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 (film series) also composed the soundtrack to "Half-Blood Prince" but decided not to return for the final films. In January 2010, Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to compose the score for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". The film's orchestration started in the summer with Conrad Pope, the orchestrator on the first three "Harry Potter" films, collaborating with Desplat. Pope commented that the music "reminds one of the old days." Desplat returned to score "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in 2011. Director David Yates stated that he wanted John Williams to return to the series for