The cast of Fantastic Beasts 3
(Picture: )He has a beard, but doesn’t need one. Iconic wizard Albus Dumbledore is out and proud in the third of the Harry Potter prequels, a glossy “for all the family” blockbuster that’s actually not that kid-friendly and could well kill - or make - the franchise.
The first two instalments in the series felt like overblown footnotes. However, divisive author JK Rowling (responsible, as ever, for the plot and co-writer of the script) seems to have found a new sense of purpose. Warners want her to serve up whimsical critters and public-school wand-wavers. She’s out to reinvent Bob Fosse’s Cabaret. The result, though a flawed hybrid, put a spell on me. When it was first announced this would be a five-part series, I thought “Five Fantastic Beast films? There shouldn’t even be one”. Now I’d love to see a FB4.
