'Fantastic Beasts 2' Finds Newt Scamander's Brother in Callum Turner

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The 'Green Room' actor is in negotiations to play a relative to Eddie Redmayne's magizoologist in the second installment of Harry Potter spin-off.

April 22, 2017

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Callum Turner is joining "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2". According to Variety, the "Green Room" actor is in talks to play the on-screen brother of Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander in the upcoming sequel.

David Yates who directed the first "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" film is set to return at the helm for the second installment. Jude Law is attached to play young Albus Dumbledore and Johnny Depp is added as Grindelwald.

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J.K. Rowling who made her screenwriting debut on the first movie is back as a scribe for the sequel. While the first one took place in United States, the upcoming one will be set in Paris. The Newt Scamander saga is expected to span into five movies revolving around the dark times in the Wizarding World.

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