Jude Law has been cast to play the young Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming “Fantastic Beasts” sequel, Warner Bros. announced Wednesday.
Law will portray Dumbledore long before he became the Headmaster at Hogwarts, when he was still serving as the wizarding school’s Transfiguration professor. J.K.ย Rowling previously hinted thatย Dumbledore will be openly gayย in the sequel. “As far as his sexuality is concerned – watch this space,” she said in November.
Principal photography is set to begin this summer on the sequel directed by David Yates, who previously helmed the final four “Harry Potter” movies as well as “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”