Cut Alternate Ending From FANTASTIC BEASTS Hints at Where the Sequel Is Headed
Obviously, if you haven't Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them yet you probably shouldn't read this article as it contains major spoilers regarding the end of the film.
Director David Heyman recently revealed that there was an alternate ending for the film that was cut out because they didn't want the audience to know where the sequel was headed. The funny thing is, the director decided to reveal what that cut scene was anyway, so we now know where the sequel is headed.
During the climax of the film, we learn that Credence Barebone, who is played by Ezra Miller, is the source of the Obscurus, which is a dark creature that has been causing all kinds of destruction and death in New York City.
Eventually, everyone learns this and they have to track him down to try and stop him. He is seen as such a threat that the American Aurors come together and kill him, even though Newt was trying to save him.
As it turns out, they didn't really kill him because Credence was in the Obscurus form when the Aurors blasted him away with their wands. The scene that was cut would have confirmed that Credence was still alive and this is what Heyman had to say about it in an interview with Cinema Blend:
"We actually had a scene, which we cut, which was Credence going to a boat, to get on a boat somewhere else. But we cut that, because we didn’t want to have it be such an, ‘Ahhh, here we go.’"
When asked what the scene was like he said:
"Him getting on a boat, maybe a boat with Newt, maybe not, and heading off out of New York."
So it looks like Credence will live on in the upcoming sequel. I'm actually kind of glad that this is the case because Credence is an interesting character who I would have liked to learn more about, and now we'll get some more character development for him!
So even though they didn't want to have an "Ahhh, here we go" moment, Heyman decided to tell everyone about it anyway.