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Everything you need to know about Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald

A year on from the events of the first Fantastic Beasts, and the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald becomes a man on the run after escaping authorities.

But his followers are ready to support him as he starts a campaign to take over and destroy the non-magical world.

Newt, who is now working in London, is asked to track down Credence by both the Ministry of Magic and Albus Dumbledore, who has his own secret past with Grindelwald.

He also reunites with old flame Leta Lestrange, now engaged to his brother Theseus.

Soon, Newt, Jacob, Queenie and Tina are reunited in Paris, but Grindlewald’s influence is set to tear them apart as new truths come to light.

Meanwhile, Credence is on a mission of his own, looking to track down his birth family.

As a rally in support of Grindelwald kicks off in the French capital, Wizarding Authorities try to keep the peace.

But with tensions flaring, true believers of Grindelwald’s cause makes himself known.

Who is in the cast of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald?

The key cast members of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald are:

  • Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal, The Theory of Everything) as Newt Scamander

  • Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice, Perry Mason) as Tina Goldstein

  • Dan Fogler (The Walking Dead, The Offer) as Jacob Kowalski

  • Alison Sudol (Dig, Transparent) as Queenie Goldstein

  • Ezra Miller (The Flash, We Need To Talk About Kevin) as Credence Barebone

  • Zoë Kravitz (Big Little Lies, The Batman) as Leta Lestrange

  • Jude Law (The Talented Mr Ripley, Sherlock Holmes) as Albus Dumbledore

  • Callum Turner (Masters Of The Air, The Boys In The Boat) as Theseus Scamander

  • Claudia Kim (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marco Polo) as Nagini

  • Kevin Guthrie (Dunkirk, The Terror) as Abernathy

  • Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd, Pirates of the Caribbean) as Gellert Grindelwald

What is the age rating of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald?

The official rating of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 12A.

This means the show is considered possibly unsuitable for children under the age of 12, and should be viewed with parental guidance.

Reasons for this rating is due to the film containing:

  • Scenes of peril and threat some may find upsetting

  • Scenes reminiscent of extreme political figures

  • Depiction of injuries (both human and magical)

  • Scenes of both physical and magical violence

  • Some intense scenes of threat and peril in a dark and unsettling way

  • Depictions of dead bodies and murder

  • Small amounts of blood and gore

  • Minor use of alcohol and scenes of smoking

  • Imagery and creatures that some children may find scary

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