Pottermore, author/screenwriter J.K. Rowling's official site, announced the new characters and cast members:
• Brontis Jodorowsky will play Nicolas Flamel, the alchemist who discovered the Elixir of Life, whom fans will remember from the very first book and film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Flamel was also a close friend of Albus Dumbledore, and Dumbledore was the one who suggested Flamel to put the Sorcerer's Stone in Gringotts Wizarding Bank before Dumbledore moved the stone to Hogwarts for further protection.
• Wolf Roth will play a character called Spielman.
• Victoria Yeates as Bunty.
• Derek Riddell as Torquil Travers.
• Poppy Corby-Tuech as Rosier.
• Cornell S John as Arnold Guzman.
• Jessica Williams of "The Daily Show" and Netflix's "The Incredible Jessica James" is playing a character to be revealed later.
• Fiona Glascott as a character who will also be revealed later
Pottermore reminded fans that the last names "Travers" and "Rosier" should stand out since the "Harry Potter" book series mentioned them as Death Eaters who served Lord Voldemort. It wouldn't be surprising to see them backing the pre-Moldy Voldy dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp).
Other previously announced new characters include a bounty hunter called Grimmson, played by Icelandic actor Ingvar Sigurdsson; William Nadylam as a wizard called Yusuf Kama; Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Skender, the owner of a wizarding circus; and Claudia Kim as one of the circus's "featured attractions." Pottermore also previously mentioned the film holding open calls for five teenage roles -- the young versions of Newt, Leta, Gellert, Albus, and a new character named Sebastian.
Principal photography on the sequel started in July, and the movie is scheduled for release November 16, 2018.
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