Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Michael Gambon (who played the role in six of the "Harry Potter" films). A number of other actors were considered, including Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, and Jared Harris (son of Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two "Harry Potter" films). The film is set in the United Kingdom and Paris. Principal photography began on 3 July 2017, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. On 22 September 2017, David Sakurai was cast to play Krall, one of the ambitious and sulky henchman of Grindelwald. Law reportedly finished filming his scenes as Dumbledore in September 2017. On 5 October
Harry Potter Fan Zone of Warner Bros., it has covered the US and UK premieres of the last six "Harry Potter" films and has twice visited Leavesden Studios to report on "Harry Potter" filming. The website has also been selected for preservation in the Pandora Archive by the National Library of Australia. The site has had the opportunity to interview many of the cast and crew involved in the "Harry Potter" film franchise, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, Andy Linden, James Walters, Jamie Waylett and crew members David Yates, David Heyman and David Barron. Additionally, J. K. Rowling answered questions