Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 Makers Auditioning For Young Dumbledore

After the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016. There have been several talks in process for the next instalment of the movie. Now the rumour is that, American entertainment company Warner Bros is looking out for young stars to play the teenage version of Albus Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, Gellert Grindelwald, Leta Lestrange and an unrevealed character.

Recently, the Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling’s website Pottermore posted an announcement which read, “An open casting call has gone out for three actors between the ages of 13 and 16 to play young versions of Newt, Leta, and another character called Sebastian”. The announcement further read, “They are also looking for actors between 16 and 18 to portray both Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore as teenagers”. Actors Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp and Zoe Kravitz will be playing the grown up versions of the characters Newt, Grindelwald and Leta respectively.

The role of grown up Dumbledore will be played by Jude Law. The upcoming sequel is currently in the pre-production stage and will be shot at London and Paris. Author J.K. Rowling will be rewriting the script. The movie will be helmed by David Yates and is slated to release in 2018.

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Source: fantasticbeasts.com