‘Will we die, just a little?’ The word is outJohnny Depp is inFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. DON’T GET MAD! Credit: Warner Bros. YOU LITERALLY CLICKED THIS ARTICLE SO THIS IS ON YOU! Voldemort, I’mma let you finish, butGellert Grindelwaldis the greatest dark wizard of all time. And now he’s being played by three-time Oscar nominee and 13-time People’s Choice Award winner Johnny Depp. (They might also have been lovers, butthat’sa thinkpiece for another day....

Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald He’s back! He’s Dumbledore’s former close friend and escapes custody at the start of the new film. He’s gathering pure-blood followers and is plotting to conquer mankind. Warner Bros. Plenty of potential there for dramatic conflict with our heroes, it sounds like. Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone; Claudia Kim as Maledictus Another power couple? How they fit into the new storyline remains to be seen....

The response from reviewers wasnt nearly as positive. It is, well… a lot, EWs Leah Greenblattwrites. Paired with far more merciless reviews,The Crimes of Grindelwaldsits at an abysmal 39 percent rotten onRotten Tomatoes. Warner Bros. Pictures Depp denied the claims at the time and the two reached a settlement in 2016. J.K. has seen the evidence and therefore knows I was falsely accused, and thats why she haspublicly supportedme. She doesnt take things lightly....

Accio, new footage fromFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. I do not hate them. I do not, Grindelwald told the audience. I say the Muggles are not lesser. Not worthless, but of other value. Magic blooms only in rare souls. It is granted to those who live for higher things. The moment has come, he added, to rise up and take our rightful place in the world. Rowling wrote the script forThe Crimes of Grindelwald,with David Yates once again returning to direct....

Its easily the darkest one yet. It contains a couple big surprises. And its also the best weve seen. The South Korean actress is playing Nagini a human Maledictus who eventually becomes Lord Voldemorts trusty snake. Check out EWsexclusive new interview with Kim talking about her character here. Another reveal: We see a glimpse of a flashback showing Dumbledore and Grindelwald back while they were students. Thats right, we now will have an evenyoungerDumbledore!...

When youre an actor, auditions always contain an element of mystery. Youre never quite sure whats going to happen. AHarry Potterfan since the sixth grade, Kim was quite excited for the opportunity. So far, so good. Then Yates dropped the first big reveal. This character wasnt just any cursed person, butNagini. Kim instantly realized the significance of the name. I think my jaw dropped, she recalled to EW. I was speechless for a little bit....

“It will be so interesting to see another side of Nagini,” Kim tells EW. “You’ve only seen her as a Horcrux. In this, she’s a wonderful and vulnerable woman who wants to live. Warner Bros. She wants to stay a human being and I think that’s a wonderful contrast to the character.” “She does feel sometimes it’s not controllable,” Kim says. So, is she also a wizard then? “She has powers that are yet to be explored,” Kim says carefully....

But… what is that mysteriousotherwand on the right? So, could one wand be Dumbledores and the other Grindelwalds? That seems like the logical explanation … butwhichwand belongs towhichwizard? Heres where things get interesting: Before that duel, Grindelwald was the master of the Elder Wand. Wand allegiances change hands when one wizard defeats another, which is how it came to be Dumbledores. So, whats the wand on the right? Or, alternatively, perhaps its one Grindelwald used before he took the Elder Wand from the wandmaker Gregorovitch....

Along the way these connections toHarry Potterand secrets are falling at your feet. And there is one… The Oscar-winner pauses, knowing hes treading into heavy spoiler territory. Jaap Buitendijk/© 2018 Warner Bros. I got to the end and my jaw dropped, he says. There was one thing I didnt see coming. It reminds me alotofThe Empire Strikes Back, Fogler says. The first movie issopositive. Its sweet and lovely. But this time everybody is really put under fire....

J.K. Rowling has an ambitious globe-trotting master plan for theFantastic Beastsfranchise. And youre probably aware the second title,The Crimes ofGrindelwald, is largely set in Paris. Yes, Yates replied when asked if each film is set in a different city. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Jos already told us where the next one is taking place. This is a global story, ultimately. So which cities will theFantastic Beastswizard tour go next? That, of course, Yates wouldnt reveal....

The Fantastic Beasts franchise is almost entirely ditching America for The Crimes of Grindelwald. Its official: TheFantastic Beastsfranchise is almost entirely ditching America for the sequel. But theres been some confusion about how much of the film is set where. Credit: Warner Bros. [The film]almost entirelytakes place in Paris, Heyman confirms. So there you have it. Surely some Beauxbatons graduates will be around. Previously, Heyman explained why the next film will be even better than the first....

Could this be how Newt and Jacob end up in wizened famed alchemist Nicolas Flamels home? Later we see him assembled with the good guys. Weve also seen a shot of him being transported in a carriage. Warner Bros. Is this how he dispatches the Aurors guarding him? Conductor of death Some stronger sense of Johnny Depps portrayal of Grindelwald. Combined with James Newton Howards riveting violin score, this gives the dark wizard a serious conductor vibe....

The trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldalready hints at this. Its darker and more rigorous and weaving in thePotterlore were much more familiar with. So these characters you met in the first film are now in the wizarding world you understand more thoroughly. Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Given the script was written byHarry Potterauthor J.K. Rowling, that page-turning aspect is hardly a surprise. Obviously, the dark wizard Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured in the last film....