Eddie Redmayne doesn't think we'll see more of Fantastic Beasts

It's been eight years since the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and two years since the release of the latest in the series. According to the actor behind Newt Scamander, we will not see the last two planned films in the series.

"He may come back as a glimpse"

As reported by ComicBook.com, "Neither Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald nor Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore could achieve the critical or commercial success of the first film in the series." Eddie Redmayne, in a recent interview about his new project, Day of the Jackal, said that "I think they have [seen the last of Newt]...And that's as far as I know...I think he may come back in a glimpse in the Universal world in Florida that they're opening up, in which you may catch a glimpse of what he was up to in Paris."

The series was originally meant to be an arc of five stories which cover not only Newt's magizoological adventures, but the fight against Gellert Grindelwald. J.K. Rolwing said as much in October 2016 at a fan event. According to the author/screenwriter, "We always knew that it was going to be more than one movie...But now I've done the plotting properly, so we're pretty sure it's going to be five movies."

In spite of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes that says it "dazzles with franchise-building magic all its own," there were hindrances to filming. CinemaBlend reported that the third movie was "pushed back following a lukewarm reception to part two...but it looks like Fantastic Beasts 4 may also see a significant delay." Eddie Redmayne has since been a powerhouse on screen and stage, whether as Charles Cullen in The Good Nurse or as the dynamic and gender-fluid Emcee in Cabaret in the West End and on Broadway.

For now, we may not ever know the full details of the Dumbledore-Grindelwald duel in 1945. We can't see the workings of the people who were loyal to him throughout the wizarding world. But as always, we can dream.