Warner
Bros.
on
Wednesday,
September
23
unveiled
the
title
of
the
next
Fantastic
Beasts
instalment
along
with
a
release
date.
According
to
the
official
announcement,
Fantastic
Beasts
3,
now
titled
as
The
Secrets
of
Dumbledore
is
all
set
to
hit
the
big
screen
on
April
15,
2022.
The
Secrets
of
Dumbledore
reportedly
will
follow
Dumbledore
struggle
to
bring
down
Grindelwald,
who
wants
to
seize
control
of
the
wizarding
world.
Dumbledore
enlists
the
leading
hero
of
the
Fantastic
Beasts
world,
Newt
Scamander
to
lead
a
team
on
a
dangerous
mission
where
they
encounter
old
and
new
beasts
and
Grindelwald's
growing
legion
of
followers.
The
film
has
been
making
headlines
due
to
the
shooting
delays
and
Johnny
Depp's
exit
from
the
film.
However,
reportedly
Gellert
Grindelwald,
previously
played
by
Johnny
Depp
has
been
talked
over
by
Mads
Mikkelsen.
The
film
also
stars
Jude
Law
as
Dumbledore,
Eddie
Redmayne
as
Newt
Scamander
alongside
Dan
Fogler,
Alison
Sudol,
Ezra
Miller,
Callum
Turner,
Jessica
Williams,
William
Nadylam
and
Katherine
Waterston.
The
film
was
initially
scheduled
to
release
on
July
15,
2021,
but
for
unknown
releases,
the
studio
opted
to
move
its
premiere
up
by
three
months.
The
film
will
release
alongside
Paramount's
The
Lost
City
of
D,
starring
Sandra
Bullock
and
Channing
Tatum,
which
is
also
set
for
April
15,
2022,
reported
The
Hollywood
Reporter.
Fantastic
Beasts
directed
by
David
Yates,
is
a
planned
series
of
five
prequels
to
the
Harry
Potter
series
based
on
books
written
by
JK
Rowling.
The
prequels
have
been
co-written
by
Rowling
and
Steve
Kloves.