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The secret to a successful sequel? It’s a secret

Up to their old tricks: Tina (Katherine Waterston) and Newt (Eddie Redmayne) in The Crimes of Grindelwald

SWEARING THE ENTIRE CAST AND CREW OF A FILM TO secrecy is hard. But when it’s a massive movie like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, with some 700 people and 1,000 costumes—including 400 coats alone—it’s next to impossible. All precautions are taken: characters are given code names, minute details are protected by nondisclosure agreements, and digital scripts are encrypted and disappear after a certain amount

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