The cast of "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" including Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore), Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Mads Mikkelsen (Gellert Grindelwald), Jessica Williams (Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) and Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein) chat about their favorite fantastic beasts from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in this interview with CinemaBlend.
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00:00But can I just tell you that Mads, Mads is still like, what's the name of that one, that muffler?
00:05The muffler? I'm like, it's the Niffler, Mads!
00:07Come on, do your research, buddy!
00:18Otherwise, it's just, it's just a load of wizards.
00:21What?
00:27What is the big one in our film, Manticore?
00:29I would say the Manticores from this.
00:34A Manticore, don't.
00:37That big one.
00:38Yeah, definitely.
00:39Do not adopt that one.
00:40Yeah, don't, don't.
00:41Somebody can adopt it, but not my neighbor.
00:43Yeah.
00:44You need a tunnel. Who's got a tunnel?
00:46And that's going to bother the whole neighborhood as well.
00:48I couldn't imagine 2, 3 a.m. with that thing.
00:51The Manticores who are in this movie-
00:52They're not just for Christmas.
00:53They're not just for Christmas.
00:54And kind of what you were saying, you know,
00:56there are some sweet ones and there are some vicious ones.
00:58And the Manticore somehow, you know, disguises itself,
01:01masquerades as being of the sweet and cuddly and chirpy type.
01:05Swivel, but delicately.
01:07But actually they are vicious and terrifying.
01:10And you don't want to run into a mummy Manticore in a dark alley.
01:17I think the Niffler, it just steals a bunch of stuff.
01:21That's okay.
01:22And that's kind of concerning.
01:23It's like, I can't just as a black person walk around with a Niffler
01:27because they're just going to go around stealing stuff.
01:32They went that way, officer.
01:34That is true.
01:34But I mean, there are also creatures that just kills a lot.
01:38Right. Yeah, yeah.
01:39And you think that's better?
01:40Yeah, I know, right?
01:41I would rather have just like a murderous creature rather than a Niffler.
01:45Bruh.
01:45I don't know. I just feel like it would just get me into a lot of drama.
01:49But I mean, look at the bright side.
01:50If he steals enough, you can always get money to bail out.
01:53That's right. Definitely.
01:54So then I would get the Niffler to go get them.
01:57Get past that point and you're good.
01:59Really?
02:00I would, I mean, I've told you before, I would really like to have a Niffler.
02:03I think it just comes in handy.
02:05But can I just tell you that Mads, Mads still like,
02:08what's the name of that one, that muffler?
02:10The muffler.
02:10I'm like, it's the Niffler, Mads.
02:13Come on, do your research, buddy.
02:14Did he say that?
02:15He got it today.
02:16But I actually prefer the name, the muffler.
02:20It's something you put on your car, isn't it?
02:21Teddy the muffler.
02:22Exactly.
02:23Oh, bloody hell.
02:24I have a theory that the Niffler is the most dangerous
02:27because who knows where that marsupial pouch goes.
02:30It could be going to like a whole other dark dimension.
02:33True.
02:33And also you cannot control, there's no disciplining a Niffler.
02:37No disciplining.
02:37No.
02:38Can you imagine just like a pack of Nifflers?
02:41Just like one on your watch and another on your bracelet
02:44and another on an ankle bracelet.
02:46Then you'd be, you'd be crazy.
02:51Nifflers rule the world.
02:52Bro Truckle.
02:58For me, I've been a big fan of Pickett's from the get go.
03:03You've been a loyal Pickett.
03:04I haven't though, have you noticed?
03:05You have been since day one.
03:06I really like him
03:06And he's been asked which his favorite is several times
03:08and some actors will shift their allegiance.
03:12Not Jude.
03:12He's a Pickett fan through and through.
03:14I adore Pickett, but Pickett is a bitch.
03:17I want Pickett.
03:18I would rather chop off my hand and get rid of you
03:19after everything that you've done for me.
03:21Now, come on.
03:21Pickett needs a lot. He's wonderful but he really is really neurotic so you really need to you can't
03:27just like go okay you know like i'm gonna take you for a walk and you can't just eat a salad
03:32around Pickett you know looks at you like side out of the side of his eyes just like how dare you
03:38that's my cousin he's got a good he's got a good stink eye. Pickett's a bit needy yeah that's the
03:44only thing i'd say i mean from like yeah you have the hands-on experience yeah i do have and i adore
03:49Pickett and and definitely Pickett of all of the bowtruckles has a very specific place in Newt's
03:54heart but occasionally i actually love the Pickett Niffler not muffler combo i think they they make
04:01they they're both fighting for Newt's love and attention they're the ones that he carries with
04:04him a lot um but in this movie they kind of team up and you see a bit of affection between the two
04:09of them oh you need a you need a lock you need someone who can pick a lock and you need a thief
04:20you do you do that the two of them together ideal the thief and the criminal basically
04:25it's another whole that's an HBO max series right there that's the Niffler and Pickett
04:30the the chilling oh yeah but so you're you're like constantly being judged and measured right
04:37so if it's not bowing all the time you know you've done something wrong okay sorry about that
04:42yeah oh am i not worthy am i like feeding you and i'm not worthy it's a lot of pressure
04:46absolutely am i the one paying the rent around here and i'm not worthy it's like a cat almost
04:51yeah oh yeah totally it's like cat vibe oh yeah moon calf is a is they're lovely and they just
04:58happy to see you got some floaty pellets so joyful and and chill i feel like they're like a good
05:04starter pet i'm an owl person i do just like a classic you know magical owl i've always wanted
05:10like a snowy white owl or maybe just like i mean they just they deliver the post they all
05:14have different personalities there's just lots to like i love that the wyvern in this you know
05:20which is the creature that comes out at the beginning and the picks newt up from and from
05:25the case and kind of blows it blows herself up into this gigantic sort of balloon i i kind of
05:31love that creature too and and again the fact that the creatures are working working not only
05:37with newt but actually for like actually save newt and this is kind of i found found that very
05:42emotional the beginning of the movie you never met a monster you couldn't love i i keep coming back
05:47to the niffler i just like it yeah it's just cute it is cute if you find a way to train it
05:52you know that it will handle give you what do we make today
06:04someone responsible someone patient yeah i often i mean i do find many similarities between these
06:11creatures and i have two young children my little boy is just at the moment just like
06:15desperately trying to like sort of hit things and sort of down and and you have to be very
06:19patient with him whilst also encouraging him to let out his yeah the different creatures have
06:23different you know different wants and needs and you have to slightly shape shift your parenting
06:28depending on which creature you're looking after a niffler is easy right that's a low-hanging fruit
06:33right yeah i'd be any politician in the world oh nice roasted love that i think an owl definitely
06:42um not too small of a child i feel like there's like a that seems like they would be irresponsible
06:49with it but they also come across as quite independent so even if a child can't take care
06:54of them it might teach the child that's right that's true yeah but that's like i feel like
07:00that's like just being a good dad like you seem like you've got good dad energy i think you should
07:05really like be qualified to adopt a fantastic beast yeah it takes a lot of a lot of of um
07:13care and you have to have the right sort of skills and qualifications to look after them
07:19it's a big responsibility yeah very dangerous we got to do the fourth movie has got to be
07:25fantastic beast and how to care for them a care guide yes oh i like that
07:35robbie robbie the moon calf robbie would be better for a bowtruckle though because he'd
07:40be robert plant you know whoa bowtruckle he's got a little flower oh sweet so i'd call it bud
07:48bud i love what you did there or a little or could i even have a bud coming out of flower
07:53growing out of his head or something yeah do they flower or do they just leaf i don't know
08:00manny the moon cat manny the moon cat murray murray murray the moon cat i will name it messy
08:07uh like any football player yeah messy yeah a little messy uh my dog is called messy and uh
08:13everything has to be called messy cool the entire time he keeps playing yeah cool uh i would
08:18probably do just like alia like the pop singer because i was obsessed with her as a kid and
08:23that's just it's like come here alia like that like just put my finger up like there's just
08:28something so nice about it it's timeless yeah like that just seems really nice to me yeah
08:35it's working on me right now i don't know what i would call my oh i'll tell you what i did
08:43actually in the first movie there was a moment when i had to improvise summoning loads of bow
08:47truckles on the tree yeah titus finn poppy marlo tongue david the director was like can you just
08:54list a name and i had to keep repeating this so i so i so i listed i had i at the time had
09:00four god children and so i listed all my which i thought we had to get their names in yeah um so
09:05that's great so that was that was that was good i'd probably keep doing that
09:09because you get bonus godparent points correct three points to hufflepuff