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‘Pain Hustlers’: David Yates To Direct Emily Blunt In Perscription Drug Thriller

May 12, 2022 12:15 pm

An avalanche of excellent film packages have been linked to the Cannes Market this month, and another one has a high-profile actress and director involved. Emily Blunt ("Sicario") and Potterverse director Davi...

New ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore’ Trailer: Return To The Wizarding World On April 15

Ned Booth

February 28, 2022 10:00 am

News, Trailers

Since it started in 2016, critical praise for the "Fantastic Beasts" series hasn't panned out exactly as Warner Bros. anticipated. Still, this is a "Harry Potter"-adjacent franchise, so it's a cash cow, albeit...

The Crimes of Grindelwald, Fantastic Beasts 2

J.K. Rowling Gets A Co-Writer For Third ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Film As WB Makes Changes To Upcoming Production

Charles Barfield

November 4, 2019 2:43 pm

News

It’s a bit of an understatement to say that Warner Bros. might have been expecting more from the studio’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film series. It would be bad enough that both films haven’t had the box office showin...

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Is A Magical & Surprisingly Relevant Addition To The Wizarding World [Review]

Drew Taylor

November 14, 2018 11:09 am

Features, News, Reviews

2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” promised to be a new, tonally distinct chapter in the so-called Wizarding World. Based on a slender, canon-adjacent book by J.K. Rowling (who also provided the f...

‘Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Trailer: The Magic Is Back

Margaret Kennedy

September 24, 2018 9:20 pm

News, Trailers

The magic of Harry Potter’s wizarding world is returning with “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” From the beginning, The Boy Who Lived stole our hearts first with the book series, then again when we...

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‘The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Will Keep Dumbledore’s Sexuality Hidden

Kevin Jagernauth

January 31, 2018 3:27 pm

News

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It seems that "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald" just keeps walking into controversy. First there was director David Yates' and creator/screenwriter J.K. Rowling's rather weak defence over the castin...

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Trailer: The Fate Of One, The Future Of All

Julia Teti

July 21, 2017 2:00 pm

News, Trailers

Making a prequel is always a risky endeavor. Often times, they can be odds with what made the previous film successful by making something off-tone and disconnected. But with "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Gr...

‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Waves Its Wand, But Doesn’t Quite Conjure The Same ‘Harry Potter’ Magic [Review]

Will Ashton

November 17, 2016 9:34 am

Reviews

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It hasn’t been that long since we last visited the wizarding world of Harry Potter. When “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” brought closure to the on-screen journey in 2011, amusement parks, sanctio...

New ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Trailer Takes Us Deeper Into The Magic Of The Wizarding World

Edward Davis

July 23, 2016 5:22 pm

News, Trailers

After grossing $7.7 billion worldwide with the highest grossing one-character franchise of all time — not counting the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is slightly different — Warner Bros. could not let the “Ha...

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Watch The Final Trailer For ‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie & Samuel L. Jackson

Oliver Lyttelton

June 20, 2016 9:00 am

Trailers

In a summer where a number of movies have failed to live up to expectations, one of the dicier propositions has been “The Legend Of Tarzan.” Warner Bros have been developing a new take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ ...

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