Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

A 2018 American fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling, it serves as a sequel to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and is the second installment in the "Fantastic Beasts" series. The story begins with the escape of the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) from MACUSA custody. He seeks to gather an army of wizards to establish dominance over non-magical beings. Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), once a close friend of Grindelwald, enlists his former student, magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), to stop him. Newt, along with Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), her sister Queenie (Alison Sudol), and baker Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), travels to Paris to find Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), a young Obscurial whom Grindelwald aims to use for his plans. Along the way, they encounter Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz), Newt's former love interest, and her brother Theseus (Callum Turner). The film delves into themes of loyalty, love, and choice, while exploring complex relationships between characters. Visual effects and James Newton Howard's musical score enhance the magical world's atmosphere. Despite its star-studded cast and visual appeal, the film received mixed reviews from critics, grossing approximately $654 million worldwide against a budget of $200 million.