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He says Law is perfectly cast as Dumbledore, who, in the Potter franchise, was Hogwarts’ headmaster and was previously played by Michael Gambon and Richard Harris, who died in 2002.

“Jude probably felt the weight of fans’ expectations, but he wore it very lightly on set. I just felt that the role fit him like a glove and it was such fun to get to play with him.”

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Redmayne, who will next be seen re-teaming with his Theory of Everything co-star Felicity Jones on next year’s The Aeronauts, is already looking ahead to next summer when he starts filming the third Fantastic Beasts movie.

“What’s exciting is, you don’t know what you’re going to have to confront until the script arrives,” the Oscar winner says. “I was with some of the cast the other day when we heard (Rowling) had said that the next film will be set in Rio de Janeiro. We heard that when the rest of the world did.”

As he made his way to a special fan screening of The Crimes of Grindelwald, Redmayne spoke about Rowling’s new take on the wizarding world she helped create in the Potter books and opened up about Depp’s new villain.

One of the things that caught me right off the bat is the film is a lot darker — in a good way. Were you surprised by the direction that J.K. went in for this sequel?

I wasn’t, actually. The first film was a kind of romp in which we established the characters and the creatures. There was a joyous quality to it. Now that that groundwork has been set, this film sees those people being tested and the stakes being ratcheted up.