Heres something we havent heard much about concerningFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald the actual beasts.
The answers:Yes… andNo.
But the main driver in the first film was finding the beasts.

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Thats not the driver in this film, its not a central part of the plot.
But beasts feature in the film and feature strongly.
As for what familiar beasts might make an appearance, Redmayne mentioned a couple species.
Theres a Chinese creature thats formidable, he teases.
There are some of the old favorites: The Niffler is back and causing havoc.
Crimes of Grindelwaldis released Nov. 16, 2018.