Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald's Ending & Twists Explained
Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The ending of FantasticBeasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald transforms the popular prequel series ahead of Fantastic Beasts 3 – and the larger world of Harry Potter – forever. The second entry in this five-film franchise works hard to set up its successive stories and, in doing so, the film tells a complex tale that contains huge ramifications for the wider Wizarding World. Here's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald's ending explained and how it sets up Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Leading up to The Crimes of Grindelwald's ending, tensions grow between the young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp/Mads Mikkelsen). The latter has resumed his quest to dominate the magical and non-magical worlds, but he still fears the powerful Hogwarts professor that refuses to openly oppose him. Caught up in their Machiavellian schemes are Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), Tina and Queenie Goldstein (Katherine Waterston and Alison Sudol), Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), and a host of Newt’s beloved creatures.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald's reviews have been mixed, with many critics discussing the overabundance of plots and a large amount of exposition contained within. Yet this focus on world-building doesn’t detract from several shocking revelations which are sure to have people gasping aloud, like the idea of Credence being Dumbledore's brother. Indeed, there is quite a lot to unpack from The Crimes of Grindelwald, which sets up a new and unexpected status-quo for the Fantastic Beasts saga.
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