Jude Law has confirmed that there is no new Fantastic Beasts film “on the horizon”.
In a new Variety interview, published today (October 30), the actor – who portrayed a young Albus Dumbledore in the second and third Fantastic Beasts films – speculated on the future of the franchise, revealing that he knows it’s “certainly on hold.”
“My guess would be that, now that they’re doing ‘Harry Potter’ as a TV show, they’ll probably put their energy into that,” he tells Variety. “I certainly haven’t heard that there’s anything on the horizon.”
He also spoke about playing the role, which was portrayed by Richard Harris in the first two Harry Potter films, along with Michael Gambon in all remaining films of the franchise: “To play him and to really feel a sense of his extraordinary powers, I found a nice place in myself. I liked his heart, and I liked playing him because of that. I always enjoyed stepping in his shoes.”
Jude Law attends the ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ world premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022 in London, England. CREDIT: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Warner Bros.
Law is set to feature in the forthcoming Star Wars series Skeleton Crew as Jod Na Nawood.
The show follows four kids – played by Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith and Ryan Kiera Armstrong – who make a strange discovery on their planet that they believe is a lost Jedi temple, but instead find what appears to be a crashed starship. They get lost in the galaxy and find themselves on an adventure with Nawood (Law).
Law tells Variety that his involvement required some consideration on his part: “I don’t think I would have dived in willy-nilly. I wanted it to be right. I didn’t want to be the guy that dropped the ball on ‘Star Wars.’”
He also reveals that he had to campaign against his character wearing a wig: “They said, ‘Oh, you’re going to wear a wig — we want lovely, tousled hair.’ And I was like, ‘No, I think he should have really short hair — he wears a helmet.’ That took some persuasion.”
In other news, Law has recently opened up about his love for Radiohead and desire to work with them.
“I’ve always adored Radiohead. I think they are just blistering with talent. I listen to their music regularly. They’re one of the great bands,” he said.
“I’ve worked with Vampire Weekend [reading a poem on their 2019 album ‘Father Of The Bride’] because Ezra [Koenig] is an old friend of mine. If Thom Yorke and his band want me to do anything, I would be honoured.”
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will be executive produced by The Mandalorian‘s Jon Favreau and is due for release on Disney+ on December 3.
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