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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
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Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Fantasy, Adventure
Directed By:David Yates
Written By:Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
In Theaters:4/15/2022
Box Office:$407,200,000
Runtime:142 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films
Cast
David Yates
Director
David Yates
Director
Eddie Redmayne
Newt Scamander
Jude Law
Albus Dumbledore
Mads Mikkelsen
Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller
Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
Dan Fogler
Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
Queenie Goldstein
Callum Turner
Theseus Scamander
Jessica Williams
Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks
Katherine Waterston
Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Oliver Masucci
Anton Vogel
Richard Coyle
Aberforth Dumbledore
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