JK Rowling Hints of Dumbledore Return in ‘Fantastic Beast’ Movie Series

Albus Dumbledore returns to the silver screen once again in the movie series “Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them” series. The author, JK Rowling has planned scripts for up to five movies in the franchise. The first such movie is due for release in November.

The series, directed by David Yates and written by JK Rowling herself is a prequel to the Harry Potter series. It was set 70 years before the first Harry Potter movie and book. The series features a young wizard in search of magical creatures.

In a fan event in London, JK Rowling said in an interview, “We do talk about Dumbledore and Grindelwald,” as she hinted that the Fantastic Beast movie will feature the two important characters from the Harry Potter books.

Decades before the start of the first book in the Harry Potter series, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were best of friends. Their relationship ended in a grim event which hounded Dumbledore for the rest of his life.

Rowling confirmed to her fans that the Hogwarts headmaster was gay. She divulged a close relationship between the pair, which she indicates that Dumbledore had romantic feelings for the dark wizard.

 

The production had disclosure of who will portray the role of Dumbledore in future films. Richard Harris who died in 2002 first portrayed Dumbledore. He was succeeded by Michael Gambon for the remaining Harry Potter films.

Who will play young Dumbledore?

David Yates humorously stated in the same London event, “We can’t tell you too because we’d have to kill you all, but we do mention Dumbledore and he features in a wonderful scene between Colin [Farrell] and Eddie [Redmayne]”. Yates said in reference to questions of who will play Dumbledore in the upcoming films.

He added that “Grindelwald does feature in the background and is going to become a much more prominent feature moving forward”.

The first part of the movie, Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them will premier next month.

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