Now, lead actor Eddie Redmayne has confirmed to CinemaBlend that the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts 3 have finally restarted work.
While the lockdown has thrown the fate of every upcoming Hollywood blockbuster in jeopardy, the Fantastic Beasts franchise has battled an additional set of controversies regarding its cast and J.K. Rowling that had some believing the third movie in the series would never get made.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them was released in 2016, kickstarting a new franchise set in the world of Harry Potter but taking place many decades earlier.
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