J.K. Rowling Announces Five 'Fantastic Beasts' Movies, Fans Might Get To See A Young Gay Albus Dumbledore

J.K. Rowling announced that the Harry Potter spin-off world of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will have 5 movies instead of the original trilogy.

As reported by News Every Day, Harry Potter fans are in elations as J.K. Rowling officially announced during an event in London that fans will be seeing more of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." She said that it will now have 5 films instead of the original trilogy.

According to US Magazine, Rowling said that "there are going to be five movies, now that I've been able to properly plot them out." "We always knew that there would be more than one," she added.

Telegraph UK also reported that she happily broadcasted to fans that in the film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which will feature Dumbledore. The catch is, it's not the Dumbledore most fans are used to. According to Rowling, it will be the young Dumbledore and fans are definitely intrigued by this. In addition, Dumbledore's nemesis, the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald will also be in the movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

The news is particularly substantial since Rowling had said before that Dumbledore who's to be the future headmaster of Howarts was gay. Not just gay, but in love with his nemesis Grindelwald.

According to the same report, both of them started out as friends in school before they grew apart after the unfortunate death of Dumbledore's sister. Both have chosen different paths as Dumbledore went to become a good wizard as opposed to Grindelwald who became a dangerous force. Dumbledore eventually defeated his old friend.

Rowling specifically said that Dumbledore's feelings were unrequited, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" upcoming films should give fans the answers to the questions on their complicated relationship.

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will be released on November 18.