Jude Law in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”.Photo:Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
There are no plans for moreFantastic Beastsmovies at the moment, according to director David Yates.
On theInside Total Filmpodcast, the director promoted his newmoviePain Hustlers, starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, and also fielded a question about the future of hisHarry Potterprequel franchise.
“You know what we’re doing withBeastsfor the minute? It’s all just parked,” he said, later adding, “I’m sure at some point Newt may well be back. Who can tell? We haven’t got any in-depth conversations at the moment.”
Eddie Redmaynestarred as Newt Scamander in three of the movies:Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016),Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018) andFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022).
Johnny Depp played the villain Grindelwald, thoughhe was recast with Mads Mikkelsenfor the third entry. Jude Law portrayed a young Albus Dumbledore, and the films' cast also included Zoë Kravitz Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner and Colin Farrell.
David Yates at the “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” premiere Nov. 8, 2018, in Paris.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images
Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Harry Potterauthor J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplays for the films. Back in 2016, Rowling said she intended for the prequel franchise to encompass five movies: “I’ve now done the plotting properly so we’re pretty sure it’s going to be five movies,” she said at the time.
Yates, however, said on theInside Total Filmpodcast that he wasn’t aware of the five-film intentions when he signed up.
Eddie Redmayne in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”.Warner Bros.
The director said he’s “so proud” of the third film, and “when it went out into the world, we just needed to sort of stop and pause and take it easy.”
“In terms of our cycle of production, we all came out of the third one, it was a wonderful experience to make that movie. But we’re just all taking a pause,” he said, adding that he hasn’t spoken to Rowling, producer David Heyman or Warner Bros. about more movies.
“We’re just taking a pause, and it’s quite nice because it allows me to do stuff like this [Pain Hustlers] and other things I’ve got lined up that I’m excited about,” said Yates.
Redmaynetold NMEin January that he didn’t know of any plans for a fourth installment: “I mean, at the moment, there’s nothing that I’m aware of. So, as I’m aware, it’s not something that’s on the cards.”
ThoughFantastic Beastsmay be on hold for now, aHarry Potterremake in the form of a television seriesis currently in the works, it was announced in April.
Pain Hustlersis on Netflix Friday.
source: people.com
