J.K. Rowling on Dumbledore
Representation matters, and by not making the romance between Dumbledore and Grindelwald explicit, The Crimes Of Grindelwald missed a huge opportunity. Back in , J. Rowling revealed that she had always thought of Dumbledore as gay, eventually setting in motion Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald as a highly anticipated movie. 
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Dumbledore’s Vexing Sexuality As expected, the film alludes to Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s romantic past through heavy-handed implication. The Fantastic Beasts film series is meant to lead up to the very famous Grindelwald and Dumbledore duel, so fans expect the films to cover their romantic relationship. Newt Scamander, which would make more sense if Dumbledore still had feelings for Grindelwald.
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Jude Law in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'. Warner Bros. Pictures One of the film's very first scenes is a meeting between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, where the pair discuss their. Over the last several years, properties across just about every genre of film and television have been called out for drumming up interest by touting the presence of queer or queer-coded characters, only to whiff in the projects themselves by only nodding vaguely toward the sexualities of those characters—and rendering them virtually irrelevant. The ensemble film involves a character, Albus Dumbledore, whom Potter inventor J. 
How Fantastic Beasts finally addresses Dumbledore's sexuality
This article contains Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald spoilers. Back in , J.K. Rowling revealed that she had always thought of Dumbledore as gay, eventually setting in motion. Even though the Harry Potter books came to a close when the seventh entry in the series was published in , that hasn't stopped author J. Rowling from adding to the larger lore of her wizarding world.
Fantastic Beasts 2 Is Queerbaiting Without A Gay Scene
Albus Dumbledore is at the front and center of the Fantastic Beasts movies along with Gellert Grindelwald, with whom he had a romantic relationship. Complex character development over time matters, but so does representation. Skip navigation!
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Disturbed fans have been very vocal about the Fantastic Beasts sequel on social media. Feelings are rife that Dumbledore’s LGBTQ status is being marginalized, and that the omission of his gay status is purposeful. Social media is awash with the sentiment that by not confirming Dumbledore’s homosexuality, the movie “marginalizes queer. . Fantastic Beasts
Ezra Miller is here to put some of the backlash against “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” to rest. In an interview with Total Film, Miller defended the depiction of Dumbledore ‘s. . Fantastic Beasts 2 is Queerbaiting That Puts Dumbledore Back
The new Fantastic Beasts movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will, for the first time, allude to Harry Potter favourite Albus Dumbledore being gay on screen. But is the film’s titular villain—Gellert Grindelwald—his lover? The sequel to ’s Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them takes us back to when Dumbledore was a sprightly young man, rather than the elder. .