Has he fully given up hope that Grindelwald can come back to his side? “I don’t think he gives up on people, no, I think he still believes that there might be a possibility of turning him. The reason I stick to that isn’t anything…

(Note, this interview was originally published in Chinese. This is a translated version by the Source link below) “I think that [JK] Rowling designed this plot segment so well, explaining how the old days of Grindelwald and Dumbledore’s love-hate relationship was established. In my opinion,…

“[Grindelwald’s costume] was just a great opportunity [because] a) you get Johnny and b) you get this Austrian character, and I’ve always loved alpine clothing. I love lederhosen and those curly brimmed hats. It’s all very Tirolian. So I took my early inspiration from that.…

“I also think there are four love stories in this [film] and I think that that one [Dumbledore and Grindelwald] is the deepest, the purest love and the others just don’t come close.” Source: YouTube

“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.…

“She [JK Rowling] took me back through his childhood and how that emotion impacted this young man. One of the key relationships we talked about, of course, was with Gellert Grindelwald, and how that was formative in that it was intense, intimate, passionate. It was…

“The intensity of that young friendship that obviously ended in a way that forced the two of them in very opposite directions and to carry such complicated feelings for each other is obviously the mine field that needs to be investigated to understand exactly what’s…

“Dumbledore is acquiring his team while Grindelwald is acquiring his army; so in the next couple movies things are building up for a massive wizard war with some epic scenes featuring dragons and waves of wizards.” Source: The Sunday Times

“[Dumbledore and Grindelwald] have this relationship which is incredibly intimate and goes back years since they were kids. Newt isn’t aware of it. He’s not. But there is a moment in which clearly Grindelwald is becoming this force which is pretty terrifying and pretty dogmatic…

What does Grindelwald think of Dum­bledore at this point?“I think he’s just waiting. He’s looking forward to [their inevitable showdown]. I think there’s probably a lot of residue left over from days gone by. They quite bonded, you know? When you loved someone, and cared…