What is the subtitle of the second Fantastic Beasts movie?

Question: What is the subtitle of the second Fantastic Beasts movie?

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The Crimes of Grindelwald.

The subtitle of the second movie in the “Fantastic Beasts” series is “The Crimes of Grindelwald.” The full title of the film is “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Released in 2018, it continues the narrative introduced in the first film, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016).

The “Fantastic Beasts” series, a prequel to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, explores the wizarding world several decades before Harry Potter’s time, with a focus on the character Newt Scamander, a magizoologist who is the author of Harry’s future textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”

In “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” the narrative expands to delve into the conflict with the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, who was captured at the end of the first film. Grindelwald, played by Johnny Depp, escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, aiming to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.

The central figure opposing Grindelwald’s plans is Albus Dumbledore, played by Jude Law, who enlists his former student Newt Scamander, portrayed by Eddie Redmayne, to help thwart Grindelwald. This movie delves deeper into the backstory of several characters and sets the stage for further exploration of the wizarding world’s history. The film adds new layers to the overarching narrative and sets up complex questions for the remaining films in the series.