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Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed Wednesday that the second movie in the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” series is in the works, with J.K. Rowling writing the script and David Yates directing. It is slated for worldwide release on Nov. 16, 2018.
Yates directed the final four “Harry Potter” films and the first “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” movie. The new film will also reunite producers David Heyman, Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram. Rowling’s agent, Neil Blair, Rick Senat and Danny Cohen will serve as executive producers.
The second “Fantastic Beasts” movie “moves deeper into an increasingly dark time for the wizarding world, where Newt and our other heroes have to decide on their allegiances,” Warner Bros. said in a statement.
Warner Bros. releases the first “Fantastic Beasts” film on Nov. 18. The third pic is expected to come out in November 2020.
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