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The four-act production received rave reviews from critics, and it was a great addition to the Harry Potter universe, despite some plot holes here and there. The Cursed Child follows the second generation of Harry Potter namely, Harry's son Albus Severus and his best friend Scorpius Malfoy, as they take a journey through time.
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However, it's based on an original story crafted by Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Rowling, but an author named Jack Thorne. The book itself was released on the same day. The Cursed Child started as a wildly popular stage play, which hit London theaters on July 31st, 2016. There have been rumors floating around about the possibility of a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child movie - which could mean another Dumbledore recast in the future. If Fantastic Beasts returns for a 4th and 5th installment as planned, audiences will probably be seeing a lot more of Jude Law's Albus Dumbledore and what happened to make him the wise, stoic, fiery man portrayed by Michael Harris and Michael Gambon by the time Harry Potter sets foot in Hogwarts. Still, in no Harry Potter medium has Dumbledore ever spoken of a nephew, much less one with ties to evil wizards like Grindelwald and an uncanny resemblance to Severus Snape. Aberforth is mentioned only once in the books. While it does end somewhat happily, with Credence/Aurelius and Aberforth reconnecting, it opens up many questions. Related: Is Dumbledore Gay? Albus' Relationship With Grindelwald Explained This makes Credence/Aurelius Dumbledore's long-lost nephew, and the three Dumbledore men coming to terms with this truth is a vital theme of the movie's final act. As Albus discovered, Credence Barebone is actually Aurelius Dumbledore, the son of Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle), Albus' brother. It may have taken longer than necessary, but the fact one of literary fiction's most recognizable queer icons is no longer closeted when they venture from the page to the screen is a huge (albeit late) leap forward.įantastic Beasts 3 contained a significant plot twist: Albus isn't the only Dumbledore with secrets, because Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) is a secret Dumbledore.
HARRY POTTER AND CHAMBER OF SECRETS CAST MOVIE
While some controversy exists in both the Harry Potter fanbase and LGBTQ+ communities about how much was/is not shown of their relationship in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the movie did finally acknowledge on the big screen that Dumbledore is gay and that he and Grindelwald were romantically involved – it's canon. Grindelwald wasn't just an evil wizard to be put down like Voldemort - he was Dumbledore's former lover.
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As revealed by JK Rowling in 2007, Dumbledore is gay. Jude Law's portrayal of Albus Dumbledore also finally explores one reason he's so important not just in the context of the Wizarding World, but as a fictional character in a big-budget, family-oriented, multimillion-dollar franchise Hollywood blockbuster: Dumbledore's sexuality. While this does make the scenes with Newt feel a little like watching Harry Potter entirely from Ron's perspective, it's given many fans what they want – more exploration into Albus Dumbledore, one of Harry Potter's deepest characters with a rich backstory only alluded to in the eight main movies. Newt is still important, but the Fantastic Beasts franchise is now the Dumbledore show. Still, the conflict between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, his lover/mortal enemy (played by Johnny Depp/Mads Mikkelsen) is the focus of the narrative. Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) remains the lens through which the audience experiences the 1920s wizarding world. Jude Law's iteration of younger Dumbledore has become the axis upon which the Fantastic Beasts franchise spins.