Albus Dumbledore is between a rock and a hard place in the first trailer for \u201cFantastic Beasts 3.\u201d<\/p>\n
The beloved Hogwarts professor, portrayed in his younger days by\u00a0Jude Law, can no longer sit idly by knowing the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. But, as revealed in 2018\u2019s \u201cFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,\u201d Grindelwald and Dumbledore made a pact in their youth that prevents them from dueling each other. So he calls on\u00a0Eddie Redmayne\u2019s Magizoologist Newt Scamander and a team of intrepid magical beings to thwart Grindelwald\u2019s growing legion of followers and prevent a looming wizarding world war.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world as we know it is coming undone; Grindelwald is pulling it apart with hate,\u201d Dumbledore says in initial footage for \u201cFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.\u201d He has a plea: \u201cIf we\u2019re to defeat him, you\u2019ll have to trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The trailer makes several nods to the original series, including the introduction of Dumbledore\u2019s brother Aberforth, Quidditch sequences, Hogwarts house points (\u201cThree points to Hufflepuff!\u201d) and the magical Room of Requirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarry Potter\u201d veteran David Yates is returning to direct \u201cFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,\u201d the third entry in the fantastical prequel series that takes place decades before the happenings of Harry, Ron and Hermione. The newest film is the first in which\u00a0Mads Mikkelsen, not Johnny Depp, will portray the infamous Grindelwald. Depp, who played the character in the first two installments, was asked by Warner Bros. to\u00a0exit the franchise last year. His departure coincided with news that Depp had lost his libel case against a British tabloid that alleged he was a \u201cwife beater.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cast also includes Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler and Jessica Williams. J.K. Rowling, who wrote the original book series, as well as the screenplays for 2016\u2019s \u201cFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u201d and \u201cThe Crimes of Grindelwald,\u201d co-wrote \u201cThe Secrets of Dumbledore\u201d with Steve Kloves, who worked on many of the original \u201cHarry Potter\u201d movies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Secrets of Dumbledore\u201d will open in theaters on April 15, 2022.<\/p>\n