<Li> Poppy Corby - Tuech as Vinda Rosier: A loyal right - hand follower of Grindelwald . </Li> <P> Ólafur Darri Ólafsson portrays Skender, the head of a wizarding circus and freakshow . Brontis Jodorowsky portrays Nicolas Flamel, a 14th - century Parisian scribe believed to have discovered the Philosopher's Stone . He was mentioned previously in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a friend and colleague of Albus Dumbledore . Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson portrays Grimmson, a powerful bounty hunter, while David Sakurai appears as Krall, an ambitious and sulky henchman of Grindelwald . Isaura Barbé - Brown portrays Laurena Kama, the first wife of Corvus Lestrange and mother of Leta Lestrange . Derek Riddell, Wolf Roth, Victoria Yeates, and Cornell John portray Torquil Travers, Spielman, Bunty, and Arnold Guzman, respectively, while Jessica Williams has been cast as Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks and Fiona Glascott as an unspecified character . </P> <P> In October 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures announced the film as "at least" a trilogy with the first installment set to be released on 18 November 2016 followed by the second installment on 16 November 2018 and the third installment on 20 November 2020 . David Yates was confirmed to direct at least the first installment of the series . </P> <P> In July 2016, Yates confirmed that J.K. Rowling had written the screenplay for the second film and had ideas for the third . Yates talked to Entertainment Weekly about the second film, saying "we've seen the script for Part 2, for the second movie, which takes the story in a whole new direction--as you should, you don't want to repeat yourself . The second movie introduces new characters as she builds this part of the Harry Potter universe further . It's a very interesting development from where we start out . The work is pouring out of her ." In October 2016, it was reported that the Fantastic Beasts film series would comprise five films, with the second film setting in another global capital city, and Eddie Redmayne would be returning to all films to play the lead role of Newt Scamander . Yates would also return to direct the sequel with producers Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves, and Lionel Wigram . </P>

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