belief that the actor’s departure was “unusual”. Related: Johnny Depp Resigns From H...

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