{"id":13553,"date":"2022-04-08T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1621696"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:25:11","slug":"fantastic-beasts-4-release-date-speculation-cast-and-plot-for-next-wizarding-world-adventure","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fantastic-beasts-4-release-date-speculation-cast-and-plot-for-next-wizarding-world-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Beasts 4: release date speculation, cast and plot for next Wizarding World adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 08 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Following the release of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/fantastic-beasts-3-release-date\/&quot;\">Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore<\/a>, we\u2019re now three films into the franchise \u2013 with a further two entries still planned before the saga draws to a close.<\/p>\n<p>There was a gap of more than three years between the second and third instalments \u2013 thanks in part due to delays caused by both casting changes and the COVID pandemic \u2013 and fans will be itching to know if there will be a similar wait this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything we know so far about Fantastic Beasts 4 \u2013 including which cast members we expect to return and when it might be released.<\/p> <h2><strong>Fantastic Beasts 4 release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>JK Rowling outlined back in 2016 that the Fantastic Beasts franchise would comprise five films in total, but there\u2019s been no word yet on when the fourth film will begin production \u2013 and it seems fans will have to wait rather a while before their next trip to the Wizarding World.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, speaking during a fan event in Japan in February 2022, producer David Heyman revealed that writing had not yet begun on the next installment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, we haven\u2019t yet started writing the next film,\u201d he responded when asked if the franchise might ever include scenes set in Japan. \u201cSo we\u2019ll have to see. If I have my way, we\u2019ll definitely be going to Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, in August 2021, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/08\/harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-david-yates-sony-next-project-1234816953\/&quot;\">Deadline<\/a> reported that director David Yates was set to helm an untitled film based on Evan Hughes\u2019 nonfiction book The Hard Sell as his next project.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Yates had been informed by Warner Bros that there would be a break between the third and fourth Fantastic Beasts films, although it\u2019s not clear quite how long that break would be.<\/p>\n<p>This has not been confirmed in the time since, but it would certainly chime with Heyman\u2019s quotes \u2013 and so all signs seem to be pointing towards something of a gap.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s even possible that we might not see another entry at all. Although it\u2019s long been clear that the initial intention was for five films, release dates for the fourth and fifth instalments have never appeared on Warner Bros\u2019 film slate \u2013 it\u2019s possible Warner Bros might want to take stock before making a concrete decision as to how to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>That remains a relatively remote possibility for now, but either way it seems unlikely we\u2019ll see another film for at least a few years. As ever, we\u2019ll keep you in the loop as soon as any further developments are made public \u2013 so keep checking back for the latest information.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who could appear in the Fantastic Beasts 4 cast?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/rev-1-VER-D22-00071r_High_Res_JPEG-1-c7a6e12.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/rev-1-VER-D22-00071r_High_Res_JPEG-1-c7a6e12.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>WB<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>With nothing officially confirmed about the fourth instalment at this juncture, it\u2019s too early to make definitive declarations about the cast \u2013 but barring any major developments we can be all but certain that most of the main stars would be back for the next outing.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see more, then, of Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore, Mads Mikkelsen as Gellart Grindelwald, Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski and Alison Studol as Queenie Goldstein.<\/p>\n<p>As for Ezra Miller\u2019s Credence, the future is a little more uncertain. The character appeared to be dying towards the end of the third film, so it\u2019s possible they might not return in the next chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, after being largely absent from the third entry, Katherine Waterston might be given a more substantial role in the next film \u2013 especially given her appearance at the end of Secrets of Dumbledore.<\/p>\n<p>Other stars we\u2019d expect to be in line for a return include Callum Turner as Theseus Scamander, Jessica Williams as Professor Eulalie \u201cLally\u201d Hicks, William Nadylam as Yusuf Kama, Victoria Yeates as Bunty Broadacre, Poppy Corby-Tuech as Vinda Rosier and Richard Coyle\u00a0as\u00a0Aberforth Dumbledore.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s highly probable there would be some new additions as well \u2013 perhaps some might even play familiar characters from the Wizarding World.<\/p>\n<h2>What might the Fantastic Beasts 4 plot be?<\/h2>\n<p>Considering work hasn\u2019t begun on the new script yet, it\u2019s too early to say what events might occur \u2013 unless someone is in possession of a Quilin like the one that gave Grindelwald future-telling abilities in The Secrets of Dumbledore.<\/p>\n<p>But we can safely assume that the next chapter will continue to explore the ongoing battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, especially now that the blood pact that previously prevented them from duelling has been broken.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d also expect to see magical beasts continuing to play crucial roles \u2013 with more fantastical creatures likely to be introduced as well.<\/p>\n<p>When more information becomes available, we\u2019ll post it right here.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there a Fantastic Beasts 4 trailer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s far too early for any trailer at this stage \u2013 with production still quite a way off. 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