Fantastic Beasts 4 Is Even Less Likely To Happen Now
Warning: Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
While the franchise's future has been in question since the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Fantastic Beasts 4 is even less likely to happen now since the movie may have just lost its director, David Yates. After multiple setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore premiered on April 15, 2022. The latest Fantastic Beasts film shifted much of its focus away from the series’ original protagonist, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), to center on Albus Dumbledore’s (Jude Law) relationship with the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen).
The Fantastic Beasts film series was originally meant to include five movies, tracking Grindelwald’s rise to power and ultimate defeat by Dumbledore. However, just before the premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Warner Bros. reportedly announced that the production of Fantastic Beasts 4 would depend upon The Secrets of Dumbledore’s box office performance. Despite getting better reviews than Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Secrets of Dumbledore set the record for the worst opening weekend of any movie in the Harry Potter franchise, earning only $42 million domestically and $57 million internationally. In addition, The Secrets of Dumbledore’s ticket performance dropped by 67% during its second weekend in theaters.
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Based on these numbers, Fantastic Beasts 4 already seemed unlikely. The chances of another Fantastic Beasts movie have dropped even more, though, with the announcement that David Yates will direct the upcoming crime thriller, Pain
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