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'We already knew that, bro': 'Fantastic Beasts 3' finally addresses Dumbledore's sexuality onscreen
Spoiler alert: The accompanying post discusses plot details from the new "Harry Potter" spinoff movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."
Nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling revealed Dumbledore is gay, "Harry Potter" fans finally saw that backstory play out onscreen in the third prequel spinoff "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."
"Harry Potter" Professor Albus Dumbledore (played by a bearded Jude Law) had an intense meeting over tea in the movie's opening scene with his former love-turned-archfoe Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen, who took the roleover from Johnny Depp). Later, the two face off in a long-teased wand battle.
The social media reaction from fans still on the "Fantastic Beasts" train was varied. "What's the secret?? That he's gay??? We already knew that, bro," wrote Twitter user @animeberet.
"I love so much how they're handling Dumbledore organism gay Hope we see more," wrote @PotterxFlash.
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Dumbledore's gay partnership may remain a confidential in China.
Warner Bros. has removed dialogue from the latest Harry Potter prequel film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, that references a gay affair for the movie's free in China, Variety reports. The edit was reportedly made at China's request.
"A six-second cut was requested and Warner Bros. recognized those changes to comply with local requirements but the spirit of the film remains intact," Warner Bros. told Variety. "We want audiences everywhere in the world to observe and enjoy this clip, and it's important to us that Chinese audiences have the opportunity to experience it as skillfully, even with these small edits."
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Fantastic Beasts movie: Dumbledore and Grindelwald's gay relationship edited out for Chinese market
References to a gay partnership have been edited out of a new Fantastic Beasts movie for the Chinese market, Warner Bros. has confirmed.
Six seconds of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have been removed following a ask for from the communist state, the studio said.
It aims to dispatch films worldwide "as released by their creators" but "historically" has faced "small edits made in local markets", it added.
Dialogue taken out refers to a romantic past between male characters Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen), Variety reported.
Author JK Rowling revealed Dumbledore was lgbtq+ in after being asked by a young fan whether he ever finds love.
Rowling did not mention whether Grindelwald had returned his affections, however.
Despite the change made to the new Fantastic Beasts show, its "spirit remains intact", a Warner Bros. representative said.
They commented: "We hope for audiences everywhere in the world to see and enjoy this film,