Movie News: Johnny Depp Joins 'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel; See New 'Logan' Ph…

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Johnny Depp will join the next installment in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series. His role has not yet been revealed, though many believe he is playing the character Grindelwald and he apparently has a cameo in the first movie, due in theaters on November 18. Eddie Redmayne will reprise his starring role in the sequel, again under the direction of David Yates. [Deadline]

Logan: Director James Mangold shared a stylish new photo of Hugh Jackman in Logan, as well as two storyboards (below) by artist Gabriel Hardman. The movie follows retired X-Men mutant Wolverine as he is forced back into action. Patrick Stewart, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook and Richard E. Grant also star; the movie opens in theaters on March 3, 2017. [Twitter]

A Wrinkle in Time: Zach Galifianakis has joined the cast of A Wrinkle in Time, which begins production today in Los Angeles. Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star in the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel; Ava DuVernay (Selma) is directing. [Disney]

20th Century Women Trailer: Annette Bening stars in 20th Century Women as a single mother who asks two younger women (Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig) to help raise her teenage son (Lucas Jade Zumann). Billy Crudup also stars; look for the movie in theaters on December 25. [Movieclips]

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