Let Dumbledore fall in love, Fantastic Beasts 2
The second film in the five-part Fantastic Beasts series is currently in production, and the early glimpses confirm that the wardrobe will remain as exquisitely lush and detailed as in the first. Oh, and Jude Law has joined the cast as a young Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who will one day grow a very long beard and also counsel the Boy Who Lived.
Law had recently played a seemingly otherworldly leader when he was cast as Dumbledore, which surely informed David Yates’ decision. And when fans saw the first photo of the erstwhile Young Pope in the role, he looked every bit the hot, thirtysomething queer wizard of our dreams.
Seriously, we know this is a PG-13 movie, but that looks like a young Dumbledore who fucks. From the slight pout to the corduroy overcoat—easily one of the most sensual, tactile fabrics—Law was giving off some young Marxist zaddy vibes. And that’s not a reach, because Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling told fans nearly 10 years ago that Dumbledore was gay.
Since then, though, Rowling and the Fantastic Beasts movies haven’t really delved into Dumbledore’s queerness. In November 2016, the author, who’d previously suggested there was a romantic undercurrent to Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship early on, equivocated on the discussion of his sexual orientation. “I will say you will see Dumbledore as a younger man, and quite a troubled man, because he wasn’t always the sage,” Rowling said. “As far as his sexuality is concerned, watch this space.”