Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has a huge surprise for you, so in case you haven’t watch the movie, beware because this post is full of spoilers. That being said, Johnny Depp is in the movie, he plays Gellert Grindelwald, an evil magician that is a former Dumbledore friend.
You are not the only one shocked, even the actors were impressed, it was a surprise for all. Depp lines appeared on the script as J.D but they didn’t have a clue of who he was, it was all a secret. His character is really cool.
So we leave you here with a list of what you need to now about Gellert Grindelwald:
10. Percival Graves turns into Gellert Grindelwald.
The transformation is revealed in the film’s final scenes when Percival, played by Collin Ferrell, transforms into Depp’s character.
9. Grindelwald is a villainous wizard.
He’s a very feared wizard.
8. He’s in New York City looking for an Obscurus.
The Obscurus is a dangerous magical parasite.
7. Gellert is very sophisticated.
He can seduce anyone with what he wants to do.
6. Possesses a high presence.
Lethally felt by anyone with a wand.
5. All of the scenes were shooted in one day.
It was impossible to know Depp was going to be in the movie, except for the haircut but that could have been for anything.
4. He is a dark wizard who committed many murders.
Including Ariana Dumbledore.
3. He went to Durmstrang Institute.
“Educated at Durmstrang, a school famous even then for its unfortunate tolerance of the Dark Arts, Grindelwald showed himself quite as precociously brilliant as Dumbledore. Rather than channel his abilities into the attainment of awards and prizes, however, Gellert Grindelwald devoted himself to other pursuits. When Grindelwald was sixteen years old, even Durmstrang felt it could no longer turn a blind eye to his twisted experiments and he was expelled.” The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore describing Grindelwald’s school days.
2. He used to be friends with Albus Dumbledore.
They were very close. The two made plans to find the Deathly Hollows and start a wizarding revolution, but they got into a fight with Aberforth Dumbledore in which Ariana passed away. J.K Rowling even said that Albus was gay and in love with Grindelwald, that is really close.
1. Gellert was idealistic.
He stole the Elder Wand to proceed with the revolution he had planned with Dumbledore and he established a power base in continental Europe.