The film takes place a year after the events of the first installment. Newt Scamander, a young and talented magizoologist, is recruited by Albus Dumbledore (played by Jude Law) to prevent the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (played by Johnny Depp) from unleashing a catastrophic war on the non-magical community. Grindelwald, a powerful and ruthless wizard, seeks to dominate the wizarding world and eliminate those with "impure" blood.
The film introduces a range of new characters, including Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol), a charismatic and confident witch with a talent for manipulation; Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), a No-Maj (non-magical person) who becomes embroiled in the wizarding world; and Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), a skilled witch and Auror. fantastic beasts the crimes of grindelwald 123movies