“They both [Queenie & Credence] are newcomers in this world and they both have come in with broken hearts so there is a kinship. But with Credence, he’s in so much pain that he is like a wild animal. And as in pain as Queenie…

“Well, Credence is this unspoiled, unpolished diamond, whose powers we probably never have seen before. It’s kind of uncontrollable, but if I want to get to Dumbledore, I need him – first of all, because of his power; secondly, because I have a special relationship…

You mentioned that Dumbledore is a manipulator. One thing we find here is that Dumbledore sent Newt to America in the first place. Is there any possibility that Albus Dumbledore knew about Aurelius? David Yates: “That’s a very key question. The thing is, if he…

How does Aurelius fit into the Dumbledore family tree? There are so many possibilities between Aberforth, Ariana, etc. David Yates: “It was always pretty much of how the script started. It was always the big climax of the script right from the very first draft.…

“In the beginning I designed this blocky coat for Credence, but on Ezra it was too strong. There was too much coat and the film-makers really wanted to show that he was vulnerable to the world, so we stripped him down to no coat. Instead…

“When the Obscurus bursts out [in the first film] it also kills some of his foster siblings, and lots of people presumably got taken out in New York City when it mashed around. Here there’s one moment where they got attacked and Nagini is safe…

“It was a deeply, deeply immersive experience that we shared, over a short period of time. Definitely a lot was shared and discussed, in the course of trying to create this complicated dynamic. What I really liked was the way it plays in this movie.…

“I feel like Nagini sees herself in [Credence]. She identifies with his loneliness and just being lost – that vulnerability. He gives her hope. She has this incredible, powerful beast living inside of her, and she hasn’t made use of that yet. And Credence is…

“The truth is that Credence is magical and he’s been repressing his magic. The forces of the universe come into a physical form, which is an Obscurus, and that Obscurus initially comes to an Obscurial as a friend, encouraging them, then with increasing severity to…

“What I think is interesting in the story of Credence is that he has been betrayed and mistreated by both worlds at this point. He has been mistreated by folks in the wizarding world, and No-Maj or Muggle folks as well. And so I think…