It looks like Fantastic Beasts fans shouldn't be holding their breath for a fourth or fifth film. Star Eddie Redmayne recently noted that the Harry Potter spinoff has no plans to create future films at this time. “I mean, at the moment, there's nothing that I'm aware of," Redmayne, 41, told NME in a new profile.
That movie was released in 2022, though, and it seems like development on a subsequent installment won't be moving forward at Warner Bros., at least for the time being. In an interview with Deadline from October 2023, Yates confirmed as much. “With Beasts, it's all just parked.
Fantastic Beasts 4 & 5 are unlikely to happen, which is ultimately best for the Wizarding World's future. The franchise wasn't working and lacked audience interest. The Secrets of Dumbledore provided a fitting ending for most characters, wrapping up several arcs.
As a result, Fantastic Beasts 4 is currently unlikely. But even if the film happens, we shouldn't expect Johnny Depp to come back to his role as Grindelwald. After replacing Depp as the Wizarding World villain, actor Mads Mikkelsen teased that Depp could still return to the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was the last to film, and while fans originally thought Beasts would be a trilogy, J.K. Rowling confirmed there were actually five films planned.
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Is there another film after Secrets of Dumbledore?
Fantastic Beasts 4 is the anticipated sequel to 2022's Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, though Newt Scamander's return for another feature-length Wizarding World movie is far from certain.
What happened to Grindelwald after Secrets of Dumbledore?
Dumbledore then became the master of the Elder Wand, and an arrested Grindelwald was sent back to his homeland to be put on trial for crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the topmost cell of Nurmengard where he spent the rest of his life until his murder by Lord Voldemort.
In November 2020, Mads Mikkelsen was announced to have been cast as Grindelwald, replacing Depp, who had been asked by Warner Bros. to resign following the verdict of the Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd court case.
Later, Newt explains to older brother Theseus that Tina has been promoted to Head Auror for MACUSA. Her new role is why she cannot join Newt and Dumbledore on their mission to thwart Grindelwald's plans to be elected to the International Confederation of Wizards.
At some time after the end of the Global Wizarding War, Newt and Tina marry. Newt creates the Werewolf Register and the Ban on Experimental Breeding. Newt also works for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau. In 1979, he is awarded The Order of Merlin - Second Class for his services to magizoology.
The Fantastic Beasts franchise wasn't as successful as the eight Harry Potter original films. This happened because it expanded beyond its original premise, losing the charm of the first film and confusing audiences.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore confirmed that Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore (Ezra Miller) is the new Snape (Alan Rickman) through a very familiar line delivered by Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle). Fantastic Beasts 3 finally shed light on the Credence being Aurelius Dumbledore plot twist.
It is unlikely that a Fantastic Beasts 4 and Fantastic Beasts 5 are still going ahead so their potential titles are unknown. According to Eddie Redmayne, who said this information came from director David Yates and producer David Heyman, the titles of each film in the series would begin with "Fantastic Beasts and …".
Leta actress Zoë Kravitz was quoted as saying she played Bellatrix's great-great-aunt. However, there's little evidence for that. Born as Bellatrix Black, Bellatrix married into the Lestrange family, meaning she and Leta aren't related by blood.
After all, Mikkelsen's performance was highly praised and many thought he was a better fit for the part. Despite the Hannibal actor's statements, Depp will most likely not return to reprise his role as Grindelwald, and it's arguably for the better.
Newt's appearance on the Marauder's Map fits with the Harry Potter timeline, as he would have been alive and potentially visiting Hogwarts at the time.
That being said, it is canon to the Wizarding World universe that Newt and Tina do end up together, having at least one child. Their grandchild, Rolf Scamander, grew up to marry Luna Lovegood, a prominent character from the Harry Potter series.
Rolf followed his grandfather's footsteps and became a magizoologist himself, eventually falling in love with Luna. This makes Luna Lovegood the great-daughter-in-law of both Newt and Tina Scamander, further cementing another prestige family lineage in the Harry Potter canon.
Quentin Kowalski may be a descendant of Jacob and Queenie Goldstein, though this would breach Rappaport's Law. Queenie and Jacob would need to have left the United States of America to marry as to protect Queenie from prosecution.
