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Katherine Waterston: ‘I felt a lot of regret and shame about playing mothers before I was one’

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fantastic Beasts: Harry Potter spin-off future given ‘frank’ update by Eddie Redmayne

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eddie Redmayne has given a “frank” update …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Actors recast in films controversially, from Johnny Depp to Rachel Weisz

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘Fantastic Beasts’ director David Yates says studio has franchise on ‘a pause’ after third film

LA Times

Eddie Reymayne as Newt Scamander in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” For now, the franchise is on pause, director David Yates said. “Fantastic Beasts” director David Yates said this week that the Warner Bros. “Harry Potter” spin-off franchise is on an indefinite pause. The most recent film, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” was released in April 2022 to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Jessica Williams talks 'Shrinking' and transgender rights

LA Times

Jessica Williams is no stranger to tackling complicated issues with humor. Everyone does it differently, and I think it’s like — on this job, about doing comedy in this aspect and about being Gaby, she’s a really present, heart-on-her sleeve person, so she’s about being open. And then he’s just like, “Then go nuts.”And usually they found that on this …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Ezra Miller: Everything we know about the controversial star of The Flash

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Mads Mikkelsen cuts a stylish figure and puffs on a cigarette at Milan Fashion Week

Daily Mail

Mads Mikkelsen looked every inch the Hollywood star as he made his way to a show at Milan Fashion Week in Italy on Monday. Mads, who is known for playing Harry Potter villain Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, puffed on a cigarette as he made his way inside. Stepping out: Mads Mikkelsen cut a stylish figure in an …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Johnny Depp might return to Fantastic Beasts, says Mads Mikkelsen

Hindustan Times

Johnny Depp may end up returning as wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series. Both Johnny Depp and Mads Mikkelsen have played Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Mads Mikkelsen played the famous dark wizard in the third film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which was released earlier this year. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} …

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2 years, 7 months ago

‘Bad Guys’ Bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage At The Box Office

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Ethan Hawke in a scene from "The Northman." via Associated Press NEW YORK — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage playing himself, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” bested the field, signaling a continued resurgence for family moviegoing after a downturn during the pandemic. The weekend’s other new releases — …

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2 years, 7 months ago

‘Bad Guys’ bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage at the box office

Associated Press

NEW YORK — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage playing himself, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” bested the field, signaling a continued resurgence for family moviegoing after a downturn during the pandemic. That came despite steep competition for families from Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic The Hedgehog 2,” which stayed in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

'Bad Guys' bests 'The Northman,' Nick Cage at the box office

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic beasts cast a spell on China

China Daily

It's a new adventure for Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander. It's a magical time for Harry Potter fans in China, as British novelist J.K. Rowling's wizards conjure up fascinating adventures once more, maybe even at a screen near you. So, despite the fact that more than half of the country's cinemas are closed due to the pandemic, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic beasts cast a spell on China

China Daily

It's a new adventure for Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander. It's a magical time for Harry Potter fans in China, as British novelist J.K. Rowling's wizards conjure up fascinating adventures once more, maybe even at a screen near you. So, despite the fact that more than half of the country's cinemas are closed due to the pandemic, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Harry Potter and the retconning of Dumbledore: It’s no longer about the story

Salon

I first read "Harry Potter" in college, after my friend was clued into the series, years after their first publication, by the children she babysat. RELATED: "Fantastic Beasts 3" censors gay storyline for Chinese release In an appearance at Carnegie Hall in 2007, when asked if Albus Dumbledore, the wizard headmaster and hero Harry Potter's confidant, ever fell in love …

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2 years, 8 months ago

For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series, a case of diminishing returns

Associated Press

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters. “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which Warner Bros. released in 4,208 locations in North America, also carries a $200 million production price tag. The eight Harry Potter films were responsible for over $7.7 billion in box office, while …

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2 years, 8 months ago

The magical magnetism of Mads Mikkelsen, explained... in fantasy party guest terms

Salon

Way back in my 20s, my friends and I played a game that involved casting actors as certain Guy at the Party types. RELATED: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's ongoing defamation trial: Here's everything you need to know Then the studio called in a more refined option to replace Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore": …

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2 years, 8 months ago

"Fantastic Beasts 3" censors gay storyline for Chinese release

Salon

Before we get to today's news about the latest "Fantastic Beasts" movie, "The Secrets of Dumbledore," let's recap all the scandals this franchise has endured in recent years: Johnny Depp, who played the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the first and second "Fantastic Beasts" films, comes under fire for abuse allegations and is replaced in the third film by Mads …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Review: Potter prequels peter out in ‘Dumbledore’

Associated Press

Time always flew in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World but it has lately seemed to catch up to the Potter pop cultural sensation. The “Fantastic Beasts” prequels, now up to three with “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” have soldiered on, even if the fever surrounding Pottermania — at least among less diehard Muggles — has dissipated. Grindelwald’s rise has been the overarching …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic Beasts 3: Warner Bros defends cutting mentions of gay romance in China

Hindustan Times

The recently released Harry Potter universe film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore courted controversy in its first week itself. It was revealed that for the film's theatrical cut in China, the studio Warner Bros had approved cutting two lines of dialogue that talked about a same sex romance between the film's protagonist and antagonist. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} JK …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic Beasts 3: Warner Bros defends cutting mentions of gay romance in China

Hindustan Times

The recently released Harry Potter universe film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore courted controversy in its first week itself. It was revealed that for the film's theatrical cut in China, the studio Warner Bros had approved cutting two lines of dialogue that talked about a same sex romance between the film's protagonist and antagonist. Calling these cuts minor edits, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: China censors gay references in new film

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

‘It’s easy to forget Johnny Depp ever played the role’: Fantastic Beasts 3 critics praise Mads Mikkelsen performance

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Mads Mikkelsen says it would have been ‘creative suicide’ to copy Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts

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2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore review – Might just be the best film of the spinoff franchise yet

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Language: English The Secrets of Dumbledore is a loaded tagline. Even if you’ve followed only the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies so far, you still probably have an idea of what secrets lie between Albus Dumbledore and the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. As seems to be the norm in these theme park times, in this third film, Dumbledore puts …

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Katherine Waterston: ‘I felt a lot of regret and shame about playing mothers before I was one’

Fantastic Beasts: Harry Potter spin-off future given ‘frank’ update by Eddie Redmayne

Actors recast in films controversially, from Johnny Depp to Rachel Weisz

‘Fantastic Beasts’ director David Yates says studio has franchise on ‘a pause’ after third film

Jessica Williams talks 'Shrinking' and transgender rights

Ezra Miller: Everything we know about the controversial star of The Flash

Mads Mikkelsen cuts a stylish figure and puffs on a cigarette at Milan Fashion Week

Johnny Depp might return to Fantastic Beasts, says Mads Mikkelsen

‘Bad Guys’ Bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage At The Box Office

‘Bad Guys’ bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage at the box office

'Bad Guys' bests 'The Northman,' Nick Cage at the box office

Fantastic beasts cast a spell on China

Fantastic beasts cast a spell on China

Harry Potter and the retconning of Dumbledore: It’s no longer about the story

For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series, a case of diminishing returns

The magical magnetism of Mads Mikkelsen, explained... in fantasy party guest terms

"Fantastic Beasts 3" censors gay storyline for Chinese release

Review: Potter prequels peter out in ‘Dumbledore’

Fantastic Beasts 3: Warner Bros defends cutting mentions of gay romance in China

Fantastic Beasts 3: Warner Bros defends cutting mentions of gay romance in China

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: China censors gay references in new film

‘It’s easy to forget Johnny Depp ever played the role’: Fantastic Beasts 3 critics praise Mads Mikkelsen performance

Mads Mikkelsen says it would have been ‘creative suicide’ to copy Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore review – Might just be the best film of the spinoff franchise yet