The beasties are back for magic and mayhem in the second Fantastic Beasts film, subtitled The Crimes of Grindelwald, your Sunday night movie this weekend on M-Net. Of course, you’ll recognise most of the cast if you watched the first movie, but where have you spotted them before? We take a look at a few films and fun facts about past and new cast members of this magical sequel.
Eddie Redmayne
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He reprises his role from the first movie, as Newt Scamander.
You Also Know Him From: Les Misérables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl
Fun Fact: He went to the same school as Prince William, Eton College.
In 2020: He’ll star alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Trial of the Chicago 7.
MORE HERE: What you need to know about Fantastic Beasts.
Katherine Waterston
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: She reprises her role from the first movie, as Tina Goldstein.
You Also Know Her From: Inherent Vice, Alien: Covenant, Logan Lucky
Fun Fact: The actress was born in London, but raised in Connecticut, U.S.A.
In 2020: She’ll star in the drama series, The Third Day.
MORE HERE: 19 signs you're a Harry Potter fan.
Dan Fogler
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He reprises his role from the first movie, as Jacob Kowalski.
You Also Know Him From: The Goldbergs, Secrets and Lies, The Walking Dead
Fun Fact: In 2005, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
In 2020: He’ll star in the drama The Argument.
WATCH: Lalla Hirayama interviews the cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Alison Sudol
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: She reprises her role from the first movie, as Queenie Goldstein.
You Also Know Her From: Transparent
Fun Fact: She is also a singer and songwriter.
MORE HERE: Beginners’ guide to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Ezra Miller
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He reprises his role from the first movie, as Credence Barebone.
You Also Know Him From: We Need to Talk About Kevin, Suicide Squad, Justice League
Fun Fact: He trained as an opera singer.
In future: He’ll reprise his role as Barry Allen in a stand-alone Flash movie.
WATCH: Lalla Hirayama on the blue carpet for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Zoë Kravitz
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: She reprises her role from the first movie, as Leta Lestrange.
You Also Know Her From: X-Men: First Class, Divergent, Mad Max: Fury Road, Big Little Lies
Fun Fact: She is part of a band called Lolawolf.
In 2020: She’ll star in the TV adaptation of High Fidelity, a book by Nick Hornby which was adapted into a movie in 2000 and starred her mother, Lisa Bonet.
MORE HERE: The wonderful women of Big Little Lies.
Callum Turner
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He plays the role of Theseus Scamander, Newt's older brother.
You Also Know Him From: The Borgias, War & Peace
Fun Fact: He is dating the very awesome Vanessa Kirby.
In 2020: He'll appear as Frank Churchill in a new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma.
MORE HERE: Book to movie adaptations.
Claudia Kim
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: She plays the role of Nagini.
You Also Know Her From: Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Dark Tower
Fun Fact: She was born in Seoul, South Korea.
MORE HERE: Five fast facts about The Dark Tower.
Johnny Depp
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He reprises his role, a cameo in the first movie, as Gellert Grindelwald.
You Also Know Him From: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Black Mass, Murder on the Orient Express
Fun Fact: He’s in a band called Hollywood Vampires.
In 2020: He’ll star in the biopic Minamata.
MORE HERE: Johnny Depp's best roles.
Jude Law
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: He plays a young Albus Dumbledore.
You Also Know Him From: Gattaca, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Sherlock Holmes
Fun Fact: His parents run a theatre company in France.
In 2020: He’ll appear in The Third Day with his Fantastic Beasts’ co-star Katherine Waterston.
Watch this fantastic cast in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, your Sunday night movie on 15 December at 20:05 on M-Net channel 101.