TL;DR - here's all the new Fantastic Beasts 2 info we have (including Dumbledore's role)

Fantastic Beasts 2 (or whatever it’ll be called – JK Rowling isn’t telling) is under 18 months away which means the hype train is about to leave the station. It’s not heading to Hogwarts though. In fact, Fantastic Beasts 2 will be a globetrotting adventure: here are all the details on plot, new characters and brand-new locations.

Pottermore has magicked up a batch of info for the Fantastic Beasts sequel and, first things first, let’s settle down with the plot. And, boy, it’s a doozy: it picks up from where the first movie left off with Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) getting captured by the Ministry of Magic with Newt leaving New York.. Spoiler: that doesn’t last long, as Grindelwald escapes and Newt is pulled right back into the thick of things. Thankfully, Newt gets a powerful ally… Dumbledore.

Dumbledore isn’t the only new face rocking up, though. Newt’s older brother Theseus will be along for the ride as well as *activates spellcheck* a bounty hunter called Grimmson, a wizard by the name of Yusuf Kama, Skender, the owner of a wizarding circus, and also one of its unnamed star attractions played by Claudia Kim.

As for those returning, Tina, Jacob, and Queenie all make a comeback plus surprisingly (or not so surprisingly if you’ve heard about the cut scene), Credence makes a return despite seemingly having been wiped off the face of the earth at the conclusion of the first movie.

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