First reviews of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are here

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The much-anticipated sequel of the fantasy film, Fantastic Beasts, is about to hit the screens soon. Warner Bros. held the first screening of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and the reviews are here.

Along with members of the press, the fans, too, shared their views on the spin-off of Harry Potter series. The Potterheads got nostalgic after witnessing the reappearance of the characters of the fantasy film series, whereas the media has gave Johnny Depp as shoutout for his ‘fantastic’ performance.

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Check out the reactions here:

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The film explores the adventures of “magizoologist” Newt Scamander, essayed by Eddie Redmayne.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has Johnny Depp playing Grindelwald, a powerful wizard who was once a friend of Albus Dumbledore, played by Jude Law.

Others in the cast include Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Claudia Kim, Zoe Kravitz, Callum Turner, William Nadylam and Brontis Jodorowsky.

The film is slated to release in India on 16 November.

-With agency inputs