Fantastic Beasts 3 Actor Says It Will Have 'Epic Battles'

Fantastic Beasts 3 actor Dan Fogler has given the latest scoop on the upcoming third instalment of the Harry Potter spin-off franchise amid recent filming delays, saying fans should expect to see some "epic battle scenes." In an interview with Syfy Wire, Fogler, who plays No-Maj Jacob Kowalski in the film series, praised the character development in the forthcoming chapter, which he says is building towards a "massive war" in the wizarding world. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/29/fantastic-beasts-3-will-release-in-2021"] "I can say I read the script and the character development is really lovely and it's very similar to the feel of the first movie, which I think is great," Fogler revealed to the outlet. "It's leading toward this massive war with the backdrop of World War II, so you can just imagine epic battle scenes are coming." Interestingly, the first film in the series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, takes place in 1926, while the second entry, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is set in 1927, which means there could be a significant time-jump at some point in the planned five-film series to eventually cover the 1939-1945 period of World War II. For now, though, Fogler said that the cast and crew are waiting for the right moment to resume production. "I guess when everybody else starts back up," he said. "When the mechanism starts to move again and everybody starts to get back to work, that's when we'll get back to work. Hopefully, sooner than later." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] Fantastic Beasts 3 joins a growing list of movie and TV productions affected by COVID-19, including Universal's Fast 9, which will now be released in April 2021, almost a year later than originally planned, MGM's No Time to Die, which will now be released in November 2020, and Paramount's A Quiet Place: Part II, which currently does not have a new release date set. For a list of recommendations on how best to help, and stay safe, during the Coronavirus pandemic, please read our resource guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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