![]() An evident attempt to right the ship has turned into a calamitous case of mission drift, as a property with no identity travels in nonsensical circles, looking for a sustainable new direction. His presence has been reduced to a handful of whimsical interludes that feel severely out of place in what’s otherwise a morose political thriller. ![]() He’s now been remanded to the margins of his own franchise ( and its poster). The Fantastic Beasts spinoffs began as wonderstruck adventures acquainting mild-mannered naturalist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with a menagerie of CGI critters. The third installment continues to expand the wizarding world’s geography and history, getting hopelessly lost along the way. And for bonuses: an unwieldy ongoing narrative that’s openly lost interest in its original premise, and a pandemic delaying production nearly a full year.īut so long as cash is green and galleons are gold, the series shall lurch onward. ![]() compelled to step down due to allegations of domestic abuse, a supporting player with a track record of physical assault and distressing headlines, and a a creator/screenwriter burning through her public goodwill quickly and intently enough to suggest a self-abasement fetish. Among the roadblocks they faced in getting this third film made: a divisive marquee star Warner Bros. ![]() had every reason to abandon this series two films in, while they were $600 million dollars ahead. When does a studio decide to stop making sequels? The objectively correct answer is “When the franchise stops making money.” The confused, misshapen Harry Potter universe sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore tests that conventional wisdom.
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