--- description: Following the announcement that Jude Law will play Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts, the Internet shared their thoughts on the casting choice. title: The Internet Is Here for Jude Law Playing Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0b25eaa0bc54cf6/6988c2a3ab6d77600b6ad984/jude-law-dumbledore.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 # The Internet Is Totally Here for Jude Law Playing Dumbledore in _Fantastic Beasts_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 13, 2017 3:52 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 13, 2017 3:52 PM CUT Following Wednesday’s announcement that [Jude Law will play Albus Dumbledore](http://time.com/4736715/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore/ "undefined") in the [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_](http://time.com/4570315/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-movie-review/ "undefined")sequel, [wizarding world](http://time.com/4688991/j-k-rowling-new-wizarding-word/ "undefined") fans everywhere took to the Internet to share their thoughts on the casting choice. The [_Young Pope_](http://time.com/4633580/young-pope-history/ "undefined")star will continue his streak of youthful roles in the franchise’s upcoming installment — the second of five — as he transforms into a more juvenile version of the Hogwarts headmaster we all know and love. Of course, this was a fact that didn’t go unnoticed by many on Twitter. “Time travel technology now wholly funded by Jude Law attempting to get cast as his own young self in forthcoming biopic, due 2069,” one user joked. However, based on the [timeline of _Fantastic Beasts_](http://time.com/4572382/fantastic-beasts-harry-potter-timeline/ "undefined"), Dumbledore won’t actually be all that young in the series. With the first movie set in 1929 — when he was around 45 — and the last presumably taking place around the time of his famous 1945 duel with Grindelwald, Law will be playing a definitively middle-aged Dumbledore. See a selection of the best Twitter reactions to the news below. > [](https://twitter.com/posteritty/status/852212866128244736) > [](https://twitter.com/NotQuiteCool/status/852213323286401024) > [](https://twitter.com/katbrockmeyer/status/852245521561526272) > [](https://twitter.com/morihalda/status/852210863440371719) > [](https://twitter.com/LaurenSarner/status/852220652195127303) > [](https://twitter.com/marcosparks/status/852215232709644288) > [](https://twitter.com/imjasondiamond/status/852207953897820161) > [](https://twitter.com/JordynSmith12/status/852200211225210881) > [](https://twitter.com/papsby/status/852455724240310272) > [](https://twitter.com/ScottLimbrick/status/852236923808755713) The _Fantastic Beasts_ sequel hits theaters Nov. 16, 2018. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Totally Here for Jude Law Playing Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts","datePublished":"2017-04-13T15:52:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:49.396Z","description":"From young pope to young wizard","url":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Fantastic Beasts","fantastic beasts and where to find them"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0b25eaa0bc54cf6/6988c2a3ab6d77600b6ad984/jude-law-dumbledore.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/blte0b25eaa0bc54cf6/6988c2a3ab6d77600b6ad984/jude-law-dumbledore.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jude Law Dumbledore","caption":"Jude Law speaks onstage during the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2017 in Pasadena, California.","creditText":"Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Totally Here for Jude Law Playing Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"From young pope to young wizard","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4738270/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-internet-reactions/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```