Eddie Redmayne's Kids Aren't Impressed By His Fantastic Beasts Role
Eddie Redmayne admits his children aren't very impressed with his Fantastic Beastsrole, even despite his best efforts. Not long after winning an Oscar for his role in the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything, Redmayne achieved a new level of Hollywood fame by joining a major studio franchise. He was tapped to be the lead for Warner Bros.' Harry Potter prequel series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, playing magizoologist Newt Scamander. Even from the very first movie, it was clear that Redmayne was an excellent choice to play the shy, but kindhearted and brave Newt.
Currently, the Fantastic Beasts franchise is gearing up for the release of its third movie. The Secrets of Dumbledore arrives in theaters next week and furthers the brewing wizarding war at the series' center. This time around, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) plans to make a big play for power in the greater wizarding world, so Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) assembles a team to stop him. Newt is at the forefront of this team, as are returning players Jacob Kowalski (Dan Folger) and Newt's brother Theseus (Callum Turner), among others.
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With Fantastic Beasts 3's release just around the corner, Redmayne is now making the rounds promoting the film. He recently stopped by Live With Kelly and Ryan (via ET Canada), where he admitted that despite trying to get them to think otherwise, his kids aren't enthused about him playing a wizard. Redmayne's 5-year-old daughter merely wanted to turn his wand into something else, while his 4-year-old son wasn't fooled by his attempts to look like a real wizard. Redmayne explained:
“There was a moment this year where I felt
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