THE Fantastic Beasts movies were supposed to continue the Harry Potter series and expand the wizarding world at a time when Star Wars and other franchises were also finding new ways to reinvent themselves. While the idea for the first film came from a fiction textbook, JK Rowling envisioned a massive saga spanning five films. One reason for this was the inclusion of Gellert Grindelwald, the franchise’s next major villain after Voldemort. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them veteran brought back Harry Potter director David Yates and attracted a talented cast led by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. THE Harry Potter The prequel had all the makings of a major success and the first film was exactly that, with a box office exceeding $800 million worldwide and favorable reviews.

THE Fantastic Beasts The series is off to a good start and has maintained the consistent quality expected of the Harry Potter franchise. Unfortunately, the Fantastic Beasts the films would take a turn for the worse with the box office returns of the next two sequels becoming smaller. The Crimes of Grindelwald also suffered from bad reviews which only slightly improved with Dumbledore’s Secrets. The Wizarding World had the potential to expand and tell stories unrelated to Harry Potter, but that will no longer be the case. Warner Bros. moving forward with a restart Harry Potter series for HBO which will tell the story based on the seven books, leaving the Fantastic Beasts dead and incomplete story. Ultimately, for several reasons, it is now clear that making Gellert Grindelwald part of the Fantastic Beasts the films led to his downfall.

Fantastic Beasts films replaced Colin Farrell as villain

Fantastic Beasts the films had no problem attracting top talent to the Wizarding World franchise in the same way that Harry Potter the movies did it. A notable addition to the first film was Colin Farrell, who has appeared in successful films in the past like Daredevil And Total recall but also turned in strong performances in smaller films like The lobster his career required a major franchise to catch up with him. That franchise ended up being Wizarding World, where he would play Gellert Grindelwald.in the form of an Auror named Percival Graves.

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The twist is reminiscent of those that occur in Harry Potter entries, but for Fantastic Beaststhat would be a mistake. Farrell was a satisfying villain for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Again he was also a strong enough actor to play Gellert Grindelwald in his proper form. The Penguin The series continued to show how talented Farrell is as a performer, and the Fantastic Beasts the films would have benefited from him being the main villain. Although it makes sense, story-wise, as to why Farell wouldn’t appear again in the future. Fantastic Beasts installments, his inclusion always seemed like a waste since he was already playing Grindelwald in a weird way that could only happen in the wizarding world.

Johnny Depp took over the role of Grindelwald

Farrell would only appear in one Fantastic Beasts film because Johnny Depp would play Grindelwald in his true form at the end of the first film and in The Crimes of Grindelwald. Depp turned in a solid performance as Grindelwald in the second Fantastic Beasts movie, but his reputation outside of the film would harm the franchise. Depp found himself in a whirlwind of controversy due to a defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Even if Depp would ultimately be found not guilty, Warner Bros. recast the role for the third film although the actor is already filming scenes for this one.

“At the time of filming his appearance in the first film, stories had appeared in the press that deeply concerned me and everyone most closely involved with the franchise. Harry Potter fans had questions and concerns. legitimate concerns about our choice to continue with Johnny Depp in the film As longtime Potter director David Yates previously said, we naturally considered the possibility of a recast. anger as to why this doesn’t didn’t happen… Based on our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I are not only comfortable with our original casting, but really happy that Johnny is playing a major character in the films.” –JK Rowling on
the casting of Johnny Deep as Grindelwald in 2017
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THE Fantastic Beasts the films had no shortage of controversy surrounding them due to the people involved in the films aside from Depp with Ezra Miller’s legal troubles and Rowling herself for her views on the transgender community. Depp was the only one to suffer the consequences of the bad press he received. Grindelwald is a great villain in The Wizarding World, and despite Mads Mikkelsen stepping in for the third film and his strong performance on short notice, the role would remain tarnished due to real-life events that did not bode well for the character. Fantastic Beasts franchise.

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Grindelwald and Dumbledore overshadowed Newt Scamander

Besides the frequent recastings of Grindelwald, his inclusion in the Fantastic Beasts the narrative also had a negative impact. The first Fantastic Beasts The film was a relatively self-contained story featuring Newt taking his magical beasts on the loose across New York City. It was a charming concept that worked for what it was. However, it started to lose focus as soon as the film introduced Gellert Grindelwald and it never fit well with Newt’s story.. While Grindelwald was active during Newt’s time, the Fantastic Beasts the films should not have become the story they ended up being. Grindelwald is the dark wizard of the era, but his true contemporary was Albus Dumbledore, not Newt.

Like the Fantastic Beasts The films continued, it was less about Newt and more about Grindelwald and Dumbledore because that was the more interesting story. Newt began to be sidelined as the leader of the group. Fantastic Beasts films and in many ways he should have become more of a supporting character who always helped Dumbledore. However, since Rowling wanted to explore the conflict and relationship between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, the Fantastic Beasts the franchise should have ended after the first film and the wizarding world should have continued with a newly titled film series. Grindelwald was too big of a wizarding world villain for Newt’s character, and it became harder to justify his inclusion in the story as it progressed.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was a valuable addition to Harry Potter canon. It explored the American wizarding world and other elements that set the franchise on the path of others like Star Wars and the MCU. Always, the sequels would begin with an identity crisis and behind-the-scenes drama that all revolved around Grindelwald’s character.. Although Grindelwald was an interesting character to explore, and his portrayal in the Fantastic Beasts The film was solid, it had no place in the story set up in the first film.

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THE Fantastic Beasts The trilogy stumbled once Grindelwald got involved and made the story bigger than it should have been. Several factors led to the premature end of the Fantastic Beasts series like Rowling’s growing controversy, but from a narrative perspective, it was Grindelwald. Ultimately, the failure of the Fantastic Beasts films prevented the Wizarding World franchise from becoming as great as the others from a storytelling perspective.Audiences will now have access to a Harry Potter retelling that has potential, but not as much as a new story set in the world due to Grindelwald’s major miscalculation. Fantastic Beasts films made very early.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Director

David Yates

Release date

November 18, 2016

Studio

Cast

Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler

Writers

Rowling

Runtime

133 minutes

Budget

$175 to $200 million

Studio(s)

Warner Bros.

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

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