They speak of Grindelwald’s plans for a mass extermination of Muggles (humans). “The Secrets of Dumbledore” opens with Dumbledore in a café. The following contains mild spoilers for “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” (And, as has already been reported, the offending material, some six seconds of it, have already been snipped out of the film for exhibition overseas.) The resulting film is perhaps gayer than you were expecting, but not nearly as gay as it should be. But now, two movies in and with a much more sympathetic Grindelwald, they finally can properly explore Dumbledore’s romantic entanglement with a very mad man.
The first film to feature Dumbledore and Grindelwald (“The Crimes of Grindelwald”) sidesteps this almost entirely, thanks largely to that film’s manic pacing and Depp’s over-the-top performance that, amongst other things, makes it virtually impossible to imagine him in a caring relationship with anyone, much less a foxy, wizardly Jude Law.
The question remained: would it ever get properly explored?Įnter: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The point is that, canonically, that part of Dumbledore’s history was now revealed. Why she didn’t, you know, put this in the books and allow for little queer kids around the world to identify with a part of their franchise, is a topic of discussion for another time.
And considering the title of the film - which refers to some hidden mysteries in the past of Hogwarts headmaster and future Harry Potter mentor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) - there might be one question looming over this latest “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” film: just how gay is it?įollowing the publication of the final “Harry Potter” novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” in 2007, Rowling revealed that Dumbledore was gay and that his prior relationship with famed evil wizard Grindelwald (now played by Mads Mikkelsen), was indeed romantic.
Against all odds, the third film is here. Rowling’s controversial comments about sex and gender to one-time costar Johnny Depp’s alleged spousal abuse, that have potentially dinged the franchise irrevocably. This is a franchise that has survived, by the skin of its teeth, despite a largely apathetic critical and commercial response and several scandals ranging from author J.K. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” has generated, in the weeks leading up to its release, if not exactly interest, then a kind of curiosity.
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