5) More From Kowalski
As fascinating as Dumbledore and Grindelwald are, they’re not the only characters we want to see more of in Fantastic Beast‘s sequels. In a first for the franchise, Fantastic Beasts featured a central muggle (or rather No-Maj) character in Jacob Kowalski. Filling the role of the audience identification figure, Kowalski was looking to open up a bakery when he bumped into Newt Scamander and got caught up in his quest to find his escaped magical creatures.
Unlike the other prominent muggles in Harry Potter the Dursleys, Kowalski showed a lot of imagination and bravery when faced with the existence of the Wizarding World. Come the end of the film, though, he had to have his memory obliviated as per Magical Law. As such, it seemed that was that for the character.
The film’s final moments, though, left things on an ambiguous note. Now the owner of his own successful bakery, Kowalski sees his love interest Queenie in his store and a look passes on his face that suggests that it’s all coming back to him. So, is this just an upbeat coda for the character’s story, or a sign that he’ll be back for more next time around? We hope it’s the latter, as Dan Fogel gives a very charming performance in the role.