Jude Law had previously stated that he listened to everything J.K. Rowling had to tell him about the character, but he’s now revealed a bit from those conversations, including why it is that Dumbledore loves Newt Scamander.
Jude Law plays a much younger and less grandfatherly character.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces us to a very different version of Albus Dumbledore than we’re used to seeing on the big screen.
It seems that the accomplished wizard appreciates Newt’s love of beasts, as Dumbledore views himself as one of them.