Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Timing: 2:22 (142 min)
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Budget
$200 000 000
Box office
$407 150 844
Director
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Producer
J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, David Heyman, Tim Lewis, Lionel Wigram, Danny Cohen, Neil Blair, Courtenay Valenti, Michael Sharp, Josh Berger
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Artist
Stuart Craig, Neil Lamont, Rebecca White
Audition
Fiona Weir
Editing

Short description

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.

What's left behind the scenes

  • For the first time in 10 years, Steve Kloves is serving as the screenwriter. J.K. Rowling herself insisted on this.
  • Steven Kloves is writing the screenplay for the first time in 10 years. J.K. Rowling herself insisted on this.
  • Work on the film was delayed by a year because the previous movie received mixed reviews from critics. This was also done to give J.K. Rowling time to refine the plot.
  • Johnny Depp filmed only one scene in the movie, after which he was removed from the cast. According to the media, his contract was structured in such a way that he received his full salary for the entire film – $16 million – for filming just that one scene.
  • Johnny Depp appeared in only one scene of the film before being removed from the cast. According to the media, his contract was structured such that for filming this single scene, he received his full fee for the entire movie, which amounted to $16 million.
  • Work on the film was postponed for a year because the previous film received mixed reviews from critics. This was also done to give J.K. Rowling time to refine the plot.
  • Alexander Kuznetsov, who played Helmut, has a broken nose. This is not the result of makeup or special effects. Kuznetsov actually broke his nose in a boxing match once.
  • Alexander Kuznetsov, who played Helmut, has a broken nose. This is not the result of makeup or special effects; Kuznetsov's nose was actually broken during a boxing match some time ago.
  • Some scenes were originally intended to be filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but due to the pandemic, filming had to be moved to Bhutan. One of these scenes includes a short insert of footage shot in Rio de Janeiro.

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