Johnny Depp's charismatic leader at the center of the new "Fantastic Beasts" sequel isn't modeled on President Donald Trump. But the stars of "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald," the film written by J.K. Rowling about a dark wizard who becomes a divisive leader in the magical world, tell The Associated Press that there are some similarities. The film is set in the "Harry Potter" universe and finds Depp's character, Gellert Grindelwald, seeking to gain power and divide "pureblood" wizards from humans in 1920s Paris. Katherine Waterston, who plays a magical law enforcement agent, says the villain crafted by the politically outspoken Rowling is more "subtle" than the real-life president. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," the second of five planned movies in the franchise, hits theatres in the U.S. and U.K. on November 16.

Source: Fox News November 04, 2018 17:20 UTC