--- description: The search for a young Dumbledore for the Fantastic Beasts sequel has come to an end, with Jude Law cast as the young wizard. title: Jude Law to Play Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts Sequel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24ea471e07ba1f84/6988c2787cdbac347dd57da1/jude-law.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jude Law Tapped to Play Young Dumbledore in _Fantastic Beasts_ Sequel  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 12, 2017 6:03 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 12, 2017 6:03 PM CUT The search for a [young Albus Dumbledore](http://time.com/4566727/j-k-rowling-dumbledore-gay-fantastic-beasts/ "undefined") for the [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_](http://time.com/4572382/fantastic-beasts-harry-potter-timeline/ "undefined")sequel has reportedly come to an end, with [Jude Law](http://time.com/4623402/hbo-jude-law-the-young-pope/ "undefined") becoming the latest actor to take up a wizarding world wand. According to [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jude-law-dunbledore-fantastic-beasts-sequel-1202029157/ "undefined"), the _Young Pope_ star has been cast opposite Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander and Johnny Depp’s Gellert Grindelwald in the series’ upcoming second installment — which will explore Dumbledore’s life decades before he became Hogwarts’ most famous headmaster. The movie, due in the fall of 2018, will be the second of five in the Harry Potter spinoff franchise. “As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the _Fantastic Beasts_ cast, playing a character so universally adored,” Toby Emmerich, president and chief content officer of Warner Bros. Pictures, said. “Jude has been a member of the Warner Bros. family for years and we’re excited to embark on this new adventure with him.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4736715/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4736715/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore/"},"headline":"Jude Law Tapped to Play Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts Sequel","datePublished":"2017-04-12T18:03:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:49.194Z","description":"The wand chooses the young pope","url":"https://time.com/4736715/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore/","keywords":["movies","Harry Potter","Fantastic Beasts","fantastic beasts and where to find them"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24ea471e07ba1f84/6988c2787cdbac347dd57da1/jude-law.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24ea471e07ba1f84/6988c2787cdbac347dd57da1/jude-law.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jude Law","caption":"Jude Law speaks onstage during the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 14, 2017 in Pasadena, California.","creditText":"Frederick M. 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