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The movie’s timeline takes place about one year after the events of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
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In 1927, to be exact.
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Unlike Fantastic Beasts, though, most of this sequel is set in Europe.
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And it portrays what the magical world is like in France.
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As its title implies, this movie’s plot revolves around Grindelwald, who, as we found out in Fantastic Beasts, is one of the most dangerous wizards in history.
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In the books, we know Grindelwald as the onetime owner of the all-powerful Elder Wand and a former close friend of Albus Dumbledore.
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And even though we basically have a whole new cast of new characters, there will still be plenty of references to the Harry Potter books.
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Among the characters you’ll **sort of** recognize: Dumbledore, except he’s a young professor and like…really dapper.
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We also finally uncover the backstory of Nagini, who we only knew before as Lord Voldemort’s snake.
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Turns out she’s a lady???
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We also get a lot of fun backstories on powerful wizarding families, including the Lestranges, the Dumbledores, and Scamanders.
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But, since this **is** a Fantastic Beasts sequel, there are still tons of the same magical animals we saw in the first movie…
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And the expected amount of amazing special effects, given that this **is** the Harry Potter franchise we’re talking about, after all.
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You should also know, of course, that the casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald has always been a pretty big controversy.
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The actor has been accused of physical and emotional abuse, and he has denied the allegations. J. K. Rowling and director David Yates have since issued a statement in support of Depp’s casting.
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If you can’t get enough of the wizarding world this round, don’t worry — Fantastic Beasts 3 is already planned for 2020.
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Which means the magic basically never has to end!!
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This post was translated from Spanish.