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The film will be released on Friday 16th November

Fantastic Beasts Crimes of Grindelwald

by Emma Dodds |
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We're gearing up to the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald later this month, and today's red carpet premiere is getting us in the magical mood. The film, which will be released in cinemas on Friday 16th November in the UK, is the sequel to the 2016 film starring Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander.

Both films are in the same universe as the Harry Potter film series, and fans all over the world were thrilled to hear that Albus Dumbledore would be back, as the new films are set around 60 years before the original Potter movies.

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©Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

WATCH: Here's how the Fantastic Beasts films tie in with the Harry Potter universe...

The role is now being played by Jude Law, having previously been played by Richard Harris for the first two Potter films and Michael Gambon for the latter six, with Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Johnny Depp returning as Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein and Gellert Grindelwald respectively.

The first Fantastic Beasts film saw Newt and the team meet Grindelwald, who was briefly mentioned in the original Potter series, and was taken into custody for trying to cause a war between Muggles and the Wizarding World.

Swipe through to see what the child actors from the Harry Potter film series look like now...

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Here's what the kids from Harry Potter look like now slider with cover pic

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Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe

The last Harry Potter film was released in 2011. Here's what the main cast of children look like all grown up!

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Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe had already starred in David Copperfield when he was cast as the most famous boy in the UK, Harry Potter.

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Daniel Radcliffe

Since Harry Potter ended, Daniel has starred in a number of stage productions and films including The Woman In Black, Swiss Army Man and David Copperfield.

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Rupert Grint

Rupert had only starred in school plays when he was cast as Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley.

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Rupert Grint

Rupert has starred in a number of films and TV shows since, with the actor playing the role of Jullian Pearce in TV show Servant.

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Tom Felton

Tom was cast as Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy. He had already starred in a number of commercials and the film 'The Borrowers'.

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Tom Felton

Tom has appeared in a number of high profile movies since, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Secret and The Forgotten Battle.

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Emma Watson

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Emma's debut screen performance.

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Emma Watson

Emma has starred in a number of films and took on the role of Belle in the live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2017. She is also a huge advocate for women's rights and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2015.

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Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom, who ended up being one of heroes of the story.

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Matthew Lewis

The term 'Longbottoming' was coined to describe people who became extremely attractive when they grew up after Matthew Lewis turned into a hunk!

However, the trailer for the sequel shows that Grindelwald has escaped capture, and also introduces the character of Nagini - who is best known to Potter fans as Lord Voldemort's pet snake and one of his Horcruxes.

WATCH: The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer

The end of the first film also showed that Muggle - or No-Maj, as they're known in the US - Jacob Kowalski had to have his memory wiped as non-wizards cannot know about the magical world - but fans of the baker will be pleased to know he's back in the new film.

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©Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

To get us too excited for words, there's a live stream of the red carpet premiere for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in Paris. It will go live at 6.15pm, so keep your eyes peeled!

NOW WATCH: The red carpet premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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