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How would you describe this sequel?

Dan Fogler: If you’re part of a franchise, the best sequel I know of — and my favourite movie — is Empire Strikes Back. I think that this has a lot of the same elements that you see in Empire Strikes Back. You see your favourite good guys being put through the paces and taken down a notch, while the bad guys balance the playing field. It leaves you pulling your hair out for the next movie.

Where does this fit in the timeline between the Fantastic Beasts storyline and the Harry Potter series?

Miller: This is the connector. This is the link. This is where we really start to understand what happens as we peel towards 1945 (when Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald for good).

How are fans going to be left feeling at the end of this film?

Waterston: Hopefully, they’re going to be left wanting more. I don’t even like to watch trailers, and I haven’t watched the film, so it’s going to be a surprise for me to see the finished product.

Miller: There’s going to be a lot of feelings. It’s a feeling that’s impossible to describe. It’s ineffable and inexpressible and it comes when you’ve really gotten to live in a world of mythology you love and connect to. I don’t know what we can call that. It’s not sorrow and it’s not joy, it’s like an arousal, not a sexual kind, but it’s something that will just keep you thinking for hours, then days, then weeks on end. You’ll find yourself returning to it just to tap into that delicious sap once again.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opens in theatres Nov. 16.

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