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'Fantastic Beasts' casts its spell over Paris

Actors Zoe Kravitz, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne and writer J.K. Rowling pose during the photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Harry Potter fans got their first look at the second "Fantastic Beasts" movie on Thursday at a world premiere in Paris - the setting for the latest wizarding adventure from British author J.K. Rowling.

Eddie Redmayne, who stars as magical zoologist Newt Scamander, along with Jude Law in his first outing as a young version of Hogwarts School headmaster Albus Dumbledore, walked a red carpet decorated with huge gold-colored wands.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," is the second of five planned movies set some 70 years before Rowling's best-selling "Harry Potter" books and movies, which are set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Director David Yates, actors William Nadylam, Claudia Kim, Callum Turner, Zoe Kravitz, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler and writer J.K. Rowling pose for a family picture during the photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Redmayne paid tribute to fans, saying their "energy and enthusiasm and passion for this world (and) these stories is really interesting. It's really heartfelt. It's not just fanatical."

"J.K. Rowling, along with the escapism and the magic, she also creates stories and characters that are appealing to people who maybe feel a little disenfranchised or on the outskirts," he told Reuters Television.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" starts its international movie rollout on Nov. 14.

Writer J.K. Rowling and actor Eddie Redmayne react during the photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(Reporting by Claudia Wyatt in Paris; Writing by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Matthew Lewis)

Actor Ezra Miller poses as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Eddie Redmayne poses as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Jude Law poses as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe pose as they arrive for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Brontis Jodorowsky reacts as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Ezra Miller poses as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Callum Turner gestures as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Dan Fogler gestures as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Claudia Kim poses as she arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Writer J.K. Rowling and her husband, Neil Murray, pose as they arrive for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Alison Sudol poses as she arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Zoe Kravitz poses as she arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Katherine Waterston poses as she arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Isaac Dominguos gestures as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor William Nadylam poses as he arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Actor Tallia Storm poses as she arrives for a photocall for the world premiere of the film "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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