Fantastic Beasts

Fantastic Beasts Is Probably Dead, As It Should Be

The sub-series goes out with a quiet, uneventful whimper.

Movies Justin Carter

David Zaslav Thinks Warner Bros. Hasn’t Used DC & Its Other Franchises Enough

WB plans to put more of its tentpole franchises in your face, but not so much that you won't get sick of them.

Movies Justin Carter

Johnny Depp Has Been Removed From Fantastic Beasts

Johnny Depp will no longer be part of Warner Bros.’ future for the Fantastic Beasts franchise. In a letter posted to Instagram, Depp confirmed that in the wake of a recent libel case decision in the UK—which the actor lost after suing the tabloid newspaper The Sun over an article that described him as a…

Movies James Whitbrook

Eddie Redmayne Speaks Out Against J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Comments

In the wake of J.K. Rowling’s comments this weekend defending herself against repeated accusations of transphobia, actors from across the Harry Potter universe’s film adaptations have spoken out in support of transgender rights, including the boy wizard himself, Daniel Radcliffe. Now, he’s been joined by another prominent voice in the saga: Fantastic Beasts headliner Eddie…

Movies James Whitbrook

How Much of J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia Will Be Too Much Transphobia for Warner Bros.? [Updated]

Because, as it turns out, the level of transphobia Warner Bros. seems ready to look past from J.K. Rowling is already a considerably large amount. For years, Harry Potter author—and the current architect of the franchise’s expansion at Warner Bros. through the Fantastic Beasts saga—J.K. Rowling has faced allegations of transphobia for what has become…

Movies James Whitbrook

This Harry Potter Mobile Game Trailer Is a Better Wizarding World Movie Than Fantastic Beasts

Not gonna lie: I can’t say I’m all that excited for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the new game from the people behind Pokémon Go that is basically Pokémon Go but with British wizards. But this launch trailer for the game really, really has me hankering for a modern Potter movie with this sort of premise.…

Games James Whitbrook

J.K. Rowling Adds More Fuel to the Dumbledore/Grindelwald Fire

The upcoming Blu-ray release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald features some choices quotes from writer J.K. Rowling and director David Yates regarding the are-they/aren’t-they relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. Radio Times reports that, on the special features of the disc, Rowling says the following: Their relationship was incredibly intense. It was…

Movies Germain Lussier

How Fantastic Beasts Failed at Representation, and What J.K. Rowling Can Do About It

I come not to bury J.K. Rowling, but to praise her. Harry Potter was an honest to god phenomenon, impacting my generation in roughly the same way Star Wars did for the one before us. The world she created fascinated us and the fandom was deeply invested in the story. But in her rush to…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

The Ending of The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Destined to Spark Massive Debate in the Potterverse

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has very little to do with actual crimes committed by Grindelwald. It is, instead, much more focused on the mystery of who Credence Barebone is. And when it’s revealed…holy shit. In the first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we learn that Credence, played by Ezra Miller,…

Movies Germain Lussier

Optimus Prime Replaces the Matrix of Leadership With a Watch, and More of the Wildest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all the wonderfully weird and wallet-draining toys we’ve seen floating around the internet. This week: Fantastic Beasts comes to Hot Toys, Monopoly’s got something to say about kids these days, and the fluffiest answer to Super Smash Bros. possible. Hot Toys Sixth-Scale Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Criminally Underbaked

There’s a moment near the end of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald when I realized the scene I was watching could have been the second one in the movie. Instead, it was near the end, climactic and important. Yet it took so long to get here and everything that happened prior was so superfluous…

Movies Germain Lussier

Thanks to Fantastic Beasts, The Flash Movie Just Slowed Down

For a character who is supposed to be incredibly fast, his movie is moving pretty damn slow. DC has been working on a solo Flash movie for years, with Justice League star Ezra Miller long set to play the title role. However, a new report suggests the film is further away than you may think.…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Final Fantastic Beasts Sequel Trailer Teases a Surprising Character Reveal [Updated]

So far, the trailers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald haven’t so much actually shown us, well, the crimes of Grindelwald, as they have the ephemera surrounding them. This final trailer doesn’t just give us a better look at Newt Scamander’s new adventure (and those crimes), but a very weird Potter connection. Released this…

Trailers James Whitbrook

In the New Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer, Danger Is Brewing for Wizards and Muggles

As popular as the Harry Potter films are, they oddly were never much of a mainstay at Comic-Con. That’s changed with the new Fantastic Beasts franchise, though, as the second film, The Crimes of Grindewald, arrived with a new trailer to dazzle the crowds. Did they succeed? Well, this new trailer, which debuted at the…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Dumbledore and Grindelwald Won’t Share a Single Scene Together in Fantastic Beasts 2

The Fantastic Beasts sequel is diving into the past of one of the Wizarding World’s biggest non-Voldemort bads: Gellert Grindelwald, who has a deep history with another titanic presence in the series, Albus Dumbledore. And yet, according to Jude Law, neither character will actually directly interact in the film. Law dropped this revelation while speaking…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Animated Justice League Assembles, and More of the World’s Finest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest toys we’ve seen on this here internet lately. This week: Comic-Con exclusive mania continues, Fantastic Beasts finds itself an extremely clever Lego set, and the best incarnation of the Justice League assembles on your toy shelf. Check it out! Lego Batman Mech vs.…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Lego’s Next Minifigure Collection Is a Harry Potter Treasure Trove

It’s time to hone your squeezing and feeling skills because Lego’s next blind-bagged minifigures collection arrives August 1 with 22 new characters from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. If only “Aparecium,” the revealing charm, worked on tiny foil bags, too. Drawing from the Harry Potter books and movies, the new collection, which will set…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Warner Bros. Is Starting to Crack Down on Harry Potter Fan Events

Without much in the way of officially-sanctioned Harry Potter conventions, fans of the wizarding world have spent years running their own cons celebrating J.K. Rowling’s beloved book and film series—but that’s starting to change, thanks to a new crackdown being enforced by Warner Bros. The news comes out of a report this weekend by the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Fantastic Beasts Gets the Lego Treatment, and More of the Most Wonderful Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular look at the shiny new collectibles tempting our wallets at the moment. This week, Playmobil’s amazing Ghostbusters toys get even better, there’s even more from the Lego wizarding world, and we covet a giant Jurassic Park dino, as we’re wont to do. Check it out! Lego Fantastic Beasts’…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

A Very Chill Dumbledore Is the Star of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‘s First Trailer

Because the first Fantastic Beasts was a fish out of water story about Newt Scamander traveling to America, there was only so much of the iconic English wizarding world to be seen. But that’s all changing in The Crimes of Grindelwald. As its title clearly suggests, the follow-up film rejoins Newt as he becomes entangled…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

Fantastic Beasts

Fantastic Beasts Is Probably Dead, As It Should Be

David Zaslav Thinks Warner Bros. Hasn’t Used DC & Its Other Franchises Enough

Johnny Depp Has Been Removed From Fantastic Beasts

Eddie Redmayne Speaks Out Against J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Comments

How Much of J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia Will Be Too Much Transphobia for Warner Bros.? [Updated]

This Harry Potter Mobile Game Trailer Is a Better Wizarding World Movie Than Fantastic Beasts

J.K. Rowling Adds More Fuel to the Dumbledore/Grindelwald Fire

How Fantastic Beasts Failed at Representation, and What J.K. Rowling Can Do About It

The Ending of The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Destined to Spark Massive Debate in the Potterverse

Optimus Prime Replaces the Matrix of Leadership With a Watch, and More of the Wildest Toys of the Week

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Criminally Underbaked

Thanks to Fantastic Beasts, The Flash Movie Just Slowed Down

The Final Fantastic Beasts Sequel Trailer Teases a Surprising Character Reveal [Updated]

In the New Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer, Danger Is Brewing for Wizards and Muggles

Dumbledore and Grindelwald Won’t Share a Single Scene Together in Fantastic Beasts 2

The Animated Justice League Assembles, and More of the World’s Finest Toys of the Week

Lego’s Next Minifigure Collection Is a Harry Potter Treasure Trove

Warner Bros. Is Starting to Crack Down on Harry Potter Fan Events

Fantastic Beasts Gets the Lego Treatment, and More of the Most Wonderful Toys of the Week

A Very Chill Dumbledore Is the Star of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‘s First Trailer

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