Johnny Depp in a still from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (category IIA), directed by David Yates. Eddie Redmayne and Ezra Miller co-star
Johnny Depp in a still from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (category IIA), directed by David Yates. Eddie Redmayne and Ezra Miller co-star
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald film review – J.K. Rowling political action fantasy expands Potter-verse

  • Jude Law is a young Albus Dumbledore, Johnny Depp is Grindelwald, Eddie Redmayne is back as Newt Scamander in new Harry Potter prequel
  • Film packs in humour, romance, action and some sinister plotting with far-right overtones

James Mottram
James Mottram

Updated: 7:06am, 13 Nov, 2018

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Johnny Depp in a still from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (category IIA), directed by David Yates. Eddie Redmayne and Ezra Miller co-star
Johnny Depp in a still from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (category IIA), directed by David Yates. Eddie Redmayne and Ezra Miller co-star
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