Fantastic Beasts 3-Film Collection

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)

In 1926, generations before his texts became required reading for the alums of Hogwarts, British wizard Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) journeyed to New York City...and promptly lost the mystic suitcase he packed with his specimen collection of incredible creatures. He soon found himself pressed into service by the American wizarding authorities, tasked with corralling his escaped finds before tensions with the human community erupted. J.K. Rowling scripted this engaging prequel to her Potter saga; Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler co-star. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald (2018)

The 1920s-set, pre-Potter "Wizarding World" adventures for magical zoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) continue, as he’s exhorted by the young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) to head to Paris and undermine the authoritarian power grab of cunning and charismatic renegade wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). J.K. Rowling and David Yates return as screenwriter and director; Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, and Zoë Kravitz also star. 134 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore (2022)

By the early '30s, calculating Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) had rigged the outcome of his criminal trial, and launched an audacious campaign to be elected leader of the global wizarding populace. At the behest of Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) headed up a task force to block the rogue wizard's assassination attempts on his primary rival. Third in the "Potter" prequel series co-stars Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams. 142 min. C/Rtg: PG-13