Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - Trailer Reaction

[@cristym6765]

I have many mixed feelings about the second movie (plot wise and lore wise bc I’m the biggest HP nerd) and the entire Johnny Depp situation but honestly? Mads Mikkelsen looks really good as Grindelwald. And I agree with you guys in that Eddie Redmane is EXCELLENT in these movies…so at this point I’m pretty much just watching it for his Newt Scamander and for Mads. And for the shot of serotonin that is Jude Law Dumbledore saying “three points to Hufflepuff” gives me as a Hufflepuff

[@bloopobaggins2851]

Ezra Miller too, the last one left me really hyped to see more of him

[@jsb331]

I'm here for sexy Dumbledore hahaha. More like Dumbledaaaaaamn.

[@Magicman1625]

I have hope that the second movie will be much better in hindsight when all the movies are out. I don't think the second movie is as bad as people say I quite enjoy it but I understand why people have problems with it

[@Tristan_eCola]

If they were going to replace Johnny Depp with anyone Mads Mikkelsen was definitely a fantastic choice.

[@Tristan_eCola]

@Robert Smith not sure if you replied to the wrong comment or misunderstood mine but I’m just saying Mads Mikkelsen is the best possible replacement I could imagine. At no point did I say Johnny Depp should have been replaced in the first place.

[@allanglover7742]

Love the shirts representing my two favorite houses from Harry Potter, Gryffindor and Sugarfire!

[@sierramccutchen3531]

Mads Mikkelsen has played the non-villian character before in movies that are produced in Denmark his native country. If you love his acting consider looking into his film resume there. In the US we know him for being the bad guy but he can play the honest man. He did play the loving father role in Rogue One as Galen Erso as well.

[@jaymedundas4081]

He played Tristan in King Arthur! I loved his character!!!!!

[@Tristan_eCola]

@@jaymedundas4081 my favourite role of his. He was absolutely amazing in that movie. Shame they killed him off he was a way better swordsman than the Saxon king.

[@NatashaSalgado]

I believe that the first movie was character development, we met Newt, Jacob, Tina and Queenie. We met the main villain, Grindelwald. The second we realized that Newt was working for Dumbledore because he can't face Grindelwald. The third should be going more into what happened between those two.

[@Pokenerd4604]

I didn’t know I needed a “Dance like a crab” song in my life but I’m quite grateful for it

[@123haninhk]

“There was a good story there… somewhere.” 😹

[@jbashore3468]

Secrets secrets everywhere Secrets secrets to be laid bare Through scorpion’s lair and magic flair Our quintet will unveil Albus and Gellert’s blood pact swear

[@owencooper7008]

My friend (a hufflepuff): it's nice to see my house getting the respect it deserves!" Me (a ravenclaw): yeah, good for you. 😑

[@NatashaSalgado]

We are winning the Christmas challenge at the wizarding world so we will get the respect we deserve... #RavenclawAndProud

[@sophiejuravle4959]

Despite all the hate these movies have gotten, I think they’re really wonderful and I still love them.

[@jessicashorten5013]

There is no doubt that they are spectacular, I love the movies for the sole fact they bring me back to a beloved world and showing me new sides of it. But I do understand the plot issues they have had. Are they worthy of outright hate? No. But there is always room for improvement.

[@gretchenortner]

Agreed

[@sophiejuravle4959]

@@jessicashorten5013 Yeah, completely agree!

[@har5814]

Same sentiments.

[@erikperhs_]

I rewatched the second one some days ago and it's actually really good, it's just messy from the middle to the end. The problem is ONLY the script

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

I love the apparent growth/changes from many characters. I rate this trailer 1 out of 1 URGENT visits to Madam Pomfrey for the burn/clever observation to the entire house of Hufflepuff, compliments of Jay!! That got a good belly laugh out of me!

[@garethmorgan9374]

I dunno, I think the movies have been terrific so far. It was originally said that the story would be split into 5 movies, describing the events from basically 39 to 45. The first two movies were used as world building / set up with their own plots to try be their own thing but ultimately they showed Grindelwalds manipulation, motivation and power and what he was willing to do to achieve his goals quite well, leaving 3 more movies to focus more on the war while the whole credence / dumbledore plotline will run parallel. That's how I've been seeing it, and maybe that's why I'm enjoying it.

[@JMTgpro]

I would love if this series were divided in two, one being Newt traveling the world as an indiana jones but instead of treasures, find fantastic beast and another about Grindelwald's magical war. Because as it is, everything feels limited. I want to see how the Muggles prepare for war, I want to see if that "fear" of Grindelwald is true (On how the Muggle are advancing militarily leaving the wizards behind) or if the Voldemort theory that Muggles are always behind is true. They are two supremacists with two opposite motivations, we have never seen the Muggle perspective in these conflicts. Imagine what this series would be like if it left Newt behind and focused on that concept. If it shows us how the ministry has a police or military force to counter the wizards. How many bullets can a protego resist before breaking? Can a wizards withstand a shrapnel blast from a grenade? Apparition can deal damage to a wizard when someone grabs onto it or throws an object at the wizard (Seen with Ron and Dobby), does this imply that it is useless against muggle fire? If a dagger can hit an elf in the middle of Apparition, what would a bullet do? These questions is what I was dying to see, under the premise of a Wizard-Muggle war. Imagine if the muggle minister was also a muggle supremacist, who they consider that the wizard has always lost against them, that they always end up hiding... But no ... Let's give the lead to the Magizoologist, not to his brother, the veteran wizard of a muggle war, of course, let's give the only Muggle in history the role of comic relief and a wand... This seriously must have been two different sagas.

[@FromRussiaWithLuv007]

There's actually a theory that the muggle character is actually a descendant of Helga Hufflepuff, which is why he is so important.

[@cooperhunt9797]

Fantastic Beasts should've been a one-off standalone about Redmayne's Scamander and the creatures. Then there should've just been an entirely separate trilogy about the Dumbledore vs Grindelwald war. These two storylines don't work together at all, they're tonal/thematic opposites, they should be separate stories.

[@meta_marc9499]

Yes! That is exactly what they should have done

[@vanessastaysnerdy9676]

I agree, the whole point of newt in the second movie was that he didn’t want to get involved in politics. And they used Leta as a plot device to get him involved.

[@brandoman79]

I am a fellow Hufflepuff too and hey one really cool thing we can say is no one has ever broken into our common room. Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw all had their common room's broken into in the Harry Potter books while ours didn't.

[@christophercano8032]

Huh, looks like Dumbledore might actually get to do something for once in a trilogy that's been ostensibly about him. BTW, Mikkelsen's primarily known for rom-coms back in Denmark. He's very much got a Hugh Laurie thing going on.

[@jessicashorten5013]

I'm not sure what this movie is about at this point, but man they should have just cast Madds as Grindelwald in the first place.

[@Glaceon42]

Right? 'Cause now the role feels incomplete. We won't get finish Johnny's journey as Grindewald, and Madds journey has Grindewald has only just begun. It feels......wrong...

[@jessicashorten5013]

@@Glaceon42 Each actor has their own unique flare they are going to bring to the character. And Johnny and Madds have very distinct flares, which I think is going to give a little disconnect. But as long as Jude Law stays as Dumbledore I'm happy.

[@octaviablackthorn9]

They should just change his face every movie, make it a thing he does.

[@castlebyers6134]

Jay's right; Jacob Kowolski is the best part of Fantstic Beast

[@filipjecz]

It really feels like Newt's presence here only makes this whole thing... shallow. Dumbledore vs Grindelwald has so much potential for a wizarding spy/war movie series that - if written right - can preserve it's "magical" core. Instead, we have two powerful characters crashing together that kind of aren't important because look, here's the guy with the magical creatures! How cool and nostalgic is that?

[@shamancarmichael5305]

This film is more focused because Steve Kloves the original screenwriter is back! He knows what he's doing, and with this trailer I am cautiously optimistic that they've made course corrections enough to hopefully make it to all 5 of the planned films! 🙏🦀

[@andrewchristian5406]

Comment, Subscribe, Like, and discord! All Hail the Oxford comma

[@kevenpinder7025]

Mads Mickelsen in the Hallmark Christmas Special, "Satan Clause." The Devil comes to earth for an HR mandated vacation in the guise of the suave but crusty billionaire who meets Katherine Heigl who runs the homeless shelter. Laughs, love, redemption and Satan takes her back to the pit where they overhaul it into a kinder gentler warm and fuzzy re-education retreat.

[@snackers199]

IMO, the best part of these Fantastic Beasts movies is Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski. I'd rather watch a fish out of water story of him interacting with witches and wizards than whatever diabolical plot Grindelwald has

[@The4thSandersonSister]

Jacob is our king!

[@LordRae]

Maybe I can finally see Dan as someone other than the star of Balls of Fury. Lol he is great though and I hope he keeps getting better parts now.

[@youngsanta6369]

I was watching another reaction but this popped up and had to watch this first

[@spiderfingers86]

The Crimes of Grindelwald played by Johnny Depp. He was recast by Mads Mikkelsen

[@TheHutt0326]

I haven't seen any of the Fantastic Beasts movies and have no interest in this movie. I'm still liking and commenting for the algorithm.

[@TheRatsCast]

I'm a Hufflepuff as well. I wonder how many Puffs are in the community?

[@bcdey84]

Bro, Jay, that dance like a crab song slapped…

[@IfHighgateswereclimbable]

Im just pointing out that the FB movies dont take place during WWII..... the movies take place during 1926-1927 (for 1 and 2) which is interesting considering that Voldemort was born Dec 31, 1926 so I personally am just hoping that maybe there's a time jump between FB3 and FB4 (like maybe in FB4 the "beast(s)" in it is the basilisk from the chamber of secrets so we can see hagrid and tom at school and all that jazz)

[@arm279145]

Y’all see that scene where Jacob is fighting his wand? I think what happens with the wand is that he’s got all the random “this wand has not chosen this wizard” effects we saw in the sorcerers stone. It’s just randomly casting spells, but with the same randomness of hitting the skip button on a playlist that is on shuffle. Sure there’s a limited number of things it could do, but which one it’s gonna do is anybody’s guess…. Oh! It’s the Wabbajack effect!

[@spankybrandon8866]

“There was a good movie in there….. somewhere” preach!!!! Lmao

[@samhachmeister9876]

Secrets, secrets, are no fun. Secrets, secrets, hurt someone.

[@pReviewd]

That’s it!!! That’s what I couldn’t come up with!!!! Thank you Sam! It’s been bugging me all day.

[@itdano]

I'm gonna rate this as 1 Colin Farrel as Grindlewald In Disguise out of 1 Johnny Depp as Grindlewald + 1 Mads Mikkelson as Grindlewald for a total of 3 out of 1 Grindlewalds.

[@TheRatsCast]

Mads Mikkelsen also played the Misunderstood villain in the video game; Death Stranding, starring Norman Reedus. By the end; you actually sympathize with him. He was really good!

[@ArtByDesign80]

5:58 “We are both puffs” 🦡 ( while wearing a Gryffindor shirt 🦁)

[@robertoreilly6101]

1. Love your reactions! 2. Not an expert on any of this, just my outside opinion. Haven't even read the books, only saw the movies. 3. Not going to watch this movie after the whole Johnny Depp thing. I think it is a great opportunity for the replacement guy, but Johnny Depp was just so captivating in this role, even in just trailers alone. This guy doesn't give me the same kind of evil feelings as Johnny did. 4. I hope they address the Grindelwald change in the movie. If they address in the movie Grindelwalds' face change by saying something like "I've had to change my face to hide from the International Wizarding Police" or something, that's fine. As long as they address the change. 5. People keep saying "Johnny was only in 2 movies, so we can adjust to the change the same way we did with Dumbledore in HP" and those are 2 different changes. You honestly don't really notice the Dumbledore change in HP because they made the character look the same and they could argue he matured a little between the 2nd and 3rd movie. Here they look totally different, but like i said before, if they address the change in the movie, I think that will be enough for now. 6. I think people are upset with them not focusing on Grindelwalds' war for the first 2 movie but forget that it was the same way with Voldemort in HP. From my memory, they did the same thing where they slowly introduced him and we learned more about him gradually through each movie until Goblet of Fire and that's where things really started going down. I think they're doing the same thing in these movies so we are just gonna have to wait and see.

[@Poss1]

I agree there's a great story buried in these films. This trailer teases it better. But it doesn't convince me that they are going to get around to telling it to me.

[@pounddiaz]

We need some "Crab Rave" in this movie for that scene

[@kevenpinder7025]

Movie 2 was like a sausage they tried to squanch too much into. There was no way it was gonna cook evenly.

[@jessicahall7370]

Jude Law to the Dumbledore from Harry Potter movies… yup teaching will do that to you. 😏

[@Jigsaw407]

As I already said in the comments of GetJaby: the Fantastic Beast movies are highly entertaining but also highly forgettable. I know I had fun with them but I can only remember random scenes and almost no names or story points. So, I can't blame Adam for not even remembering what the last movie was called. :D

[@erikperhs_]

That's because the second one was SUPER MESSY and they had too many things happening at the same time

[@akdollface007]

I think Jacob was given the Elder wand because they could trust him to hold it (and protect it) and yet not use it (since he’s a Muggle).

[@leoffdagrate]

First thing to hit my brain's eye: are you two trying to camouflage yourselves amongst the movie theater chair background?

[@kevenpinder7025]

Adam is Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff rising,...or was that Sta Puff?

[@richy3417]

Dumbledore? More like Dumble-Damn! :))

[@GuanoLad]

If you're going to dance like a crab, then why not Zoidberg?

[@zaldrizo]

Jay: He's the best part of these movies. Says the guy the part was pretty much modeled after 😜💚🍑

[@soberirish83]

You could have told me this was the 4th movie in the series, and I never would have questioned it.

[@Drakoni23]

The core is great, compelling and interesting. But if I watch Fantastic Beasts, I want to see fantastic beasts instead of them just being mcguffins like a portkey would be. And the first one did this really well. Film 1 just set up a different thing than film 2 became. And there's so much fluff I don't need, what is there is already compelling enough. That being said, I'm sure Kowalski getting to see Hogwards like we did back in the day together with Harry, will be super delightful. However they'll explain it cause it has been pretty established that Muggles can't do magic even if they tried for a long time.

[@flavorwise3511]

My guess is that it's a special wand. I mean technically Credence isn't a wizard either but they gave him a wand and he used it immediately to bombarda a mountain.

[@foulrot]

@@flavorwise3511 My guess is it's a "wand" that Dumbledore put a spell on that has limited uses; you don't need to be magical to use it since the magic is already in the wand and not being channeled by the wand.

[@Drakoni23]

@@foulrot I could see that and kinda hope it's the explanation.

[@leoffdagrate]

Everyone comes up Hufflepuff the first time they take the quiz, especially when they try to skew the answers towards Ravenclaw.

[@BobKuchiKopi]

Jay (about Kowalski): He's the best part of these movies. Me: YES!! YOU ARE CORRECT SIR! Edit: Also, I just KNEW you guys were Hufflepuffs, before you even said that! :D

[@sister1976]

Regarding Mads Mikkelsen: Check out the danish movie "Shake it" (danish title : "en kort en lang") from 2001... he doesn't play a single father of 2, but he does play a love interest and is quite a lot softer than in any of his newer movies 😊 EDIT: he's not a serial killer though... sorry... 🤣

[@nerdvisions4625]

HUFFLEPUFFS UNITE!!

[@schizotronic]

So, when are we getting the Jay album in the merch store? Dance Like A Crab... The Boba Fett Song... the hits keep on coming!

[@katiekruse7789]

Jay please put out a album or skit of all the witty songs you come up with! Love them :)

[@scarlettmi]

You should absolutely watch Mads Mikkelson's film, Another Round, to see another kind of character from him.

[@prodyoonjin]

mads mikkelsen is gonna carry this movie

[@wilhelmhedin8845]

Dance like a crab dance killed me. I'm dead now. 🤣🤣🤣

[@yelyahhayley]

You described Scoop starring Scarlet Johansson and Hugh Jackman. Unfortunately, it's a Woody Allen movie lol.

[@kevenpinder7025]

I agree with Jay. Fogler should have gotten an Oscar Nomination for FB1.

[@videoeditorbloke]

Over the last 2 weekends I've watched all the HP films at the cinema, so it's all very fresh, and the main thing for me is that I really cared about all the characters, but with the Fantastic Beasts characters, I can't even remember their names (even though I quite enjoyed the films). Also, I think the fact that the screenplay so far has been written by JK Rowling isn't in it's favour - with the original HP films, her source material was edited down to remove unnecessary detail to make the films so good... I feel with the first 2 of this series they've felt like they're overblown with excessive story, but they've now brought in Steve Kloves who wrote nearly all the HP films as co-writer. Seeing Hogwarts again though makes me want to continue with it, because that familiarity is drawing me in!

[@onepiecepedia]

9:45 Hey! Mads Mikkelsen was a good guys na dsomehwhat a hero in Rogue One! But yeah, I'd love to see him as a genuine good protagonist at least once.

[@denisemagnuson8366]

The Wikipedia would say: the one who would not be named! And we would have said "vormort"!

[@charlesjames5059]

Fantastic Beasts is absolutely amazing. As someone who cares VERY deeply about animal rights and preserving nature, it is one of my top favorite movies. It is definitely on my list of films that I can rewatch over and over again. The second one.....not so much. I have a hearing problem and could only understand every other word when we saw it in the theater. But from what I could figure out was happening, I did not enjoy it. That movie was a huge letdown. Throw in someone with the last name that is similar to the word "bowling" and the actor who Mads Mikkelson replaced, I HAVE VERY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THIS MOVIE. I have been a Potterhead for TWENTY YEARS but I can't decide if I"m seeing this or not. This movie is going to give me an ulcer.

[@AnythingGeeky]

I'm a peach 🍑 & a Ravenclaw 🦅

[@sierramccutchen3531]

I'm always excited to see Mads Mikkelsen in any movie because he is my favorite actor. Even if the movie is dumb Mikkelsen always goes all in plays the character with a full heart. Although I enjoy these fantastic beast movies they aren't my favorite. So overall I'm interested only because Mikkelsen in because the plot is always all over.

[@lettersofmusic7476]

I'm so happy that Newt's brother get to have more screen time.

[@spiderfingers86]

In this movie we learn about Dumbledore's secret life

[@The4thSandersonSister]

GOD I NEEDED THIS SO BAD. I've fallen out of love with the series because of all the issues and I want to fall back in love. I'm so excited about this!

[@ioannissymeonidis1538]

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore has a brother Aberforth and a sister Arianna. I’ve heard or red it somewhere that Credence Bareboneis his nephew from his sister

[@erickruckenberg8716]

Omg. OMG!!! News!!! At least I think it’s news… Apparently Kevin Feige confirmed that THERE IS FOOTAGE of Luis from Antman recapping the events of the MCU… I’m not sure how excited I should be…

[@heikkiangervaissaari6804]

Dance like a crab. Is a hit. You should do a whole song of it. Or a T-shirt definitely. Mmm Fix it?

[@kevenpinder7025]

They'll have to transition to Jared Harris by FB7.

[@ChristianJull]

"I think you just described 'You'..." Laura Ingram moment....

[@decrox13]

Why are you guys so confused? You’re saying they haven’t focused on Grindelwald and that’s been the predominant focus of the past two movies, especially the second one.

[@snukastyle]

The thing that was throwing me off about Grindlewald-Depp was doing a great acting job; they just gave him such an over-the-top, doofy look. You're like "Really? This is what they're going for? The head that Judge Doom's mask was based on?"

[@theshadowfax239]

I known everybody loves Johnny Depp for his personality and his prior body of work, but let's be honest, he hasn't been good in a movie since the first POTC movies... I cringed when they announced his casting, and I'm intrigued to see how this new casting is going to work out.

[@elvishpresley9692]

I’m a Hufflepuff!🦡

[@supergamerhell5110]

“3 points to Hufflepuff” that quote is probably the most respect Hufflepuff has ever gotten

[@Jaaol1]

Not so cynical, Adam. I don't think J.K. spent half her life making everything INTRICATELY connected and consistent in Harry Potter to now go like, "Fuck it, he's got another sibling I never mentioned before and I'm not even going to try to hide the inconsistency" - I'm sure there's more to this. After the last movie came out, she tweeted something like "not everything is as it seems with this story" and with five movies, I would suspend judgement until at least this movie, maybe the next. I couldn't be more hyped - unless Depp came back

[@robertgronewold3326]

Yeah, she has plans wiht Credence. Something is going to really blow us out of the water with him.

[@soccertl]

So, when does the Dance like a crab song get the full release? 😀

[@samm7390]

I still think I want to watch it see it because I mean when Johnny Depp left it was basically mutual and he already finished what I guess they want him to film so he's still going to be in the move movie just not all of it

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

This was an info dump to say the least 😂 that said I’m sold

[@janegherardi]

Made Mikkelson has made some funny movies, romantic movies, and really odd indie movies, in his native Denmark.

[@reinrose82]

Why do I really feel this should be called ‘The Journey to Find Dumbledore a Pet’. Fawkes anyone?

[@Man-san2397]

I think who credence is if I got it correct is that he’s the son of dumbledore’s sister who he mentioned died and wouldn’t ya know it there was a woman who died at sea which is the same woman who’s baby got switched with the Le strange child.

[@popculturenerd8570]

Except the war is the story….throughout these films that’s been the story, Newt Being one of Dumbledores agents, just like in the first film, He true reason he went to New York was for Grindelwald…Dumbledore had a suspicion that Grindelwald was in New York and sent Newt to find him…Dummies.

[@RobbnCO]

… have you guys seen the play Puffs ??

[@pReviewd]

Oh yeah. Loved it! One of the absolute funniest things I’ve ever seen!

[@reeferman42078]

Also: there was a SECOND movie???

[@spankybrandon8866]

And yes that was the first time hufflepuff was awarded points in the movies

[@kaitlinmills6412]

Coming to a cinema near you... The HP x Marvel crossover you've been waiting for... Dumbledore vs That Guy From Dr Strange who's name nobody can remember :)

[@jasonhowell8440]

This comment is not about the movie. I just want to compliment Jay on his T-shirt. Nice to see you have been in the St. Louis, MO area. That is one of many good BBQ joints there.

[@Lloyd00]

Love me some Dan Fogler. Gonna watch Balls of Fury now

[@GreenPawelito]

Soo, nobody talking about Johnny Depp getting replaced in the movie??

[@vikib1758]

I'm a slytherin 100% tooke the test three times, three times the green snake

[@D_Ella1269]

Whew, at 1st I thought you were throwin' shade at us Hufflepuffs!

[@UrsusBurrsus]

I used to love HP and its world...but I cannot separate the world from its creator, an absolutely horrid human being who I will never give any more of my money to.

[@michaelmartinez3893]

Jacob is Squib. Muggles can't see Hogwarts

[@thevaderfanatic1291]

Adams face in the thumbnail 😂

[@acemage1116]

they where scorpions where they not? Those dancing crabs.