Fantastic Beasts will lay groundwork to introduce Gellert Grindelwald in later films, and the villain will differ greatly from Lord Voldemort.
An otherwise uneventful Fantastic Beasts feature in The New York Times does include one gem: Yates explaining the differences between Voldemort and Grindelwald, and how they differ in causing trouble:
“Unlike Voldemort, who was an angry brute, the next iteration is much more lethal. He wants to win the hearts and minds in a way that’s quite beguiling and sophisticated, but his values are dangerous.” Such new nemeses are “able through sheer charisma and ability to inspire and hypnotize and carry the crowd, and take the world to a darker place. That’s where the next story is going.”
In their own words, The New York Times adds that “Grindelwald is a more pernicious and modern threat, who manipulates impressionable followers, the media and prominent politicians.”
Intriguing! A change in villain tactics should offer a refreshing change from the eight-part Harry Potter movie series. We wouldn’t want to see a villain like Voldemort again, would we?
Related: First Fantastic Beasts reactions arrive, and they’re good!
Hypable has learned that Grindelwald will be played by Johnny Depp. The back of his head (see above left) will appear at the very beginning of the movie, and I’ve heard you won’t actually see his face.
Fantastic Beasts opens November 18. The next film, which will be set in Paris, is currently scheduled for a November 2018 release.
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