Fantastic Beasts 2: Everything You Need To Know
3. … Meaning The Title Might Need To Change
It remains to be seen what the title will be for Fantastic Beasts' first sequel. It's listed on IMDb as Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 2, but that could well be a placeholder. If Newt, his friends and his menagerie are really being shunted from centre stage, does it still make sense to dedicate a lengthy title to beasties and their whereabouts?
From a brand recognition perspective, maybe, but definitely not from a storytelling one. When the fifth and final film comes out, chronicling Dumbeldore's final showdown with Grindelwald against blitz-battered London, will the title on the posters really be Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 5? Couldn't they come up with something a little more relevant?
Perhaps Warner Bros and J.K. Rowling will start deploying some colons as a form of compromise, and opt to call the next film Fantastic Beasts: The Parasites Of Paris, Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald Rising, Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore's New Groove, or whatever.
Okay, it'll definitely be none of those. But having a title that acknowledges the franchise's beast-centric opening chapter as well as something slightly more relevant could a strong approach.