‘Will we die, just a little?’
The word is outJohnny Depp is inFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
DON’T GET MAD!
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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.)
No wizard ever threatened the world order in such a severe way before Grindelwald came along.
Newspaper headlines confirm that he’s already a major international threat.
I’m not one of Grindelwald’s fanatics."
(My theory: Could Ariana Dumbledore have been an obscurus?
It could explain Grindelwald’s obsession with this one.)
Unmasked, Depp has two lines.
The first"You think you’ve got the option to hold me?
“all but promises that his custody in MACUSA won’t last very long.
The second is a little more interesting: “Will we die, just a little?”
he says to Newt before he’s escorted away.
Frankly, I won’t lieI have no idea what that means.
Guess who’s got it now, baby!)
Most of it, really.
(Fun idea: Who will behisBellatrix?
How will Newt, Tina, Jacob, and Queenie figure into the chase?
Heck,willthey even?
Will they pursue him across America and, perhaps, to the U.S. wizarding school Ilvermorny first?
And how soon will we find ourselves back in England for the inevitable legendary duel between Albus and Gellert?
Meanwhile, the casting of Depp himself demands certain discussionboth because of the actor’sreal-world controversiesand his performance.
From an onscreen standpoint, Depplike Ralph Fiennes as Voldemorthas a lot of character evolution to build upon.
Cinematically, hot young Dumbledore.
A hot younggayDumbledore, at that.
It’s the real silver lining in all of this.
Or, silver fox lining, if we’re lucky.
